What can the father of Gaia theory tell us about our future? - James Lovelock
This week on the Science Focus Podcast, we spend some time with James Lovelock – the visionary scientist and environmental thinker who this month turns 100 years old. James Lovelock is best known as t...
3 Juli 201931min
Could leaving nature to its own devices be the key to meeting the UK’s climate goals? - Mark Lynas
The UK government’s official climate advisors recently reported that the country’s greenhouse gas emissions must fall to zero by 2050 in order to tackle the growing threat of manmade climate change. H...
26 Juni 201920min
Is there really no such thing as a fish? – Andrew Hunter Murray and Dan Schreiber
We like to think our Science Focus Podcast is something really rather special (really, you should tell all your mates about it). But let’s face it, it pales in comparison to the hugely popular podcast...
19 Juni 201939min
Is racism creeping into science? – Angela Saini
After World War II, mainstream science denounced eugenics and the study of racial differences. Yet there remained a staunch group of scientists who continued to research race. For a few decades, these...
12 Juni 201944min
Can we really predict when doomsday will happen? – William Poundstone
In this episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we’re going to try to guess when the end of the world will happen. Don’t worry, it’s not as gloomy as it might sound. Those people waving ‘The End is Nigh...
5 Juni 201939min
Is body positivity the answer to body image issues? – Phillippa Diedrichs
We live in a society that values looks, but only if they fit into a restrictive set of ideals regarding size and shape, age, skin colour, as well as many other features of our bodies. The result is an...
29 Maj 201929min
Why is the Moon landing still relevant 50 years on? – Kevin Fong
If you were to picture the Moon landing in your head right now, you could probably conjure up images of Neil Armstrong’s famous first steps, accompanied by his inspirational (and often misquoted) spee...
22 Maj 201930min
Can science explain everything? – Michael Blastland
We know a lot. In scientific studies, we can count data, observe trends, infer links and calculate risks. But we also spend a lot of time ignoring noise – the unexplained variations in our results tha...
15 Maj 201936min
