蜜芽传媒 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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Prehistoric Strong Women, Semi-synthetic Life, Listener Feedback, Artificial Superintelligence
Thu 30 Nov 2017
Prehistoric women were as strong as today's top female rowers.
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Interstellar visitor, Svante Paabo, Synthetic biology, Plight of the Axolotl
Thu 23 Nov 2017
Oumuamua - the first known visitor from beyond the solar system.
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Can we forecast earthquakes?, Britain's space race rocket Skylark, Francis Galton
Thu 16 Nov 2017
Does the length of the day influence the risk of large earthquakes?
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Boy gets New Skin, The York Gospels, Stephen Hawking's Thesis
Thu 9 Nov 2017
A young boy is saved by a remarkable combination of stem cell and gene therapy
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Climate Change and Health; Moth Snow Storm Feedback; Whale Brain Evolution; Pharoah's Serpent
Thu 2 Nov 2017
A major global study finds that climate change has already damaged the health of millions.
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Insects disappearing, DNA Biosensor, Dog faces, Bandit dinosaur
Thu 26 Oct 2017
Where have all the insects gone?
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Colliding Neutron Stars, Krakatoa, Centigrade vs Celsius
Thu 19 Oct 2017
Astronomy enters a new age as gravitational waves locate the collision of neutron stars.
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HiQuake, Plate Tectonics@50, Sonic Weapon Puzzle, The Chinese Typewriter
Thu 5 Oct 2017
Earthquakes caused by human activities - a new global database
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Gravity wave breakthrough, The antibiotic pipeline, Microbial waste recycling, Fausto - an AI opera
Thu 28 Sep 2017
How can we avert the antibiotic resistance crisis?
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Cassini's finale; Science and Technology Select Committee; Crick's lecture; Cave acoustics
Thu 21 Sep 2017
Cassini's finale; Science and Technology Select Committee; Crick's lecture; Cave acoustics
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Farewell to Cassini, the epic 20 year mission to Saturn
Thu 14 Sep 2017
Farewell to Cassini - the latest and final results of the 20 year mission to Saturn.
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North Korea Bomb Tests, Warming Antarctic Sea Life, the Microbiome, Cuckoo Chuckle
Thu 7 Sep 2017
Did North Korea test a hydrogen bomb?
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Noxious haze over south coast; In Pursuit of Memory book; technosphere; Big Wasp Survey
Thu 31 Aug 2017
Noxious haze over south coast; In Pursuit of Memory book; technosphere; Big Wasp Survey
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Killer robots; Myths and superstitions and conservation; Science book prize nominee - Cordelia Fine; Taxidermy
Thu 24 Aug 2017
Killer robots; myths and conservation; Cordelia Fine's book - Testosterone Rex; taxidermy.
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Antarctica's volcanoes, science book prize nominee - Mark O'Connell, US solar eclipse and 40 years of NASA's Voyager mission
Thu 17 Aug 2017
Antarctica's volcanoes; Mark O'Connell's book; US solar eclipse; Voyager at 40.
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European heatwave and climate change, Eugenia Cheng, Next generation batteries for electric cars, Joseph Hooker exhibition.
Thu 10 Aug 2017
Heat waves; Eugenia Cheng's book; next generation batteries; Joseph Hooker exhibition.
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Gene-editing human embryos, Spaceman's eyes, Science book prize, Sexual selection in salmon
Thu 3 Aug 2017
Gene-editing human embryos; spaceman's eyes;science book prize; sexual selection in salmon
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Cod fisheries, Our connection to nature, Domestic electricity and Gamma ray bursts
Thu 27 Jul 2017
Cod; connection to nature; domestic electricity; gamma ray burst.
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Genetics and privacy, Global plastic, Great Ape Dictionary, Ocean Discovery X Prize
Thu 20 Jul 2017
Genetics and privacy; Global plastic; Great Ape Dictionary; Ocean Discovery X Prize.
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Genetic testing; Pugs on treadmills; Frankenstein
Thu 13 Jul 2017
What areas of medicine will benefit from genetic testing? Has its promise been overstated?
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Neonics dispute, Hygenic bees, Hip-hop MRI
Thu 6 Jul 2017
Disagreement over the results of the latest field study into neonicotinoids and bee health
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Sex bias in biology, Engineering prize, Olympic bats, Angry Chef
Thu 29 Jun 2017
Huge genetic differences between the sexes may result in more drug side-effects for women.
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Forensics Centre in Dundee; D'Arcy Thompson centenary; Scottish science adviser; Coffee and climate
Thu 22 Jun 2017
Dundee University forensics science centre expands to test new psychoactive substances.
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Science in Fire Prevention
Thu 15 Jun 2017
Applying scientific techniques to reduce fire risk in tall buildings
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Early Humans Were Even Earlier Than We Thought
Thu 8 Jun 2017
Homo sapiens walked the earth at least 300,000 years ago.
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The Importance of Basic Research
Thu 1 Jun 2017
Adam Rutherford and guests discuss the usefulness of useless knowledge at the Hay Festival
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Sherpas - dolphin rescue - quantum computing - hot lavas
Thu 25 May 2017
What is the secret of the Sherpa people's adaptation to life at high altitude?
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Childhood cancers - Ghana telescope - Nano-listening device for cells - Ancient whales
Thu 18 May 2017
Searching for 100-year-old tumours to boost research on rare childhood cancers.
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Violins - Social networks and cliques in great tits and snow monkeys - Exploring DNA and art
Thu 11 May 2017
Do new violins sound better than old famed instruments? A scientist and soloist discuss.
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The moral brain, stem cell developments, ancient DNA in cave dirt, mangrove forest
Thu 4 May 2017
Shocking experiment shows how the brain makes us do the right thing.
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