Dry January: is giving up booze beneficial?
It's that time of the year where we traditionally make - and usually break - resolutions to eat less, drink less, lose weight, give up meat and take up exercise during the year ahead. And in the decad...
17 Jan 202329min
Shouting dolphins and failed rocket launches
The artificial pancreas to turnaround diabetes control, what went wrong with the UK's first space launch, and the Cambridge-born process that can turn CO2 and waste plastic into fuels and valuable che...
13 Jan 202328min
Q&A: How to avoid being squashed by a whale
How stars burn for billions of years. Can Rishi Sunak turn us into a nation of mathematicians? And how misinformation changes the shape of our brains. Plus, there'll be our customary quiz at half time...
10 Jan 20231h 1min
The best of 2022!
We're looking back at 2022, a remarkable year for many reasons. Whilst it is easy to be consumed by stories of conflict, climate catastrophe, and disease outbreaks, it is still important to remember t...
3 Jan 202354min
A deep dive into oceanography
We're taking a look at our planet's oceans, and seeing how and where the important work into studying our seas takes place, as well as finding out how the data collected by marine expeditions translat...
20 Des 202230min
Nuclear fusion, and magnetic air pollution
A landmark achievement: nuclear fusion experiments produce a net energy output - so what does this mean in practical terms. Also, glasses that soak up infrared to auto-demist. And how magnets are help...
16 Des 202225min
Tumours and tectonics: magnets making a mark
This week we've found ourselves attracted by the topic of magnetism; it's what makes it possible to generate and distribute electricity to our homes, or send messages and radio broadcasts over the air...
13 Des 202229min
AI passes Turing Test, and new drug for Covid
In the news, the old liver drug that turns out to be able to prevent Covid-19 infection, the artificial intelligence systems that pass the Turing test and can write their own computer programmes, and ...
9 Des 202227min
