Bill Bryson: What should we know about how our bodies work?
In this episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we hear from renowned travel writer and science communicator, Bill Bryson. Beloved by readers around the world, his works have included Notes from a Small...
23 Okt 201944min
Gretchen McCulloch: How has the internet affected how we communicate?
Scroll through Facebook or Twitter and you’ll notice that many people type in a particular style: full of lols and emoji, and rarely using punctuation or capital letters. Does this mean that we’re los...
16 Okt 201930min
Robert Elliott Smith: Are algorithms inherently biased?
In this week’s podcast, we speak Robert Elliott Smith, an expert in evolutionary algorithms and researcher of artificial intelligence. His latest book, Rage Inside the Machine: The Prejudice of Algori...
9 Okt 201939min
Monica Grady: What is the future of space science?
Today on the Science Focus Podcast, we’re talking to Professor Monica Grady, planetary and space scientist, ahead of World Space Week. World Space Week runs from 4 to 10 October, and this year’s theme...
2 Okt 201937min
Dr Tilly Blyth: How has art influenced science?
Science and art have not always been separately defined. Leonardo Da Vinci studied anatomy, neuroscientist Cajal created beautiful drawings of the cells in the cerebellum and hippocampus, and the pain...
25 Sep 201941min
Richard Dawkins: Can we live in a world without religion?
Richard Dawkins is considered one of the top British intellectuals of the 21st Century. He’s known for his opinions on atheism and his books on evolution. In his most recent book, Outgrowing God, he t...
18 Sep 201942min
Does data discriminate against women? – Caroline Criado Perez
When Apple launched its health tracker app HealthKit in 2014, they promised users the ability to track everything from their blood pressure to their copper intake – but not their periods. This seems l...
11 Sep 201942min
How do you launch a successful space mission? – Mark McCaughrean
Launching a rocket into space doesn’t come cheap. That much won’t surprise anybody, but what goes into the planning, construction and the science before the mission even gets off the ground? And when ...
4 Sep 201952min
