Everything you ever wanted to know about… cancer with Dr Kat Arney
In this week's episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we talk to Dr Kat Arney about cancer. Kat is a science writer and broadcaster, and founder of the science communication consultancy First Create T...
19 Okt 202044min
Hugo Zeberg: How could Neanderthal genes affect COVID-19?
In this week's episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we talk to Hugo Zeberg, a geneticist working at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Hugo has just published a paper that suggests those of us w...
12 Okt 202015min
Matt Parker, Helen Arney and Steve Mould: What links coffee, snowflakes and frogs?
Today‘s podcast episode is a special one, with not one, not two, but three fantastic guests. We’ve teamed up with the three spoken nerds – Matt Parker, Steve Mould and Helen Arney – to bring you an ep...
6 Okt 202054min
Merlin Sheldrake: How have fungi shaped the world?
The fungal kingdom is vast, and yet much of it remains unknown to us – it’s estimated that only about 6 per cent of all fungal species have, so far, been described. But if fungi are all around us, why...
28 Sep 202040min
Sue Black: What stories do our skeletons tell?
In today’s episode, we’re chatting to Professor Sue Black, an anatomist and forensic anthropologist. You might’ve seen characters doing her job on television, in shows like NCIS or Silent Witness – al...
21 Sep 202047min
Professor Trevor Cox: Was Stonehenge an ancient acoustic chamber?
For decades, Stonehenge, the mysterious prehistoric circle of stones built on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, has left scientists scratching their heads. Who exactly built it and what was it used fo...
14 Sep 202031min
Dr Julia Shaw: Why do we do bad things?
Everyone does bad things. We know deep down are wrong, but we do them anyway. Sometimes, people do things so bad that we call them evil. Criminal psychologist Dr Julia Shaw says there’s no such thing ...
7 Sep 202045min
James Hamblin: Should we all stop showering?
We know how important good hygiene is. It protects us from viral infections and diseases, but what if, by washing, soaping and scrubbing, we’re actually damaging our health? Dr James Hamblin, journali...
31 Aug 202038min
