541 Episodes

  1. Satellite navigation in the UK; the science of the World Wide Web and Neolithic genomics

    Published: 7/9/2020
  2. Preventing pandemics, invading alien species, blood types & COVID-19.

    Published: 7/2/2020
  3. The Human Genome Project's 20th Anniversary

    Published: 6/25/2020
  4. Coronavirus conspiracy, Listeners' mask questions, Solar Orbiter gets close to the Sun

    Published: 6/18/2020
  5. Engineering out of lockdown and should we castrate male dogs?

    Published: 6/11/2020
  6. Back to School and Covid-19 and Ordnance Survey and the pandemic

    Published: 6/4/2020
  7. Testing & Tracing the coronavirus, and the traces our movements leave behind

    Published: 5/28/2020
  8. Coronavirus-free science, the impact of lockdown on climate change and the odds of both life and intelligent life existing.

    Published: 5/21/2020
  9. Coronavirus R number, genome study of Covid-19 survivors and using aircraft messages to assess aviation

    Published: 5/14/2020
  10. Should the public wear face masks? Did SARS-Cov-2 escape from a laboratory in Wuhan?

    Published: 5/7/2020
  11. Testing for immunity to COVID-19 and Citizen science on BBC Radio past and present

    Published: 4/30/2020
  12. Understanding Covid-19 death rates; Contact tracing apps; Whale sharks and atomic bombs

    Published: 4/23/2020
  13. Lockdown lessons for climate change and the carbon neutral Cumbrian coal mine

    Published: 4/16/2020
  14. Testing for asymptomatic coronavirus carriers, Human Cell Atlas, and invasive parakeets

    Published: 4/9/2020
  15. Coronavirus: Models & being ‘led by the science’; Mars500 isolation tips; Kids’ science - singing glasses

    Published: 4/2/2020
  16. Coronavirus - Lockdown efficacy; viral testing; surface survival; dog walking safety

    Published: 3/26/2020
  17. TB vaccination to replace culling in badgers; Neil Shubin on the wonders of evolution

    Published: 3/19/2020
  18. Biology of the new coronavirus

    Published: 3/12/2020
  19. Banning lead shot for hunting; UK Fireball Network and Extremely thin gold

    Published: 3/5/2020
  20. The Big Compost Experiment; Using AI to screen for new antibiotics; Science of slapstick

    Published: 2/27/2020

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A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.