ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Inside Science Podcast
A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.
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What's the problem with palm oil and should we be supporting sustainably grown oil? Virtual reality skin
Thu 28 Nov 2019
Should we be supporting sustainably grown palm oil? Virtual reality skin
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Noise pollution and wildlife; No till farming; Cornwall's geothermal heat
Thu 21 Nov 2019
Noise pollution and wildlife; No till farming; Cornwall's geothermal heat
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Soils and floods, Air pollution and ultra-low emission zones, detecting the drug Spice
Thu 14 Nov 2019
Soils and floods, air pollution and ultra-low emission zones, detecting the drug Spice
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Fracking moratorium; Bloodhound; Big Compost Experiment; transit of Mercury
Thu 7 Nov 2019
Fracking moratorium; Bloodhound; Big Compost Experiment; transit of Mercury
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African genomes sequenced; Space weather; sports head injuries
Thu 31 Oct 2019
African genomes sequenced; Space weather; sports head injuries.
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Organic farming emissions; Staring at seagulls; Salt and dementia
Thu 24 Oct 2019
Agriculture and greenhouse gases: We answer your questions
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Ebola model, Partula snails, Malaria origin
Thu 17 Oct 2019
Ebola model, partula snails, malaria origin.
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Extinction Rebellion, UK net zero emissions and climate change; Nobel Prizes
Thu 10 Oct 2019
XR protest – how best to reach net zero emissions? And science and culture of Nobel Prizes
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HIV protective gene paper retraction, Imaging ancient Herculaneum scrolls, Bill Bryson's The Body
Thu 3 Oct 2019
HIV protective gene paper retraction, imaging Herculaneum scrolls, Bill Bryson's The Body.
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Oceans, ice and climate change; Neolithic baby bottles; Caroline Criado-Perez wins RS Book Prize
Thu 26 Sep 2019
Oceans, ice and climate change; Neolithic baby bottles; and Caroline Criado Perez
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MOSAiC Arctic super-expedition, Likely extinction of the Bahama nuthatch, Tim Smedley's book on air pollution
Thu 19 Sep 2019
MOSAiC expedition, Bahama nuthatch and Tim Smedley's book on air pollution.
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Model embryos from stem cells, Paul Steinhardt's book on impossible crystals, Mother Thames
Thu 12 Sep 2019
Model embryos, Paul Steinhardt's book on impossible crystals and Mother Thames.
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Inventing GPS, Carbon nanotube computer, Steven Strogatz and Monty Lyman discuss calculus and skin
Thu 5 Sep 2019
Inventing GPS, carbon nanotube computer, RS Prize shortlisted books on calculus and skin.
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Amazon fires, Royal Society Book Prize shortlist announced, John Gribben on quantum physics
Thu 29 Aug 2019
Amazon fires, Royal Society Book Prize shortlist, and John Gribben on quantum physics.
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UK's black squirrels' genetic heritage; nuclear fusion in the UK and the Royal Society's science book prize
Thu 22 Aug 2019
UK's black squirrels' genetic heritage; nuclear fusion and the Royal Society's book prize.
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UK power cut, Huge dinosaur find in Wyoming, Micro-plastics in Arctic snow
Thu 15 Aug 2019
UK power cut, huge dinosaur find in Wyoming and micro-plastics in Arctic snow
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Making the UK's dams safe, AI spots fake smiles, How many trees should we be planting?
Thu 8 Aug 2019
Making the UK's dams safe; AI spots fake smiles and how many trees should we be planting?
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Lovelock at 100; Hydrothermal vents and antibiotic resistance in the environment
Thu 1 Aug 2019
James Lovelock at 100, hydrothermal vents and antibiotic resistance in the environment
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False positives in genetic test kits, Impact of fishing on ocean sharks, Sex-change fish
Thu 25 Jul 2019
False positives in genetic test kits, impact of fishing on sharks, and sex-change species.
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Turing on the new £50 note, Moon landing on the radio, 25 years since Shoemaker-Levy comet
Thu 18 Jul 2019
Turing on the new £50 note, moon landing on the radio, 25 years since Shoemaker-Levy comet
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Earliest modern human skull, Analysing moon rocks, Viruses lurking in our genomes
Thu 11 Jul 2019
Earliest modern human skull, analysing moon rocks, and viruses lurking in our genomes.
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X-Rays on Mercury, Monkey Tools, Music of Molecules, AI Drivers
Thu 4 Jul 2019
Summer Science from the Royal Society: a trip to Mercury, Music of Molecules, and AI Cars.
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Global Food Security, Reactive Use-By Labels, Origins of the Potato
Thu 27 Jun 2019
Global Food Security, a threat to wheat, future use-by labels and origins of the potato.
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Rinderpest destruction, Noise and birdsong, Science as entertainment
Thu 20 Jun 2019
Destroying rinderpest virus, how noise confuses birds, and science as light entertainment.
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Net-Zero carbon target, Science Policy Under Thatcher, Screen time measures
Thu 13 Jun 2019
Gareth Mitchell discusses a new carbon emissions target, and Science Policy Under Thatcher
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CCR5 Mutation Effects, The Surrey Earthquake Swarm, Animal Emotions
Thu 6 Jun 2019
CCR5 mutation effects, the Surrey earthquake swarm, Mama’s Last Hug by Frans de Waal.
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How maths underpins science
Thu 30 May 2019
How mathematics underpins science, recorded at the Hay Festival.
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New CFC emissions, Cannabis and the Environment, The Noisy Cocktail Party, Automated Face Recognition
Thu 23 May 2019
New CFC emissions, Cannabis and Yeast, A Noisy Cocktail Party, Automated Face Recognition.
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Hubble Not-So Constant, Synthetic E. Coli, The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt
Thu 16 May 2019
Hubble Not-So Constant, Synthetic E. Coli, The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt
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Forensic science provision, optimal garden watering strategy, and a mystery knee bone
Thu 9 May 2019
Forensic science provision, an optimal garden watering strategy, and a mystery knee bone.
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