Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science Podcast
A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.
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Can we get plastic waste under control?
Thu 25 Apr 2024
The UN attempts a global treaty on plastic, and the science of heartbreak.
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Do we need a new model of cosmology?
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Astrophysicists are questioning the nature of the universe.
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Bird flu outbreak in cows
Thu 11 Apr 2024
Bird flu has infected cows for the first time. Should we be worried?
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Inside Your Microbiome
Thu 28 Mar 2024
A look into the unregulated world of home gut microbiome testing.
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Our Accidental Universe
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Professor and presenter Chris Lintott talks about his new book, Our Accidental Universe.
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World’s oldest forest fossils
Thu 14 Mar 2024
Oldest forest fossils found in Somerset show how our world looked 390 million years ago.
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How pure is the water from your tap?
Thu 7 Mar 2024
We look at the quality of water from your kitchen tap and check out some clever bees.
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Laboratory-Grown Meat
Thu 22 Feb 2024
Is it a solution to global emissions or a distraction? And, will people actually eat it?
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The Gulf Stream’s tipping point
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Will the Gulf Stream collapse? A new modelling study suggests it could.
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Ancient Roman writings revealed
Thu 8 Feb 2024
Thanks to AI, scientists can now read charred scrolls from Herculaneum for the first time.
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When brains and computers meet
Thu 1 Feb 2024
A look at the science and ethics behind the companies driving brain-computer interface.
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Hydrogen and the race to net zero
Thu 25 Jan 2024
A look at the role of hydrogen in the UK’s future energy economy with Prof Mark Miodownik.
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Understanding Flood Forecasting
Thu 11 Jan 2024
Understanding how flood forecasting and warning systems work, plus a mission to Europa.
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12 days of Christmas - science version
Thu 28 Dec 2023
A festive special in the style of the 12 days of Christmas.
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The Science of the South Pole
Thu 21 Dec 2023
On board the RSS Sir David Attenborough for the vessel’s first big science season
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Biggest COP in history
Thu 14 Dec 2023
Some of the biggest stories from COP28: oceans, food security and fossil fuel dependence.
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UK Covid-19 Inquiry
Thu 23 Nov 2023
The key takeaways from the evidence of top scientists this week at the Covid inquiry.
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Iceland Volcano
Thu 16 Nov 2023
How scientists are monitoring Fagradalsfjall volcano and keeping people safe.
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Loss and damages for vulnerable countries
Thu 9 Nov 2023
Saleemul Huq, an advocate for vulnerable countries affected by climate change, has died.
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Tumbling down the rabbit hole of assembly theory
Thu 12 Oct 2023
Could a radical theory help us understand the origins of life?
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Life beyond Earth
Thu 5 Oct 2023
In the shadow of the Lovell Telescope, Victoria Gill questions our place in the universe.
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