Seeds of Science
For this month's podcast, we explore the world of anti-GM campaigning which Mark Lynas was a part of for years, and discover what it was that made him turn his back on his extreme views. The book look...
15 Maj 201818min
Enlightenment now
Are things getting better, or are we on the decline? In Enlightenment now, Steven Pinker argues that science and reason have made us better than ever before. Emma Stoye, Kit Chapman and Aurora Walshe ...
3 Apr 201819min
The Element in the Room
For this month's podcast, we peruse Steve Mould and Helen Arney's new book: The Element in the Room. Inspired by the popular science stand-up show, Festival of the Spoken Nerd, the book takes us on a...
9 Mars 201821min
Testosterone rex
This month we take a look at Testosterone rex. Cordelia Fine dismantles various ideas about gender equality, and examines why these perceptions have managed to garner such mainstream support.
16 Feb 201819min
More molecules of murder
This month we discuss More molecules of murder, in which John Emsley meets your morbid fascination with stories of true crime and the poisons involved
26 Jan 201819min
Chemistry
This month we discuss Chemistry, in which First-time novelist Weike Wang takes us inside the mind of a Chinese American PhD student in Boston
1 Dec 201720min
The angry chef
Dodgy dietary advice is everywhere, from bite-size morsels on social media to an all-you-can-eat buffet of books on how to eat 'well'. 'Lifestyle gurus' dish up directions such as 'cut out gluten' or ...
9 Nov 201724min
A crack in creation
We are the products of nature and nurture, but the invention of Crispr, which enables us to alter our genomes, means we could soon be nurturing nature. This may well lead to a cure for HIV or certain ...
19 Okt 201726min
