ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Inside Science Podcast
A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.
Episodes to download
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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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Sex, gender and sport - the Caster Semenya case and the latest Denisovan discovery
Thu 2 May 2019
Sex, gender and sport - the Caster Semenya case; the latest Denisovan discovery in Tibet
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Thought-to-speech machine, City Nature Challenge, Science of Storytelling
Thu 25 Apr 2019
Thought-to-speech machine, City Nature Challenge, the Science of Storytelling
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Notre-Dame fire, Reviving pig brains, ExoMars, Evolution of faces
Thu 18 Apr 2019
Notre-Dame fire, reviving pig brains, ExoMars and evolution of faces.
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Visualising a black hole, Homo luzonensis, Two ways to overcome antimicrobial resistance
Thu 11 Apr 2019
Visualising a black hole, Homo luzonensis, Two ways to overcome antimicrobial resistance
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Cretaceous catastrophe fossilised, LIGO and Virgo, Corals, Forensic shoeprint database
Thu 4 Apr 2019
Cretaceous catastrophe fossilised, LIGO and Virgo, corals and forensic shoeprint database
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UK pollinating insect numbers, Tracking whales using barnacles, Sleep signals
Thu 28 Mar 2019
UK pollinating insect numbers, tracking whales using barnacles and sleep signals.
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Where next World Wide Web? Space rocks and worms
Thu 21 Mar 2019
Where next World Wide Web? Space rocks and worms
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Rules and ethics of genome editing, Gender, sex and sport, Hog roasts at Stonehenge
Thu 14 Mar 2019
Rules and ethics of genome editing, gender, sex and sport, and hog roasts at Stonehenge.
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A cure for HIV? Sleepy flies, Secrets of the Fukushima disaster, Science fact checking
Thu 7 Mar 2019
A cure for HIV? Sleepy flies, secrets of the Fukushima disaster and science fact checking
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Falling carbon and rising methane; Unsung heroes at the Crick
Thu 28 Feb 2019
Falling carbon and rising methane, and unsung heroes at the Francis Crick Institute.
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Mars - rovers v humans? Forests and carbon, Ethiopian bush crow
Thu 21 Feb 2019
Goodbye Mars Opportunity rover - what's next? Forests and carbon, Ethiopian bush crow
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Insect decline, Gut microbiome, Geomagnetic switching
Thu 14 Feb 2019
Insect decline, gut microbiome and geomagnetic switching.
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Sea Level Rise, Equine Flu, Generator Bricks, Iberian Genes
Thu 7 Feb 2019
Antarctic ice melting and sea level, equine flu, generator bricks, and Iberian gene maps.
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Sprinting Neanderthals, Geodynamo, Spreading Sneezes and Dying Hares
Thu 31 Jan 2019
Sprinting Neanderthals, geodynamo, spreading sneezes and dying hares.
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Ultima Thule, Dry January, Periodic Table
Thu 3 Jan 2019
The latest on Nasa's Ultima Thule mission and the science behind Dry January
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Gene-edited twins, Placenta organoids in a dish, When the last leaves drop
Thu 29 Nov 2018
Gene-edited twins; placenta organoids in a dish; when the last leaves drop.
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Mars InSight mission, Detecting dark matter, Redefining the kilogram, Bovine TB
Thu 22 Nov 2018
Mars InSight mission, detecting dark matter, redefining the kg and more on bovine TB.
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Bovine TB and badger culling, Shrimp hoover CSI, Shark-skin and Turing
Thu 15 Nov 2018
Bovine TB and badger culling; shrimp hoover CSI; shark-skin and Turing patterning.
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Oldest cave picture; the Anthropocene under London; a new scientist for the £50 note
Thu 8 Nov 2018
Oldest cave picture, the Anthropocene under London and a new scientist for the £50 note.
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Repairing potholes, Ozone hole, Internet of hives, Drugs from fingerprints
Thu 1 Nov 2018
Repairing potholes, ozone hole, internet of hives and drugs from fingerprints.
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Science and Brexit, Antibiotic livestock growth promoters, Bepicolombo goes to Mercury
Thu 25 Oct 2018
Royal Society President Venki Ramakrishnan on UK science and Brexit.
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