NASA’s DART asteroid deflection mission, with Tim Gregory
Geologist and chemist Tim Gregory tells us what to look out for when NASA’s DART spacecraft completes its year-long journey and crashes into an asteroid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
15 Sep 202216min
Dung beetles, with Sally-Ann Spence
Dung beetles are incredibly important insects. They keep fields clean by munching through dung, help aerate soil, and act as a food source for various animals. Dung beetle expert Sally Ann Spence tell...
11 Sep 202233min
Artemis’s First Launch, with Libby Jackson
Over the last couple of weeks Artemis has had two failed attempts at its first launch. Libby Jackson, the Exploration Science Manager for the UK space agency explains what went wrong, why failures are...
8 Sep 202237min
Space weather, with Sean Elvidge
Jason Goodyer talks with Sean Elvidge on everything you need to know about weather in space. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...
4 Sep 202225min
Bringing back the Tasmanian tiger from extinction, with Helen Pilcher
When we bring back a species after it’s gone extinct, are we bringing back the real thing? Would we create a woolly mammoth or a hairy elephant? Biologist Helen Pilcher explains whether we can really ...
1 Sep 202248min
The science of James Bond gadgets, with Kathryn Harkup
Kathryn Harkup, author of Superspy Science, talks us through the science of the craziest gadgets, schemes and fatalities in the James Bond series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
29 Aug 202236min
How plants solve crimes, with Prof David Gibson
You can’t escape plant matter. It’s everywhere. That’s why forensic botany – the study of plants to help investigate crime – is so powerful. Professor David Gibson explores how true crime cases have b...
26 Aug 202229min
Future of artificial intelligence, with Kate Darling
Dr Kate Darling, a researcher specialising in human-robot interaction at the MIT Media Lab talks to us about artificial intelligence and tells us why we don’t need to worry about a robot uprising. Hos...
22 Aug 202230min
