Solving crimes with forensic anthropology – with Sue Black
This episode is about forensic anthropology. Please be aware that due to the nature of the topic, this talk includes discussions of violence, child sexual abuse, death by suicide and mass-fatality eve...
6 Des 20211h 16min
Handprints on Hubble – with Kathryn D Sullivan
The Hubble Telescope has revolutionised our understanding of the Universe. It has, among many other achievements, revealed thousands of galaxies in what seemed to be empty patches of sky and measured ...
1 Nov 20211h 7min
How advertising works – with Rory Sutherland
How does advertising influence us? This month, we hear from advertiser and behaviour expert Rory Sutherland, as he uses case studies from the world’s biggest brands to show how advertising makes us ac...
4 Okt 20211h 36min
Medical cannabis – with Mike Barnes, Hannah Deacon, Peter Carroll and Susie Mesure
What makes up a cannabis medicinal product? How do the active ingredients work in our bodies? What conditions can it treat, and how can doctors prescribe it? We’re joined by neurologist and medical ca...
6 Sep 20211h 22min
Einstein on the run – with Andrew Robinson
In autumn 1933, Albert Einstein found himself living alone in an isolated holiday hut in rural England. There, he toiled peacefully at mathematics while occasionally stepping out to chat with the loca...
2 Aug 20211h 22min
Conspiracy theories – with Miriam Frankel, Türkay Salim Nefes, Aleksandra Cichocka and Harry T Dyer
This month a panel of psychologists and sociologists discuss why conspiracy theories arise, how they can affect people’s political beliefs, and how we might better communicate with the people who beli...
5 Jul 20211h 23min
Can we trust maths? – with Kit Yates
If you see a newspaper headline with a big, bold statistic, how do you know that you can trust it? How often do false positive and false negative test results occur in medical screenings? And how do y...
7 Jun 202154min
Life in a mars simulation – with Kate Greene
This month, writer and former laser-physicist Kate Greenesat down for a chat with our Public Programme Producer, Lisa Derry. They talk about Kate’s experience living as second-in-command on NASA’s fir...
3 Mai 20211h 17min
