Discovery Podcast
Explorations in the world of science.
Episodes to download
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The Life Scientific: Conny Aerts
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Conny Aerts is a professor of Astrophysics at the University of Leuven in Belgium
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The Life Scientific: Dr Nira Chamberlain
Mon 14 Oct 2024
Nira Chamberlain on how mathematics can solve real-world problems.
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Protein: Powerhouse or piffle?
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Protein is having a moment in the spotlight. Should you be worried about getting enough?
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The Life Scientific: Mike Edmunds
Mon 23 Sep 2024
What is the universe made of? Where does space dust come from? Prof Mike Edmunds tackles
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The Life Scientific: Fiona Rayment
Mon 9 Sep 2024
Fiona Rayment on the applications of nuclear for net zero and beyond.
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The Life Scientific
Mon 19 Aug 2024
Jonathan Van-Tam on Covid communication and the power of football analogies
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Fed: Beyond the bird
Mon 12 Aug 2024
Dr Chris van Tulleken wrestles with the thorny issue of animal slaughter
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Fed: Big chicken
Mon 5 Aug 2024
Dr Chris van Tulleken ponders the global cost of keeping the world in wings
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Fed: The fast food trap
Mon 29 Jul 2024
Dr Chris van Tulleken gets a taste of a guilty pleasure - sinful yet delicious fast food
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The Evidence: Salt
Tue 23 Jul 2024
You eat it every day, but how much do you know about the incredible science of salt?
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Fed: Fine Print
Mon 22 Jul 2024
Dr Chris van Tulleken asks if we can trust what's on the label when it comes to food.
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Fed: The Ethical Consumer's Dilemma
Mon 15 Jul 2024
Dr Chris van Tulleken asks whether we can raise a chicken that's good for the planet.
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Fed: A Chicken and Egg Story
Mon 1 Jul 2024
How human innovation turned chicken from backyard bird to multi-billion dollar industry.
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Fed: The invention of chicken
Mon 24 Jun 2024
Dr Chris van Tulleken discovers how we changed chicken, and how chicken changed us
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Unstoppable: Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner
Mon 17 Jun 2024
Discover the unsung heroines of science and their world changing inventions.
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Unstoppable: Olga GonzΓ΅lez-Sanabria
Mon 10 Jun 2024
Olga GonzΓ΅lez-Sanabria's work was instrumental for International Space Station
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Unstoppable: Asima Chatterjee
Mon 3 Jun 2024
Discover the unsung heroines of science and their world changing inventions.
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Unstoppable: Florence Bell
Mon 27 May 2024
Discover the unsung heroines of science and their world changing inventions.
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Unstoppable: Nzambi Matee
Mon 20 May 2024
Discover the unsung heroines of science and their world changing inventions.
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Unstoppable: Hedy Lamarr
Mon 13 May 2024
Discover the unsung heroines of science and their world changing inventions.
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Obsessed with the Quest: Humpback Heat Run
Mon 6 May 2024
Filming the humpback heat run and exploring the deepest points of our oceans.
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Obsessed with the Quest: Inside the Minds of Chimpanzees
Mon 29 Apr 2024
What does it mean to be a chimpanzee? And following the monarch butterfly migration.
Space
The eclipses, spacecraft and astronauts changing our view of the Universe
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry
A pair of scientific sleuths answer your perplexing questions. Ask them anything!
