Sustainability Special - Solving the world’s plastic pollution problem
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...
21 Sep 202335min
Sustainability Special – How can we make our food more secure?
Like it or not, food plays a central role in all of our lives. It’s so important that whole societies and economies have formed around it, wars are fought over it, and, now, the way we consume it is h...
17 Sep 202337min
What mass extinctions can teach us about the future of life on Earth
Most of us are aware that an asteroid strike led to the extinction of the dinosaurs some 66 million years ago. But fewer are aware that this was just one of several mass extinction events to have occu...
14 Sep 202329min
Neil DeGrasse Tyson explains the Universe’s greatest mysteries
What’s beyond our Universe? Will time travel ever be possible? And what might aliens look like? All huge questions that today we’re asking a special guest, Neil DeGrasse Tyson – astrophysicist and aut...
10 Sep 202332min
The bizarre science of cat behaviour
Why is it that cats sleep so much? Can they be taught any tricks? And are dogs actually smarter than cats? These are just some of the questions you might have wondered about our feline friends, questi...
7 Sep 202333min
The truth about fasting and time-restricted eating
Lose weight, gain more energy, boost your metabolism and even live for longer: these are some of the claims made by the adherents of fasting and time-restricted eating. But was does the science say? ...
3 Sep 202326min
Why we should be doing more to prepare for contact with alien civilisations
Are we alone in the Universe? It’s probably one of the most hotly debated questions in science today. In this episode we catch up with theoretical physicist Prof Avi Loeb, author of the new book Inter...
31 Aug 202339min
Busting testosterone myths
Mere mention of the word ‘testosterone’ is likely to bring to mind images of bodybuilders with bulging muscles or angry, aggressive men that are constantly spoiling for a fight. But what does the scie...
27 Aug 202324min
