Discovery Podcast
Explorations in the world of science.
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The Life Scientific: Sir Magdi Yacoub
Last Monday
Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub discusses his career at the cutting edge of transplant surgery
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The Life Scientific: Neil Lawrence
Mon 18 Aug 2025
Neil Lawrence on taking down the 'digital oligarchy' and why we shouldn't fear AI
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The Life Scientific: Liz Morris
Mon 11 Aug 2025
Liz Morris on Antarctic adventures and the melting polar ice sheets
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The Life Scientific: Anthony Fauci
Mon 4 Aug 2025
Anthony Fauci on a medical career navigating pandemics and presidents
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Tooth and Claw: Praying Mantises
Mon 28 Jul 2025
An insect known for eating its prey alive 鈥� including, at times, its own species!
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Tooth and Claw: Leopards
Mon 21 Jul 2025
An elusive big cat known for its tree climbing abilities, it stalks and ambushes its prey
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The Thirst for Water
Sat 19 Jul 2025
How is access to water (or lack of it) shaping our lives around the world?
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Tooth and Claw: Harpy Eagles
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Named after a mythological beast, this raptor is the apex predator of rainforest canopies
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Tooth and Claw: Killer Whales
Mon 7 Jul 2025
This black-and-white marine mammal is the undisputed apex predator of the sea
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The Life Scientific - Tim Peake
Mon 30 Jun 2025
Tim Peake on his journey to becoming an astronaut and science in space
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How does heat affect our health?
Tue 3 Jun 2025
Why is it so hard to understand the effects a warming world has on our health?
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Unstoppable: Inge Lehmann
Mon 12 May 2025
How seismologist Inge Lehmann rewrote geophysics by discovering Earth鈥檚 inner core
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Unstoppable: Tebello Nyokong
Mon 5 May 2025
Tebello Nyokong is deploying cutting-edge chemistry to revolutionise cancer treatment
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Unstoppable: Kura Paul-Burke
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Kura Paul-Burke is combining M膩ori knowledge with marine science to save our ocean
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Unstoppable: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Mon 21 Apr 2025
Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered a new stellar object to redefine astrophysics at just 24
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Unstoppable: Tu Youyou
Mon 14 Apr 2025
Tu Youyou scoured ancient medical texts to find a world-changing treatment for malaria
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Unstoppable: Purnima Devi Barman
Mon 7 Apr 2025
Discover how Purnima Devi Barman recruited an army of women to save the storks of India.
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The Life Scientific: Bill Gates
Mon 17 Feb 2025
The Gates Foundation has tackled issues around health, education, and climate change
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Uncharted: A different kind of justice
Mon 10 Feb 2025
A small, informal survey leads to shocking revelations about the US justice system
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Space
The eclipses, spacecraft and astronauts changing our view of the Universe
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry
A pair of scientific sleuths answer your perplexing questions. Ask them anything!
