Samantha Alger: What can we do to save the bees?
We all appreciate the buzz of the humble bee in the garden, however, not a summer goes past without hearing news that our bee population is under threat, with the finger usually pointing at habitat lo...
23 Jan 202044min
Marcel Danesi: Why do we want to believe lies?
We all love a good story, and sometimes a lie is more interesting to hear than the truth, but there is more to it than spinning a good yarn. According to Marcel Danesi, linguist and author of the book...
16 Jan 202026min
Dr Becky Smethurst: How do you actually find a black hole?
By day Dr Becky, is an astrophysicist, unravelling the mysteries of supermassive black holes, but by night entertains science buffs like us on her YouTube channel. In this week's episode of the Scienc...
9 Jan 202049min
Hannah Fry: How much of our lives is secretly underpinned by maths?
Hopefully by now the last crumbs of mince pie will be wiped clean and Grandad has woken up from his Christmas day nap. If you’re anything like us, that period between Christmas and New Year means only...
26 Dec 201928min
Adam Kay: Is Christmas really the most wonderful time of the year on labour ward?
If you’re stuffing your face with mince pies this Christmas Day, spare a thought for the hundreds of thousands of people working in the NHS providing vital medical support over the festive period. One...
19 Dec 201926min
Kathryn D Sullivan: What is it really like to walk in space?
Kathryn D Sullivan made history on 11 October 1984 when she became the first American woman to make an Extravehicular Activity, something most of us will know as a space walk, and in this episode of t...
12 Dec 201933min
Brian Switek: How did bones evolve?
Brian Switek, the pen name of science writer and fossil fanatic Riley Black. This year she released a book called The Secret Life of Bones: Their Origins, Evolution and Fate (£9.99, Duckworth), which ...
5 Dec 201942min
Chris Lintott: Can members of the public do real science?
We’re living in the age of big data. Scientists can collect and store more information than ever before. So how can they manage it all? That’s where citizen science comes in. Members of the public can...
28 Nov 201938min
