Dr Douglas Vakoch: Should we try to contact aliens?
In this week’s episode, I’m talking to Dr Douglas Vakoch, President of Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or METI. We talk about whether we should be broadcasting messages into space to signal o...
16 Nov 202030min
Exploring the deep sea - Everything you ever wanted to know about... the deep sea with Dr Jon Copley
Our guest this week is Dr Jon Copley. Jon is a marine biologist, specialising in the deep sea. He went on the first mini sub dive to the world’s deepest hydrothermal vents, 5km down on the ocean floor...
13 Nov 202029min
Deep sea habitats - Everything you ever wanted to know about... the deep sea with Dr Jon Copley
Our guest this week is Dr Jon Copley. Jon is a marine biologist, specialising in the deep sea. He went on the first mini sub dive to the world’s deepest hydrothermal vents, 5km down on the ocean floor...
11 Nov 202035min
Deep sea creatures - Everything you ever wanted to know about... the deep sea with Dr Jon Copley
Our guest this week is Dr Jon Copley. Jon is a marine biologist, specialising in the deep sea. He went on the first mini sub dive to the world’s deepest hydrothermal vents, 5km down on the ocean floor...
9 Nov 202041min
The Science Focus team: What's inside November's issue?
In this episode of the Science Focus Podcast we chat through the November 2020 issue of the magazine, which is on sale now. Editor Dan Bennett explains why, this month, we’re focusing on food myths. S...
2 Nov 202046min
Prof Linda Scott: Why is there still economic inequality between men and women?
In this week’s episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we talk to Professor Linda Scott, an expert in women’s economic development and Emeritus DP World Chair for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the ...
26 Okt 202043min
Everything you ever wanted to know about… cancer with Dr Kat Arney
In this week's episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we talk to Dr Kat Arney about cancer. Kat is a science writer and broadcaster, and founder of the science communication consultancy First Create T...
19 Okt 202044min
Hugo Zeberg: How could Neanderthal genes affect COVID-19?
In this week's episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we talk to Hugo Zeberg, a geneticist working at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Hugo has just published a paper that suggests those of us w...
12 Okt 202015min
