Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTrophy hunting: can killing and conservation go hand in hand?
A series of super tusker elephant killings has sparked a bitter international battle over trophy hunting and its controversial, often-counterintuitiv…
2 years, 2 months ago
George Monbiot on the record jail terms given to Just Stop Oil activists
Last week, five supporters of the Just Stop Oil climate campaign who conspired to cause gridlock on London’s orbital motorway were sentenced to lengt…
2 years, 3 months ago
Is there any point in taking multivitamins?
Multivitamins are cheap, convenient, and provide a little bit of reassurance if our diet isn’t quite as healthy as we’d like. But a recent study of n…
2 years, 3 months ago
Can the climate survive AI’s thirst for energy?
Artificial intelligence companies have lofty ambitions for what the technology could achieve, from curing diseases to eliminating poverty. But the en…
2 years, 3 months ago
‘Lesbian’ seagulls and ‘gay’ rams: the endless sexual diversity of nature
Same-sex sexual behaviours have been reported in a wide variety of species, and a new study suggests that, although animal scientists widely observe …
2 years, 3 months ago
ZOE and personalised nutrition: does the evidence on glucose tracking add up?
You might have noticed that everyone has recently become a bit obsessed with blood sugar, or glucose. Wellness firms such as ZOE here in the UK – as …
2 years, 3 months ago
‘Spermageddon’: is male fertility really in crisis?
Recent research has suggested a global reproductive crisis could be in the offing, with researchers in Israel saying average sperm counts may have mo…
2 years, 3 months ago
Caroline Lucas on climate, culture wars, and 14 years as the only Green MP
As she steps down as the Green party’s first, and so far only, MP, Caroline Lucas tells Madeleine Finlay what it’s been like as the sole Green voice …
2 years, 3 months ago
The surprising psychology behind extremism, and how politics is driving it
Psychologists usually expect ambivalence to be a driver of political apathy. But a new study appears to show a link between ambivalence in our views …
2 years, 3 months ago
The infection that affects half of women and its link to antibiotic resistance
Anyone who has had a urinary tract infection knows how agonising they can be. Some infections go away on their own, but many need antibiotics. Beneat…
2 years, 3 months ago