Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSinging mice, constipated kids and nurture beats nature: science stories of the week
Science editor Ian Sample joins co-host Madeleine Finlay to discuss some of the most intriguing science stories of the week. From a concerning rise i…
1 year, 8 months ago
Should we ban cats?
The Scottish first minister, John Swinney, was recently forced to deny plans to ban cats after a report from independent experts said the species was…
1 year, 8 months ago
What is ‘mirror life’ and why are scientists sounding the alarm?
Recently, a group of world-leading scientists called for a halt on research to create ‘mirror life’ microbes amid concerns that the synthetic organis…
1 year, 8 months ago
Don’t look up: is an asteroid heading for Earth?
In a case of life imitating art, a 100-metre-wide asteroid has triggered global planetary defence procedures for the first time, after telescope obse…
1 year, 8 months ago
DeepSeek, weapons and climate? What’s on the table at the Paris AI summit?
From the shockwaves caused by DeepSeek’s launch, to fears of a new AI arms race, and the continued questions over the technology’s energy use, AI con…
1 year, 8 months ago
Can Trump and RFK Jr make America healthy again?
Senators are scheduled to vote today on whether to advance Robert F Kennedy Jr’s nomination as Secretary of State for Health and Human Services. RFK …
1 year, 8 months ago
Protein, weights and the best way to keep fit: your exercise questions answered
In the second episode of our listener questions special, Ian Sample tells Madeleine Finlay what he has uncovered about who the exercise guidelines we…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sugar, seed oils, and avoiding sickness: your health questions answered
We asked for your questions on getting healthy in 2025 and you delivered. In the first episode of our listener questions special, Madeleine Finlay te…
1 year, 9 months ago
The science of racism, and how to fight it
Ian Sample speaks to Keon West, a professor of social psychology at the University of London, whose new book, The Science of Racism, explores what sc…
1 year, 9 months ago
Telepathy…what’s the evidence?
A podcast promoting claims that non-verbal autistic children can read minds briefly knocked Joe Rogan off the top of the charts this month, which mad…
1 year, 9 months ago