Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe sweeping reorganisation of the brain in pregnancy, and why it matters
Ian Sample talks to Dr Laura Pritschet, a postdoctoral fellow of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, about her research using precision sca…
1 year, 7 months ago
From dementia to heart disease: could weight-loss jabs transform chronic conditions?
They were developed as diabetes drugs, then their potential for promoting significant weight loss became apparent. And now study after study seems to…
1 year, 7 months ago
Transparent skin, bird flu, and why girls’ brains aged during Covid: the week in science
Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss some of the science stories that have made headlines this week, from a new technique that …
1 year, 7 months ago
Into the abyss beneath Greenland’s glaciers
Environment editor Damian Carrington tells Madeleine Finlay about his recent trip to Greenland on board a ship with a group of intrepid scientists. T…
1 year, 7 months ago
The race to understand mpox
Last month the World Health Organization declared the recent mpox outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a public health emergen…
1 year, 8 months ago
The arrest of Telegram’s founder, and what it means for social media
The arrest of Telegram’s founder and CEO in Paris last month has thrown the spotlight on the messaging app and its approach to content moderation. Ma…
1 year, 8 months ago
Summer picks: the science of ‘weird shit’
The psychologist Chris French has spent decades studying paranormal claims and mysterious experiences, from seemingly impossible coincidences to pain…
1 year, 8 months ago
Summer picks: what can our dogs teach us about obesity?
Labradors are known for being greedy dogs, and now scientists have come up with a theory about the genetic factors that may be behind their behaviour…
1 year, 8 months ago
Summer picks: why are so many science papers being retracted?
A record 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023. In this episode from February 2024, Ian Sample speaks to Ivan Oransky, whose organisation Ret…
1 year, 8 months ago
Summer picks: what does the science say about birth order and personality?
We all know the cliches about older siblings being responsible, younger ones creative, and middle children being peacemakers. But is there any eviden…
1 year, 8 months ago