ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Inside Science Episodes Episode guide
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Human Consciousness: Could a brain in a dish become sentient?
Could a brain grown in a dish become sentient? Adam Rutherford investigates.
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Plastic-eating bacteria, Foam mattresses for crops, The evolved life aquatic, The Double Helix
Adam Rutherford investigates the plastic-eating bacteria in the news this week.
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Pesticides in British Farming
How widespread is pesticide use in British farming? Adam Rutherford presents.
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Stephen Hawking Tribute
Adam Rutherford presents a special tribute to the science of Stephen Hawking.
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Genes and education, John Goodenough, Caring bears and hunting
Adam Rutherford looks at the latest study on genetics and education.
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Data Scraping
Data scraping, Future of the Sea report, Cleaning up space junk, Dinosaur eggs and nests.
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Buzz kill
With Brexit approaching, what stance will the UK take on bee-harming pesticides?
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Russian Spy Poisoning
What are nerve agents and what antidotes are available?
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Weird Weather?
Is the current weather really so unusual?
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Science after Brexit
Post-Brexit science funding, the Great pot invasion, Hurricane bells and Dancing worms.
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Shipping air pollution; Cheddar Man; Millirobots in the body;Dog brain training
Shipping air pollution; Cheddar Man; millirobots in the body; dog brain training.
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Democracy in Space
How space science is getting down with the kids.
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Scientists on Trial
Scientists under threat in Turkey.
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Did typhoid kill the Aztecs, DNA stored in Bitcoin, Glow-in-the-dark plants and levitating humans
Did typhoid kill the Aztecs? DNA and Bitcoin, Glow-in-the-dark plants, Human levitation.
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African swine fever, Oil spill update, CRISPR gene editing, Rat eradication in New Zealand, Chimp kin recognition
Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news.
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Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas-monitoring pill and Chimpanzee portraits
Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas sensor, Do babies look like their fathers?, Neanderthal sex.
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Tabby's Star, Space 2018, Mosquito sounds, C diff and food additive link
Strange star seeks an explanation that doesn't involve alien civilisation
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Ancient DNA and Human Evolution
Adam Rutherford on the DNA revolution in our understanding of human evolution.
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Antisense RNA therapy, Fossils vs Trump, Printing mini-kidneys, Electric eel power
A turning point in treating brain diseases? Why are palaeontologists suing Donald Trump?
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The Future of Coral Reefs, Little Foot, Arthur C Clarke
Adam Rutherford considers the future of coral reefs and the visions of Arthur C Clarke.
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Trophy hunting, Gene drives, Nuclear lightning, Peregrine falcons and drones
Does trophy hunting threaten big game species with extinction?
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Prehistoric Strong Women, Semi-synthetic Life, Listener Feedback, Artificial Superintelligence
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
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
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
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
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
Where have all the insects gone?
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Colliding Neutron Stars, Krakatoa, Centigrade vs Celsius
Astronomy enters a new age as gravitational waves locate the collision of neutron stars.
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Antibiotics and Farming, Molten Metal Pump, Acoustic Biodiversity, Athenia
How large is the role of agriculture in the antibiotic resistance crisis?
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HiQuake, Plate Tectonics@50, Sonic Weapon Puzzle, The Chinese Typewriter
Earthquakes caused by human activities - a new global database