Unexpected Elements Episodes Episode guide
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06/12/2024 GMT
The news you know, the science you don't.
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29/11/2024 GMT
The news you know, the science you don't.
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Unexpected Elements
The news you know, the science you don't.
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Unexpected Elements
The news you know, the science you don't.
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Unexpected Elements
The news you know, the science you don't.
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The Swing of Things
So-called swing states inspire us to look into swing science.
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Mystery blobs
Blobs are appearing on beaches, so the team look at the science of gooey things.
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TV made me do it
Macron’s comments on Emily in Paris has us unpicking the power of television.
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The world's longest treasure hunt
We dig for scientific gold in the form of seeds, aliens and cats
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Science to make you smile
What better way to celebrate World Smile Day other than with scientific excellence
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All things Oregon!
Join Marnie Chesterton and science journalists Chhavi Sachdev and Jes Burns, on their Ore
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Shiny: Why we are dazzled by new sparkly things
Like magpies, we're obsessed with everything shiny. What is behind this attraction?
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NgΔ Wai Hono i te PΕ: The new MΔori Kuini
The crowing of the new MΔori Kuini (Queen) is cause for a scientific celebration
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Thrillseekers
The high stakes of the Paralympics has us chasing a thrill!
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The world's worst tourist
Following anti-tourism protests in Spain, we're looking at the world's peskiest visitors
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A sticky situation
Two astronauts are stuck on the ISS, which got us thinking about other sticky issues.
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The only one
Olympians representing their countries alone got us thinking about being the only one
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Let them eat crab
Everything you need for a French royal banquet, with an unexpected twist, of course.
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Can I eat it?
The discovery of champagne in a shipwreck has us pondering preservation
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Breaking, climbing, and surfing
Could we surf on Titan, or dance like a physicist? Olympic levels of science chat.
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Marriage madness
Ceremonies, rings and sleep divorce
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Political Jet Lag
Brace yourself for presidential fights and pointless flights
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Mushroom magic
Hallucinatory, deadly or lifesaving? Your one-stop guide to everything fungi
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Lights out
A power outage in Ecuador has us pondering the darkness of blackouts
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Seismic swift
A Taylor Swift gig in Scotland made us look at human earthquakes and animal seismographs
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An unexpected burger
After McDonalds’ recent court case loss the team cook up a scientific culinary delight
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Balloon manoeuvres
Balloons in South Korea have us floating ideas about airships and helium.
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Eternal flames
From Olympic torches to zombie fires, we stoke the flames which do not go out
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A world going on underground
In bunkers, basements and boreholes, we explore life going on underground
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Winning Losers
Does the winner really always take it all?