How the successful return of beavers to UK rivers is a positive argument for rewilding
Around a decade ago, beavers were spotted in the rivers of southwest England for the first time in 400 years. But exactly what impact have they made on the waterways they live in during this time? In...
19 Okt 202332min
How learning to fail better can help us to succeed
Not all failures are equal. In fact, some of them can present us with valuable opportunities to learn new things and make new discoveries. The trick is failing in the right way. In this episode we ca...
15 Okt 202331min
Will we be able to have babies in space?
Future human races may indeed live extra-terrestrial lives. But how will we reproduce and continue survival once we’re in space? To find out, we spoke to space gynaecologist – yes, you read that right...
12 Okt 202331min
Can AI ever really be ethical?
Artificial intelligence has grown drastically in recent years, entering everything from art to medicine. We talk to Nigel Cannings, an expert in artificial intelligence to better understand the ethics...
8 Okt 202337min
What clean energy will look like after renewables
When it comes to the climate crisis, energy is one of the biggest and most complex topics. To help us break it down into something more manageable, we spoke to engineer Dr Bart Kolodziejczyk from Mona...
5 Okt 202330min
The future of drug discovery
If we learnt anything from the COVID-19 pandemic it was that, as a society, we owe a huge debt to the scientists around the world that work, day in, day out, on developing medicines to keep us healthy...
1 Okt 202331min
Sustainability Special – Why ‘biodegradable’ doesn’t mean what you think
We humans depend on the Earth’s natural resources for our very existence so it’s vital that we take as good care of them as we can. However, it’s abundantly clear that the environment isn’t in great s...
28 Sep 202331min
Sustainability Special - The potential of smart materials
We humans depend on the Earth’s natural resources for our very existence so it’s vital that we take as good care of them as we can. However, it’s abundantly clear that the environment isn’t in great ...
24 Sep 202328min
