The brain on exercise - with Dr Flaminia Ronca
Today marks the beginning of the Paralympic Games, and nearly 3 weeks since the end of the Olympic Games in Paris. But what actually happens to your brain when you exercise? What’s the science behind ...
28 Aug 202446min
How women drove evolution - with Cat Bohannon
Why is there less medical research on women? How did humanity reach 8 billion despite the dangers of childbirth? In this episode, Cat Bohannon explores these questions and reveals insights from her bo...
31 Juli 202444min
The science of cheese - with Bronwen Percival
To celebrate National Cheese Day earlier this month, we sat down with biochemist and cheese expert Bronwen Percival to look under the barrel at the science of one of the nation’s favourite foods. From...
26 Juni 202428min
Eggs, Evolution, and life on Earth - with Jules Howard
What came first, the chicken, the egg, or...the jellyfish? Zoologist and author Jules Howard joins us this month to explore evolution through a new lens - the egg. Eggs play a fundamental role in the ...
29 Maj 202434min
The neuroscience of memory - with Charan Ranganath
Why is it that we can vividly remember a particular smell from years ago, but can’t remember where we put our keys a mere few hours prior? This month, we’re joined by renowned neuroscientist and autho...
24 Apr 202435min
Ri on AI: The healthcare revolution – with Dr James Kinross
In the second episode of this miniseries, we’re exploring how AI is impacting different areas of scientific research, and in this episode we discuss the applications of AI in healthcare. Lisa Derry is...
27 Mars 202441min
Geometry in Everyday Life - with the London Institute of Mathematical Sciences (LIMS)
Following on from his Discourse, Yang-Hui He is joined by LIMS science writer Madeleine Hall to discuss the past, present and future of Geometry. From Euclid’s postulates to how flower petals are arra...
28 Feb 202435min
Ri on AI: Understanding AlphaFold with Dame Janet Thornton
We’re exploring how AI is impacting different areas of scientific research, and in this episode we discuss AlphaFold, the machine learning programme from DeepMind that can determine a protein structur...
13 Dec 202343min
