Discovery Podcast
Explorations in the world of science.
Episodes to download
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Uncharted: The happiness curve
Mon 11 Mar 2024
Do orangutans, or humans, experience a midlife crisis? And, why happiness is U shaped
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Uncharted: The doctor will see you now
Mon 4 Mar 2024
Two couples brought together by a tragedy and a tatty piece of paper with a serial number
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The Life Scientific: Michael Wooldridge
Mon 19 Feb 2024
Michael Wooldridge, professor of Computer Science at the University of Oxford, talks AI
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The Life Scientific: Mercedes Maroto-Valer
Mon 12 Feb 2024
Mercedes Maroto-Valer on making carbon dioxide useful.
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The Life Scientific: Sir Harry Bhadeshia
Mon 5 Feb 2024
Sir Harry Bhadeshia on his work in metallurgy and choreographing crystalline structures.
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The Life Scientific: Cathie Sudlow
Mon 29 Jan 2024
Jim Al-Khalili discusses population-wide health research with Professor Cathie Sudlow.
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The Life Scientific: Sir Michael Berry
Mon 22 Jan 2024
Professor Jim Al-Khalili meets one of Britain's greatest physicists, Sir Michael Berry.
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The Life Scientific: Sarah Harper
Mon 15 Jan 2024
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Sarah Harper about societal ageing and falling fertility
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The Life Scientific: Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
Mon 8 Jan 2024
Jim al-Khalili discusses monkey infanticide and human parenting with Sarah Hrdy
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The Life Scientific: Edward Witten
New Year's Day 2024
Physicist Edward Witten on M-Theory, the leading contender for a 'theory of everything'
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What's stopping us from exercising in older age?
Christmas Day 2023
James Gallagher tries to understand what holds us back from exercise as we age.
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When does sitting become bad for health?
Mon 18 Dec 2023
James Gallagher delves into the science to find out exactly how much sitting is too much?
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Putting the Mouth Back into the Body
Tue 12 Dec 2023
A look at the evidence that links the health of our mouths with the rest of our bodies.
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Tooth and Claw: Cheetahs
Mon 11 Dec 2023
The fastest land animal in the world – Adam Hart investigates the cheetah!
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Tooth and Claw: Piranhas
Mon 4 Dec 2023
Adam Hart investigates, do these South American fish deserve their frenzied reputation?
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Tooth and Claw: Great White Sharks
Mon 27 Nov 2023
Adam Hart investigates the most famous and feared predator in all the ocean!
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Tooth and Claw: Wolverines
Mon 20 Nov 2023
Adam Hart investigates, do wolverines deserve their reputation for gluttony and ferocity?
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The Life Scientific: Alex Antonelli
Mon 13 Nov 2023
Alex Antonelli on learning from nature's biodiversity to adapt to climate change
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The Life Scientific: Paul Murdin
Mon 6 Nov 2023
Paul Murdin on the first ever identification of a black hole
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The Life Scientific: Bahija Jallal
Mon 30 Oct 2023
Bahija Jallal on the biotech revolution in cancer therapies
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The Life Scientific: Chris Barratt
Mon 23 Oct 2023
Chris Barratt on head-banging sperm and a future male contraceptive pill.
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The Life Scientific: Gideon Henderson
Mon 16 Oct 2023
Gideon Henderson on climate ‘clocks’ and dating ice ages.
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The Life Scientific: Deborah Greaves
Mon 9 Oct 2023
Jim Al-Khalili speaks to Deborah Greaves about wave energy and her love of the sea.
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Metamorphosis: Bee brains and the cockroach
Mon 2 Oct 2023
Erica McAlister on the bee intellect, and the nervous system of the cockroach
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The Evidence: Is the world becoming more allergic?
Mon 2 Oct 2023
Exploring the effect science has on the world around us
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Metamorphosis: Soldier fly and desert beetle
Mon 25 Sep 2023
Erica McAlister on the innocuous black soldier fly and the Namib desert beetle
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Metamorphosis: Blowflies and dazzling disguise
Mon 18 Sep 2023
Blowflies may be reviled insects, but they are central to forensic entomology
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Metamorphosis: Drosophila melanogaster, hoverfly
Mon 11 Sep 2023
Insights from the insect world including the Drosophila melanogaster and metamorphosis
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Metamorphosis: Jumping fleas and mighty mouthparts
Mon 4 Sep 2023
Dr Erica McAlister uncovers a treasure trove of remarkable insects
Space
The eclipses, spacecraft and astronauts changing our view of the Universe