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Episodes (616)
Muons, massive waves and restored sight: the winners at the ‘Oscars of science’
Science Weekly
Apr 23, 202616:19failed
Mythos: are fears over new AI model panic or PR?
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Apr 21, 202615:50failed
The surprising value of boring chats, ‘super El Niño’ and Alzheimer’s evidence r...
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Apr 16, 202620:45failed
Helium: the invisible gas that powers AI, and why it’s in short supply
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Apr 14, 202616:19failed
Everything you need to know about Artemis II so far
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Apr 9, 202619:04failed
Can we eradicate a second human disease?
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Apr 7, 202615:37failed
Sauna and cold plunge: where does the evidence stand?
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Apr 2, 202616:36failed
Does going to the moon still matter?
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Mar 31, 202619:36failed
Transporting the most expensive and volatile substance on Earth
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Mar 26, 202615:48failed
What sets human consciousness apart from AI?
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Mar 24, 202621:29failed
Off Duty: The Crime
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Mar 21, 202626:38failed
Meningitis explained: who is most at risk?
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Mar 18, 202615:00completed
What’s behind the injectable peptide craze?
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Mar 17, 202617:42completed
Exercise and brain function, hedgehog hearing, and can AI change our minds? – po...
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Mar 12, 202620:03completed
Was Iran really building a nuclear weapon?
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Mar 10, 202616:31completed
Will China own the green energy future?
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Mar 5, 202617:20pending
Does Trump want to wage an AI-powered war?
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Mar 3, 202616:30pending
Can degrowth save the climate?
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Feb 26, 202618:16pending
The truth about fat, and its complex role in our health
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Feb 24, 202616:32pending
Psychedelics for depression, dart frog poison and why do we have chins?
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Feb 19, 202619:41pending
Should we really all be taking magnesium supplements?
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Feb 17, 202616:58pending
What bots talk about when they think humans aren’t listening
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Feb 12, 202616:43pending
Jeffrey Epstein and the scientists
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Feb 10, 202618:02pending
‘Everything is quagga mussel now’: can invasive species be stopped?
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Feb 5, 202616:11pending
Why are women turning to testosterone?
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Feb 3, 202615:40pending
Are men being misled over testosterone?
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Jan 29, 202617:55pending
Has the world entered an era of ‘water bankruptcy’?
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Jan 27, 202618:08pending
How positivity affects health, the rise of scabies and bovine intelligence
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Jan 22, 202621:20pending
Is your body really full of microplastics?
Science Weekly
Jan 20, 202614:24pending
The surprising science of dreams and nightmares
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Jan 15, 202621:43pending
How to sleep well in 2026
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Jan 13, 202621:39pending
Our science predictions for 2026
Science Weekly
Jan 8, 202620:48pending
Crude appeal: why Trump wants Venezuela’s oil
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Jan 5, 202614:14pending
Revisited: the real science of weight loss
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Jan 1, 202621:48pending
Revisited: do medicinal mushroom products actually work?
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Dec 30, 202519:06pending
Revisited: is curiosity the key to ageing well?
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Dec 25, 202516:57pending
Revisited: why do we age in dramatic bursts, and what can we do about it?
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Dec 23, 202514:21pending
Life beyond Earth? Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock on the mysteries of space
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Dec 18, 202515:05pending
What’s worse for us, sugar or sweeteners?
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Dec 16, 202520:13pending
The Birth Keepers: I choose this, episode one
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Dec 13, 202536:59pending
Social media and ADHD diagnosis, new mpox strain in England and early firestarte...
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Dec 11, 202519:36pending
Rage room or yoga class? How to beat anger
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Dec 9, 202516:09pending
The brain’s 5 eras, the vaccine that protects against dementia, altruistic ants
Science Weekly
Dec 4, 202518:11pending
Is AI making us stupid?
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Dec 2, 202520:35pending
Is it the beginning of the end for animal testing?
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Nov 27, 202517:31pending
Bitter rows and overnight talks: how a fragile Cop30 deal was agreed
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Nov 24, 202515:52pending
‘Chunks of earth just disappear’: life on a collapsing island
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Nov 20, 202516:02pending
Should the UK brace for a brutal flu season?
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Nov 18, 202516:14pending
Why everyone’s talking about 3I/Atlas, a lupus breakthrough, James Watson’s lega...
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Nov 13, 202520:43pending
Never forget a face? You could be a super recogniser
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Nov 11, 202515:45pending
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