Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIs There Life After Death?
Death is one of life’s few certainties – or is it? To answer listener Pratibha’s question from New Delhi, India, presenter Marnie Chesterton asks med…
9 years, 3 months ago
Should we Use Ships to Transport Fresh Water?
Earth’s surface may be 70 percent water but many places are struggling to access it. We look at a range of water supply options including delivering …
9 years, 3 months ago
What is the Real Time?
It sounds like a simple question – what is the time? But look closer and you realise time is a slippery concept that scientists still do not fully un…
9 years, 4 months ago
Why are Dogs so Different?
From Chihuahuas to Great Danes, Mexican Hairless to Afghan Hounds, dogs are the most diverse mammal on the planet. There are currently over 500 recog…
9 years, 4 months ago
Is there micro-life on Mars?
Modern Martian hunting involves looking for the tiniest evidence of life. But when presenter Marnie Chesterton found out that a scientist she was mea…
9 years, 4 months ago
Can we be too clean?
To be healthy you need to be clean – or so we’ve thought throughout human history.
The dazzling array of antibacterial products that exploded onto the…
9 years, 4 months ago
Could Humanity be Wiped out Like the Dinosaurs?
Is there a killer asteroid with Earth’s name on it? The dinosaurs ruled for many millions of years before coming to their violent end. Will humanity …
9 years, 4 months ago
Wave Power
Why can't we use energy from the waves of the sea to create all the electricity that we need? Listener Michael in Kingston, Jamaica wants to know. Li…
9 years, 5 months ago
Does it Pay to be Nice?
Most of us want to be nice. But is it all it's cracked up to be? It's a question that's been nagging at listener Tony in Illinois, USA, for over 25 y…
9 years, 5 months ago
The Fourth Dimension
How would a fourth dimensional being appear to humans?
"It would look just weird" is one way to answer the question 'How would a fourth dimensional be…
9 years, 5 months ago