Discovery Podcast
Explorations in the world of science.
Episodes to download
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Bad Blood: The curse of Mendel
Mon 13 Feb 2023
How Gregor Mendel discovered the gene, an insight which inspired eugenics from the 1900s
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Bad Blood: Rassenhygiene
Mon 6 Feb 2023
The mass sterilisation of those deemed 鈥榰nfit鈥� by the Nazis in the name of eugenics
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Bad Blood: Birth controlled
Mon 30 Jan 2023
The women forcibly sterilised against their will and the campaign for birth control
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Bad Blood: You will not replace us
Mon 23 Jan 2023
The rise of the idea that immigrants will out-breed and replace the dominant white 'race'
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Bad Blood: You've got good genes
Mon 16 Jan 2023
The origins of Eugenics and the idea that we could breed ourselves to a brighter future
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Preparing for the next pandemic
Christmas Eve 2022
Scientists warn it鈥檚 not if, but when, another pandemic will hit us
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Wild Inside: The Alpaca
Mon 12 Dec 2022
Ben Garrod and Jess French unravel the secrets to success of the alpaca.
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Wild inside: The Harbour Porpoise
Mon 5 Dec 2022
Ben Garrod and Jess French get under the skin of the enigmatic harbour porpoise
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Wild inside: The Cheetah
Mon 21 Nov 2022
The amazing internal anatomy of the cheetah and the secrets to survival
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The puzzle of the plasma doughnut
Mon 14 Nov 2022
鈥淗ow does fusion work, and how can we do it safely on earth?鈥� asks Les Walker
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The Riddle of Red-Eyes and Runny-Noses
Mon 7 Nov 2022
Why do things like pet hair, peanuts and pollen can get our immune systems so riled up?
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The problem of infinite Pi(e)
Mon 31 Oct 2022
How did we discover Pi? How do we know that it鈥檚 infinite and never repeats? asks Alex
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The suspicious smell
Mon 24 Oct 2022
Why do our bodies smell? And does our smell influence how much we like each other?
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The Wild and Windy Tale
Mon 17 Oct 2022
鈥淗ow do winds start and why do they stop?鈥� asks Georgina from the Isle of Wight.
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The Case of The Missing Gorilla
Mon 10 Oct 2022
鈥淗ow can I be immersed in a book, and still notice my name?鈥� asks Charlotte.
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David Eagleman
Mon 26 Sep 2022
Can we create new senses? Prof David Eagleman talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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Sir Martin Landray
Mon 12 Sep 2022
Jim al-Khalili speaks to Sir Martin Landray about the world's largest Covid-19 drug trial.
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How Covid Changed Science, part 3
Mon 5 Sep 2022
Professor Devi Sridhar investigates the impact of Covid on the practice of science.
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How Covid changed science, part 2
Mon 29 Aug 2022
Professor Devi Sridhar investigates the impact of Covid on the practice of science
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How Covid changed science, part 1
Mon 22 Aug 2022
What has been the impact of Covid on the practice of science?
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Satellites versus the stars
Mon 15 Aug 2022
What are the benefits and unintended consequences of thousands more satellites in space?
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Plant based promises, diet and health
Mon 8 Aug 2022
Giles learns to cook a plant based Thai green curry.
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!
