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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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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IPCC report, Cairngorms Connect project, grass pea, the Sun exhibition at Science Museum
Thu 11 Oct 2018
IPCC report, Cairngorms Connect project, grass pea, the Sun exhibition at Science Museum
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Nobel Prizes - Hayabusa 2 latest - IPCC meeting - North Pole science
Thu 4 Oct 2018
Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news.
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Hyabusa 2 at Ryugu, deadly 1918 flu pandemic; WW2 bombing and ionosphere, teenage brain
Thu 27 Sep 2018
Hayabusa2, the deadly 1918 flu pandemic, WW2 bombing and the ionosphere, the teenage brain
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Science of Addiction
Thu 20 Sep 2018
Adam Rutherford looks at the art and science of addiction at the Science Gallery London.
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First human drawing, Cycling genes, Oden Arctic expedition, Hello World
Thu 13 Sep 2018
First human drawing; cycling genes; Oden Arctic expedition; Hello World.
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Complexity in Biology
Thu 6 Sep 2018
Adam Rutherford wrestles with biological complexity with help from guests in Dublin.
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Electronic brain probe; Rural stream biodiversity; Arctic weather research trip; Science book prize
Thu 30 Aug 2018
Electronic brain probe; River biodiversity; Arctic weather expedition; Science book prize
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Cavendish banana survival; Guillemot egg shape; Unexpected Truth About Animals; Tambora's rainstorm
Thu 23 Aug 2018
Banana survival; Guillemot egg shape; Unexpected Truth About Animals; Tambora rainstorm
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Capturing greenhouse gas, Beating heart failure with beetroot, Why elephants don't get cancer, Exactly - a history of precision
Thu 16 Aug 2018
Why elephants don't get cancer, Exactly - a history of precision
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New Horizons' next mission, Helium at 150, The Beautiful Cure, Oden arctic expedition
Thu 9 Aug 2018
New Horizons next mission, helium at 150, The Beautiful Cure, Oden arctic expedition.
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Parker solar probe, Diversity in the lab, Royal Society book prize, Arctic circle weather
Thu 2 Aug 2018
Parker solar probe, Diversity in the lab, Royal Society book prize, Arctic circle weather.
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Liquid water on Mars, Early embryo development, Earth Biogenome Project, Marine wilderness
Thu 26 Jul 2018
Liquid water on Mars, Early embryo development, Earth Biogenome Project, Marine Wilderness
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Peatbog wildfires, Coral acoustics, Magdalena Skipper, Fuelling long-term space travel
Thu 19 Jul 2018
Peatbog wildfires, coral acoustics, Magdalena Skipper and fuelling long-term space travel.
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Out of Africa, Predicting future heatwaves, Virtual reality molecules, Life in the dark
Thu 12 Jul 2018
Out of Africa, predicting future heatwaves, virtual reality molecules, life in the dark.
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Northern white rhino preservation, Deep sea earthquake detection, Twitter's rare Heuchera discovery, Human roars
Thu 5 Jul 2018
Preserving white rhino, deep sea earthquake detection, Twitter's plant find, human roars.
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