Discovery Podcast
Explorations in the world of science.
Episodes to download
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The Return to Mawson's Antarctica - Part Three
Mon 30 Dec 2013
Penguins, seals and a stranded vessel - join the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 2013
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The Return to Mawson's Antarctica - Part Two
Mon 23 Dec 2013
Could changes in the water underneath the ice have consequences for the world's oceans?
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The Return to Mawson's Antarctica - Part One
Mon 16 Dec 2013
Join polar scientists on an expedition to part of Antarctica last explored 100 years ago
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Self-Healing Materials
Mon 9 Dec 2013
The new materials that can self-mend, from concrete cracks to car paint scratches
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The Power of the Unconscious
Mon 2 Dec 2013
The crucial role of our unconscious, and how scientists are harnessing its powers
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Gut Microbiota
Mon 25 Nov 2013
The important relationship between microbes that live in our gut and our health
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Nirvana by Numbers
Mon 18 Nov 2013
Did the number zero come out of religious culture in ancient India?
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Jenny Graves
Mon 11 Nov 2013
Prof Jenny Graves on the evolution of sex genes from fauna to the male Y chromosome
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Mike Benton
Mon 4 Nov 2013
Jim al-Khalili discusses digging up dinosaurs in remote places with Professor Mike Benton
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Joanna Haigh
Mon 28 Oct 2013
The professor who studies the sun and the impact of its radiation on the Earth's climate
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Russell Foster
Mon 21 Oct 2013
Professor of circadian neuroscience Russell Foster on how light controls our wellbeing
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Fracking for Shale Gas
Mon 30 Sep 2013
What does fracking involve and what impact does it have on the environment?
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The Future of Navigation
Mon 23 Sep 2013
How robust is GPS and what are the consequences of the system's weaknesses?
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CERN and Science in Africa
Mon 26 Aug 2013
The impact of the search for the Higgs boson on science teaching in Africa
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The Story of SARS, Part Two
Mon 19 Aug 2013
Kevin Fong explores the personal and medical impact of SARS ten years on
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The Story of SARS, Part One
Mon 12 Aug 2013
Meet the medical staff who fought to contain the spread of this pandemic
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Crossrail: Tunnelling under London
Mon 5 Aug 2013
How 26 miles of precision engineered tunnels are created through London's erratic geology
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Oxytocin
Mon 29 Jul 2013
Can taking the hormone oxytocin make people more sociable, trusting and loving?
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Forecasting Earthquakes
Mon 22 Jul 2013
Can we ever reliably predict earthquakes to justify the cost of forecasting them?
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Plate Tectonics and Life
Mon 15 Jul 2013
Plate tectonics: the force that shaped the Earth - and shaped the life on it
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Build Me a Brain
Mon 1 Jul 2013
Scientists connect cultures of living human neurons to robots to see how the brain works
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Solar Max
Mon 24 Jun 2013
Astronomer Lucie Green looks at the dangers a solar superstorm could pose to us on Earth
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Amoret Whitaker
Mon 17 Jun 2013
Forensic entomologist Amoret Whitaker on insects and their role in solving crimes
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Alan Watson
Mon 10 Jun 2013
Around a million cosmic rays pass through us every night but where do they come from?
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!
