Surprising facts about weird animal abilities
Animals can do some pretty cool things, but the world is full of bizarre adaptations you’ve probably never heard of or not given much thought to. In this episode, we speak to vet and TV presenter Dr J...
25 Aug 202435min
How thinking more radically can help us see the bigger picture
These days we’re constantly bombarded with information, be it from television, social media, friends and family or simply from the world around us. But how do we interpret this information, what role ...
22 Aug 202433min
Why your plants are more intelligent than you think
Right now, in labs and lecture halls all around the world, there’s a war raging. Not a physical war of fists and gunfire, but a war of ideas, and of research and of fact. The battle ground is this: C...
18 Aug 202435min
How science can help us predict the future
The future can be scary, but what if there was a way for us to understand it a little better? Tom Chivers believes there is. His new book Everything Is Predictable explains how Bayes Theorem, a statis...
15 Aug 202428min
Why we form one-sided 'parasocial' relationships with celebrities
It is easy to feel like we know celebrities, and even love them. But these people don’t know who we are, so is it healthy? We spoke to Karen Shackleford, a media psychologist to better understand the ...
11 Aug 202431min
Superhumans and the end of ageing: Renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil's vision of 2050
Ray Kurzweil has made many accurate predictions about AI in the past. Having worked in the area of AI research for 61 years, he is one of the longest standing experts in the field. Now, he’s back with...
8 Aug 202426min
How fungi is vital to life on Earth
Mention the word 'fungi' and it’s likely many of our minds will turn to the mushrooms we enjoy sliced on the top of our favourite pizza or bowl of pasta. But there’s more to these fascinating organism...
4 Aug 202428min
Peak Performance: Have we reached peak human athletics performance?
These days, top athletes are breaking fewer and fewer world records. But why is this occurring, and does it mean that we are close to reaching the limits of human sporting performance? In this episod...
1 Aug 202428min
