Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRevisited: just how bad is alcohol for us?
For the regular drinker, the studies that say a daily tipple is better for a longer life than avoiding alcohol completely are a source of great comfo…
1 year, 4 months ago
Revisited: the endless sexual diversity of nature
In this episode from July, Ian Sample talks to Josh Davis, a science writer at the Natural History Museum in London and author of the book A Little G…
1 year, 4 months ago
Revisited: are the world’s oldest people really that old?
In this episode from September, Madeleine Finlay speaks to Dr Saul Newman, an interdisciplinary researcher at University College London and the Unive…
1 year, 4 months ago
‘Soft and calorie dense’: Chris van Tulleken on how ultra-processed foods keep us hooked
Dr Chris van Tulleken has been at the forefront of the campaign to change our food system and better regulate the sale of ultra-processed foods (UPF)…
1 year, 4 months ago
Is our model of the universe wrong?
For the past 10 years cosmologists have been left scratching their heads over why two methods for measuring the universe’s rate of expansion provide …
1 year, 4 months ago
Does Google’s ‘mindboggling’ new chip bring quantum computers any closer?
On Monday Google unveiled its Willow quantum computing chip. The new chip takes just five minutes to complete tasks that would take 10 septillion yea…
1 year, 4 months ago
The science of laughing
Madeleine Finlay speaks to Sophie Scott, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London, to dig into the science of laughter. Sop…
1 year, 4 months ago
Revisited: Secrets of the gut microbiome
Ian Sample speaks to colorectal surgeon and researcher James Kinross about the miraculous world of our gut microbiome, how modern life is impacting i…
1 year, 5 months ago
What really helps with hangovers?
What if you could take a pill or a shot that could reduce your blood alcohol level and make you feel better in the morning? That’s the promise of a r…
1 year, 5 months ago
What’s going on with fluoride?
The conversation about fluoride’s health benefits has exploded recently after a US federal toxicology report, court ruling and independent scientific…
1 year, 5 months ago