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Apr 14, 2024
Jun 1, 2023
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Whether you’re curious about getting healthy, the Big Bang or the science of cooking, find out everything you need to know with Instant Genius. The team behind BBC Science Focus Magazine talk to world-leading experts to bring you a bite-sized masterclass on a new subject each week.
New episodes are released every Monday and Friday and you can subscribe to Instant Genius on Apple Podcasts to access all new episodes ad-free and all old episodes of Instant Genius Extra.
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Why OCD is a serious, debilitating mental condition, not just a need for cleanliness or order
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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How truth and honesty are key to tackling the climate crisis
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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How to combat uncertainty in a post-truth world
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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How AI is helping us to understand how our brains learn
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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What our coastlines can tell us about the planet’s past and future
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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How to see through misleading numbers and statistics
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Prostate cancer: What is it and why is it so often missed?
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Don't miss the upcoming Food Science miniseries!
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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What meteorites tell us about life on Earth and the Universe
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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How psychology can help us see through propaganda
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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How psychology can help us unlock the power of saying ‘no’
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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How science is tackling one of the most common causes of sight loss
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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How our brains create our sense of self
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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How body image pressures lead to steroid use
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Healthy Start: How small behavioural changes help manage stress
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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How music therapy can heal our bodies and brains
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Healthy Start: How taking up new hobbies can boost your mental health
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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How science can help us tackle racism
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Healthy Start: How to cut down your social media use
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Why smell is our most underrated sense
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Healthy Start: How to make goals and stick to them
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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The power of optimism
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Don't miss the upcoming Healthy Start miniseries!
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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What happens in your body when you eat
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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How to combat flooding
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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How belonging to tribes shapes our culture
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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The science of manipulation
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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How the internet shaped how we speak
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Feeding the world’s growing population
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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How extinction can protect future animals
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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How opening our eyes, ears and noses can help us deepen our relationship with wildlife
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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The psychology of anger
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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How to beat the winter blues
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Why being cynical is harming your health
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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How to Hack Your Sleep: How not getting enough sleep affects your health
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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The genetic evolution and future of humankind
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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How to Hack Your Sleep: The science of bizarre sleep phenomena
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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The fascinating history of science
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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How to Hack Your Sleep: What to eat to get better sleep
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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How the James Webb Space Telescope is peering deeper into the cosmos than ever before
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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How to Hack Your Sleep: Optimising your body clock
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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How the history of all life on Earth is written in DNA, with Richard Dawkins
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Don't miss the upcoming How to Hack Your Sleep miniseries!
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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How to keep your dog calm, safe and happy
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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When we’ll actually move to Mars
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Exploring the diversity of England’s distinctive habitats
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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How listening to our animal minds can help us overcome stress and anxiety
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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How to easily trigger your flow state
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Why smartphones really aren’t that bad for your kids
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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How changes in our chromosomes could lead to the end of men
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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How to think about uncertainty more scientifically
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Free will is an illusion. Here’s why
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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What is toxic positivity, and how can you avoid it?
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Life as a brain surgeon
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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The healing power of nature
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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How science is helping us restore the Earth’s atmosphere
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Why you're probably not getting enough fibre – and how to fix it
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Surprising facts about weird animal abilities
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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How thinking more radically can help us see the bigger picture
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Why your plants are more intelligent than you think
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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How science can help us predict the future
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Why we form one-sided 'parasocial' relationships with celebrities
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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Superhumans and the end of ageing: Renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil's vision of 2050
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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How fungi is vital to life on Earth
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Peak Performance: Have we reached peak human athletics performance?
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Peak Performance: How to recover faster and come back stronger
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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Peak Performance: The secret tricks athletes use to strengthen their willpower, according to a sports psychologist
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Peak Performance: How to get the most out of your workout, whatever your level of fitness
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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How gases shaped life on Earth and helped human beings to prosper
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Don’t miss the upcoming Peak Performance miniseries special!
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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How biology has shaped the history of the human race
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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How a heating planet is changing sports
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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How maths can help us to understand the human brain
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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Here’s why science says you do have free will
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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How triangles are hiding everywhere
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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The gene therapy future has arrived
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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How to form more meaningful relationships
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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Misophonia: Why some of us can’t bear the sound of chewing
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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How close are we to discovering aliens?
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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The story of human evolution, from the Big Bang to the advent of consciousness and beyond
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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How thinking about addiction differently can help us find better treatments
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Why we shouldn’t be afraid of personal data collection
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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The story of black holes, with Marcus Chown
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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The surprising ways the microbiome affects our brain development, emotions, and sex lives
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May 30, 2024 |
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How animals took to the air and conquered the skies
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May 26, 2024 |
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How to spot and fight misinformation
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May 23, 2024 |
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How the James Webb Space Telescope is helping us discover the secrets of the cosmos
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May 19, 2024 |
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How dreaming affects our creativity
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May 16, 2024 |
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What happens in our brains when we dream?
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May 12, 2024 |
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How the evolution of eggs has shaped life on Earth
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May 09, 2024 |
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How our everyday rituals affect our happiness and wellbeing
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May 05, 2024 |
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How making the right dietary choices can help to keep us healthy in every stage of our lives
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May 02, 2024 |
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The psychology and neuroscience of nostalgia
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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The neuroscience of remembering and forgetting
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Is our orbital space at breaking point?
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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How to build a quantum computer
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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How to keep your immune system healthy
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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The potential health benefits of green tea
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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How the mind affects physical health and vice versa
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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How AI will make the world a better place, not bring it to an end
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Busting social media diet and nutrition myths
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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What happens in our bodies as we age? And is it possible to turn back the clock?
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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How science can help you have better conversations
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Synaesthesia: How some of us experience music as shapes and colours and words as flavours
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Why you’re not actually addicted to your phone
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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How personalised medicine is about to change healthcare
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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How some of the most fascinating discoveries in astronomy were made by accident
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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The surprising role of clouds in climate change
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Why giraffes are undergoing a silent extinction
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Why we are seeing the return of infectious diseases
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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How to overcome social paranoia and anxiety
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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How feelings of listlessness and aimlessness has become an epidemic, and how we can beat it
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Placebo: Why this miraculous experience really works
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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How to cope with whatever life throws at you
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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How understanding your boredom can improve your life
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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How animals speak to each other
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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How to perfect your coffee routine
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Why humans need laughter
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Why hedgehog numbers are falling and how we can stop it
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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How to lose weight the scientific way
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Avocados: Nutritional superfood or environmental disaster?
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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How to pace yourself in an exhausting world
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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The science of the paranormal: Why we see ghosts, UFOs and visions of our past lives
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Has the Moon entered a new epoch?
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Email overload: How a full inbox affects your mental health, and what you can do to take back control
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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The anti-ageing wonder drugs of the near future
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Simple ways to slow your biological age (and maybe even reverse it)
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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How finding moments of awe can bolster your mental health
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Tinnitus: What causes the persistent ringing or buzzing of the ears and how can we treat it?
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Simple ways to prevent (and reverse) type 2 diabetes
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Aphantasia: How people with no mind’s eye see the world
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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The truth about bodyfat
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Can we predict the future of the climate?
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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The strange science of near-death experiences
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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How AI is going to transform the classroom
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Chris Packham wants you to be a scientist – and then forget the science
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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How using science can make you a better cook
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Inside the brain of a thrill seeker
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Why we find cuteness so appealing
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Intrusive thoughts – why we get them and how to cope with them
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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How black holes’ even stranger siblings could be the source of dark matter, with Carlo Rovelli
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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How to beat burnout
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Why are the world's plants disappearing – and can we save them?
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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The future of panda conservation
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Becoming an artist with robotics and AI
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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How the successful return of beavers to UK rivers is a positive argument for rewilding
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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How learning to fail better can help us to succeed
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Will we be able to have babies in space?
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Can AI ever really be ethical?
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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What clean energy will look like after renewables
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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The future of drug discovery
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Sustainability Special – Why ‘biodegradable’ doesn’t mean what you think
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Sustainability Special - The potential of smart materials
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Sustainability Special - Solving the world’s plastic pollution problem
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Sustainability Special – How can we make our food more secure?
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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What mass extinctions can teach us about the future of life on Earth
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson explains the Universe’s greatest mysteries
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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The bizarre science of cat behaviour
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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The truth about fasting and time-restricted eating
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Why we should be doing more to prepare for contact with alien civilisations
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Busting testosterone myths
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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The Science of De-extinction
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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How science can help you make better decisions
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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How dementia affects the brain, and how we’ll one day beat it
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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How AI is changing the world of scams
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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How False Memories can trick your mind
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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What we’re all getting wrong about ADHD
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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The new world of AI relationships, with Marco Dehnert
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Why the next gold rush is happening at the bottom of the ocean
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Weight loss: What actually works?
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Simple ways to overcome imposter syndrome
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Global heatwave: Could our taps soon run dry?
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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How loneliness can affect your health, and what you can do to combat it, with Prof Andrea Wigfield
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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The Mysteries of the Octopus, with Prof David Scheel
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Why touch is our most misunderstood sense, with Prof Michael Banissy
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Allergies, with Theresa MacPhail
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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The argument for a four-day workweek, with Alex Pang
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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The intriguing science of phages, with Tom Ireland
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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The race to bury nuclear waste in hidden bunkers, with Lewis Blackburn
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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How mental imagery training could boost your motivation, with Dr Jon Rhodes
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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The fascinating chemistry of fermentation, with Andrea Sella
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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How to Retire in Good Health, with Tania Wiseman
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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The psychology of why we feel ghostly presences, with Ben Alderson-Day
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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How to spot a narcissist, with Dr Erica Hepper
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Solving the UK’s water pollution problem, with Dr Tanja Radu
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Why perfectionism is on the rise and how we can combat it, with Thomas Curran
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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The hidden ways ocean currents change our world, with Helen Czerski
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May 28, 2023 |
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Inside the mind of a dog, with Prof Alexandra Horowitz
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May 25, 2023 |
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Breasts, with Dr Philippa Kaye
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May 21, 2023 |
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Time travel, with Lawrence Krauss
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May 18, 2023 |
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Body language myths, with Prof Geoff Beattie
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May 14, 2023 |
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AI’s fight to understand creativity, with Ahmed Elgammal
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May 11, 2023 |
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How to boost your creativity, with Hilde Ostby
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May 07, 2023 |
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Ultra-processed Food with Dr Chris van Tulleken
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May 04, 2023 |
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How the battle for space will change the world, with Tim Marshall
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Out-of-body experiences, with Dr Jane Aspell
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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A bold new theory of dyslexia, with Prof Usha Goswami
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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The fight to keep our brains private, with Nita Farahany
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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The science of hay fever, with Sam White
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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The multiverse, with Lord Martin Rees
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Synchronizing your body clock, with Prof Russell Foster
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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The origin of the Universe, with Prof Thomas Hertog
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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How human disease changed history, with Dr Jonathan Kennedy
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Art and the brain, with Susan Magsamen
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Overcoming insomnia, with Prof Guy Leschziner
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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UK wildlife, with Dr Philip Wheeler
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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When humans become prey, with Adam Hart
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Key lessons from the world’s longest happiness study, with Prof Robert Waldinger
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Social anxiety, with Dr Ellen Hendriksen
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Future of transportation, with Paris Marx
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Earth’s inner core, with Dr Jessica Irving
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Snakes, with Prof Mark O’Shea
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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The extraordinary psychology of Déjà vu, with Dr Akira O'Connor
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Winter storms, with Alex Deakin
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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The science of lying, with Professor Richard Wiseman
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Fungal infections, with Dr Rebecca Drummond
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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How to get more time in your day, with Dr Ashley Whillans
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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The world’s ageing population and the ticking demographic time bomb, with Prof Jane Falkingham
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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The science of persuasion, with Prof Vanessa Bohns
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Light pollution, with Dr Greg Brown
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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How to enhance your focus with sound, with Dr Nick Perham
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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How ChatGPT could revolutionise education, with Sam Illingworth
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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The electrome, with Sally Adee
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Big Garden Birdwatch, with Adrian Thomas
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Emotions, with Dr Dean Burnett
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Biodiversity, with Dr Andrew Terry
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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How to change your habits, with Dr Gabija Toleikyte
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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The food of the future, with Evan Fraser
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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Forensic science comes to the Christmas Lectures, with Professor Dame Sue Black
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Zombie viruses in the Arctic, with Dr Arwyn Edwards
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Brain-controlled machines, with Tom Carlson
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Vitamin D, Dr Gail Rees
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Bird flu, with Dr Alastair Ward
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Mars in opposition, with Dr Stu Clark
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Genetic testing, with Sir Peter Donnelly
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Robins, with Helen Wilson
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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How our lives are being gamified, with Adrian Hon
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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The future of UK space science, with Andrew Kuh
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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What the Nordic people can teach us about a winter mindset, with Kari Leibowitz
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Climate breakdown, with Prof Bill McGuire
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Sleep disorders, with Dr Alice Vernon
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Kindness, with Claudia Hammond
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Heating and Health, with Dr Radha Modgil
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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The e-waste dilemma, with Josh Lepawsky
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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COVID in waste, with Dave O’Connor and Marc Johnson
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Irrational thinking and beliefs, with Steven Pinker
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Flies, with Dr Erica McAlister
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Medical Detection Dogs, Dr Claire Guest
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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Holding the Universe in your hands, with Dr Kimberly Arcand
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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The science of learning music, with Adriana Barton
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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The science and soul of music, with prof Susan Rogers
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Faecal transplants, with Dr Benjamin Mullish
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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The future of self-driving cars, with Jack Stilgoe
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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The heart, with Sian Harding
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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Jupiter in opposition, with Dr Jonathan Nichols
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Spider season, with Prof Adam Hart
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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NASA’s DART asteroid deflection mission, with Tim Gregory
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Dung beetles, with Sally-Ann Spence
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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Artemis’s First Launch, with Libby Jackson
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Space weather, with Sean Elvidge
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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Bringing back the Tasmanian tiger from extinction, with Helen Pilcher
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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The science of James Bond gadgets, with Kathryn Harkup
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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How plants solve crimes, with Prof David Gibson
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Future of artificial intelligence, with Kate Darling
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Life on Mars, with Lewis Dartnell
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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What has caused the heatwave and drought, with Prof Dann Mitchell
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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Drought, with Kevin Hiscock
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Instant Genius Update
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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Seashells with Dr Helen Scales
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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Inside the mind of a bee, with Prof Lars Chittka
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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Deepfakes, with Sam Gregory
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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The evolution of human childhood, with Dr Brenna Hassett
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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The science of crabs, with Peter Davie
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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Meteorites, with Dr Tim Gregory
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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Animal senses, with Ed Yong
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Sloths, with Dr Rebecca Cliffe
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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Bitcoin, with Brett Scott
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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COVID numbers, with Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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The science of dreams, with Sidarta Ribeiro
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May 29, 2022 |
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The body clock, with Prof Russell Foster
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May 22, 2022 |
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Dog intelligence, with Jules Howard
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May 15, 2022 |
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The first stars in the Universe, with Dr Emma Chapman
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May 08, 2022 |
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Lichens, with Kerry Knudsen
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May 01, 2022 |
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The origins of religion, with Robin Dunbar
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Sound in the animal kingdom, with David George Haskell
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Corals, with Dr Jamie Craggs
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Oral Health, with Dr Kami Hoss
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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The animal kingdom’s mathematicians, with Brian Butterworth
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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Blood sugar and your health, with Jessie Inchauspé
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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The Neuroscience of Grief, with Mary-Frances O’Connor
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Hyenas with Prof Adam Hart
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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How biology got females wrong, with Lucy Cooke
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Preparing for disaster, with Michał Zalewski
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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The metaverse, with Prof David Reid
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Mindwandering, with Moshe Bar
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Crows, rooks and ravens, with Dr Kaeli Swift
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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The science of Intimacy, with Dr Michelle Drouin
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Breathing, your hidden superpower, with James Nestor
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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The origin and evolution of mammals, with Dr Elsa Panciroli
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Gut health, with Dr Megan Rossi
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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The science of ageing, with Dr Andrew Steele
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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The James Webb Space Telescope, with Stuart Clark
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Algae, with Ruth Kassinger
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Consciousness and comas, with Dr Adrian Owen
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Eating for your brain, with Kimberley Wilson
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Gravity, with Marcus Chown
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Brain myths with Dr Lisa Feldman-Barrett
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Dog behaviour, with Mat Ward
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Health hacks, with Dr Michael Mosley
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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UK wildlife, with Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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Psychology of evil, with Dr Julia Shaw
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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Mental Shortcuts, with Prof Marcus du Sautoy
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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Endangered foods, with Dan Saladino
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Poisons, with Dr Raychelle Burks
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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The nature of time, with Colin Stuart
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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CRISPR, with Prof Fyodor Urnov
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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Science denial, with Lee McIntyre
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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The decline of the insects, with Prof Dave Goulson
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Aug 29, 2021 |
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Migraines, with Dr Katy Munro
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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Procrastination, with Dr Fuschia Sirios
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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Childhood, with Dr Emma Byrne
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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Calories, with Dr Giles Yeo
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Sleep, with Dr Matthew Walker
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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The science of pain, with Dr Monty Lyman
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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Forensic anthropology, with Prof Sue Black
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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Personality change, with Dr Christian Jarrett
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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Hidden geometry, with Jordan Ellenberg
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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The Neanderthals, with Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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The golden age of dinosaur discovery, with Prof Steve Brusatte
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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The Big Bang, with Prof Jim Al-Khalili
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Your brain chemistry and you, with Ginny Smith
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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The science of cooking, with Dr Stuart Farrimond
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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The end of the Universe, with Dr Katie Mack
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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Welcome to Instant Genius
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May 31, 2021 |
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How AI and androids could shape the music of the future
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May 24, 2021 |
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Could 'counterfactuals' solve the biggest problems in physics?
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May 17, 2021 |
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What happens to you after 40 days with no natural light?
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May 10, 2021 |
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Why do humans make music?
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May 03, 2021 |
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The future of human flight, with real-life Iron Man Richard Browning
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Why realistic humanoid robots need to learn to lip-sync
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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How to understand statistics in the news and when to trust them
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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The bizarre biology of the mantis shrimp
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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The creator of Bellingcat on using the internet to investigate global affairs
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Prof Avi Loeb on what 'Oumuamua tells us about the problem with modern physics
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Meet the computer scientist teaching an AI to play Dungeons and Dragons
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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International Women’s Day: The forgotten female scientists of history
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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How to maximise your motivation, according to a neuroscientist
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Inside the February issue with the BBC Science Focus team
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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Mental health and your brain: What happens when it goes wrong
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Why rewilding success stories make us hopeful for the future
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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The psychology of the sea shanty: Why work songs are such earworms
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Team talk: Beating pandemic burnout, the seasons of you and a daring giraffe rescue
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Why you can’t multitask (and why that’s a good thing)
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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How virtual reality is helping patients with phobias, anxiety disorders and more
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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How a scientist used viruses to save her husband’s life from a superbug
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Marcus Chown: Does the Big Bang really explain our Universe?
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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End of year roundup: The non-COVID science that brought us joy in 2020
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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Prof John Drury: The psychology of lockdowns
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Dr Pete Etchells: Do video games encourage gambling behaviour?
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Christmas Lectures 2020: How can we look after our planet?
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Inside the December issue with the BBC Science Focus team
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Genes and heredity - Everything you ever wanted to know about... the biology of life with Sir Paul Nurse
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Cells - Everything you ever wanted to know about... the biology of life with Sir Paul Nurse
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Dr Douglas Vakoch: Should we try to contact aliens?
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Exploring the deep sea - Everything you ever wanted to know about... the deep sea with Dr Jon Copley
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Deep sea habitats - Everything you ever wanted to know about... the deep sea with Dr Jon Copley
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Deep sea creatures - Everything you ever wanted to know about... the deep sea with Dr Jon Copley
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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The Science Focus team: What's inside November's issue?
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Prof Linda Scott: Why is there still economic inequality between men and women?
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Everything you ever wanted to know about… cancer with Dr Kat Arney
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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Hugo Zeberg: How could Neanderthal genes affect COVID-19?
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Matt Parker, Helen Arney and Steve Mould: What links coffee, snowflakes and frogs?
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Merlin Sheldrake: How have fungi shaped the world?
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Sue Black: What stories do our skeletons tell?
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Professor Trevor Cox: Was Stonehenge an ancient acoustic chamber?
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Dr Julia Shaw: Why do we do bad things?
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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James Hamblin: Should we all stop showering?
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Katie Mack: How will the Universe end?
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Rana el Kaliouby: What if computers could read our emotions?
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Dr Rachel Brown: Why are some COVID-19 patients suffering from neurological complications?
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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The Urban Birder: What wildlife can city-dwellers see?
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Dr Michael Mosley: Why is sleep so important?
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Ritu Raman: Can you build with biology?
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Project Discovery: Could computer games help find a cure for COVID-19?
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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Dr Jacob Bleacher: Why do we need to go back to the Moon?
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Subhadra Das: What part has science played in racism?
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Brendan Walker: Where is the best place to sit on a rollercoaster?
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Leonard Mlodinow: How did Stephen Hawking make science accessible?
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Pragya Agarwal: When does bias become prejudice?
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Anthony David: Why is there still such stigma around mental health?
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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Luck, the paranormal and the Moon landings - Everything you ever wanted to know about…. illusions, magic and the paranormal
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May 28, 2020 |
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Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac: Has climate change determined our future?
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May 26, 2020 |
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Illusions and Magic - Everything you ever wanted to know about... illusions, magic and the paranormal, episode 1
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May 21, 2020 |
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Elisa Raffaella Ferrè: What happens to the brain in space?
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May 18, 2020 |
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Sonia Contera: How will nanotechnology revolutionise medicine?
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May 11, 2020 |
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Neil Shubin: How do big changes in evolution happen?
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May 04, 2020 |
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Your questions – Everything You Wanted To Know About…Physics, episode six
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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Mysteries in physics – Everything You Wanted To Know About…Physics, episode five
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Energy – Everything You Wanted To Know About…Physics, episode four
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Quantum physics – Everything You Wanted To Know About…Physics, episode three
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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Space & Time – Everything You Wanted To Know About…Physics, episode two
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Apr 25, 2020 |
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The Fundamentals – Everything You Wanted to Know About…Physics, episode one
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Everything You Wanted To Know About Physics, with Prof Jim Al-Khalili
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Sandro Galea: What is the difference between health and medicine?
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Toby Ord: What are the odds civilisation will survive the century?
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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Anthony Warner: Are we really too fat?
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Camilla Pang: How can science guide my life?
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Kevin Fong: What happened to Apollo 13?
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Aleks Krotoski: What happens to your data when you die?
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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Professor Fay Dowker: What is the problem of quantum gravity?
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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Jim Davies: How do you use your imagination?
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Mark Miodownik: Are biodegradable plastics really better than traditional plastic?
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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Dr Erin Macdonald: Is there any science in Star Trek?
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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Adam Rutherford: Can science ever be rid of racism?
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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Ross Barnett: Why should we be interested in prehistoric animals that aren’t dinosaurs?
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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Samantha Alger: What can we do to save the bees?
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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Marcel Danesi: Why do we want to believe lies?
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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Dr Becky Smethurst: How do you actually find a black hole?
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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Hannah Fry: How much of our lives is secretly underpinned by maths?
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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Adam Kay: Is Christmas really the most wonderful time of the year on labour ward?
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Kathryn D Sullivan: What is it really like to walk in space?
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Brian Switek: How did bones evolve?
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Chris Lintott: Can members of the public do real science?
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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Dean Burnett: What’s going on in the teenage brain?
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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Randall Munroe: How do you find the worst solution to any problem?
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Gaia Vince: What part does culture play in our evolution?
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Jim Al-Khalili: Why should we care about science and scientists?
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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Bill Bryson: What should we know about how our bodies work?
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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Gretchen McCulloch: How has the internet affected how we communicate?
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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Robert Elliott Smith: Are algorithms inherently biased?
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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Monica Grady: What is the future of space science?
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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Dr Tilly Blyth: How has art influenced science?
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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Richard Dawkins: Can we live in a world without religion?
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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Does data discriminate against women? – Caroline Criado Perez
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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How do you launch a successful space mission? – Mark McCaughrean
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Sep 04, 2019 |
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What does our skin tell us about ourselves? – Dr Monty Lyman
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Aug 28, 2019 |
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Are Generation Z our only hope for the future? – John Higgs
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Aug 21, 2019 |
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Is an implantable electronic device the future of medicine? – Gordon Wallace
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Aug 14, 2019 |
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How accurately can we predict the weather? – Andrew Blum
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Aug 07, 2019 |
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What happened at Bluedot festival 2019? – Libby Jackson, Tom Shakespeare and Danielle George
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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What does a world with an ageing population look like? – Sarah Harper
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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What does it mean to be a man? – Gary Barker
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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Dr Guy Leschziner: What is your brain doing while you sleep?
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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What can the father of Gaia theory tell us about our future? - James Lovelock
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Jul 03, 2019 |
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Could leaving nature to its own devices be the key to meeting the UK’s climate goals? - Mark Lynas
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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Is there really no such thing as a fish? – Andrew Hunter Murray and Dan Schreiber
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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Is racism creeping into science? – Angela Saini
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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Can we really predict when doomsday will happen? – William Poundstone
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Jun 05, 2019 |
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Is body positivity the answer to body image issues? – Phillippa Diedrichs
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May 29, 2019 |
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Why is the Moon landing still relevant 50 years on? – Kevin Fong
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May 22, 2019 |
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Can science explain everything? – Michael Blastland
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May 15, 2019 |
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Is the cure for cancer hiding in human breast milk? – Professor Catharina Svanborg
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May 08, 2019 |
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Why is Leonardo Da Vinci’s scientific legacy so often overlooked? – Martin Clayton
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May 01, 2019 |
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Is gene editing inspiring or terrifying? – Nessa Carey
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Apr 25, 2019 |
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What if the Earth’s magnetic field died? – Jim Al-Khalili
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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Are video games good for us? - Pete Etchells
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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Do you believe in magic? – Gustav Kuhn
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Apr 03, 2019 |
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How can we save our planet? - Sir David Attenborough
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Mar 27, 2019 |
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Can we slow down the ageing process? - Sue Armstrong
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Mar 20, 2019 |
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Matt Parker: What happens when maths goes horribly, horribly wrong?
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Mar 13, 2019 |
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Why is the magnetic north pole moving? - Ciaran Beggan
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Mar 06, 2019 |
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Are we facing an insect apocalypse? - Brad Lister
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Feb 27, 2019 |
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Is religion compatible with science? - Professor John Lennox
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Feb 20, 2019 |
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What does it mean to be happy? - Helen Russell
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Feb 13, 2019 |
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How geology can influence elections - Lewis Dartnell
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Feb 06, 2019 |
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The mindset behind the Moon landing – Richard Wiseman
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Jan 30, 2019 |
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How technology is changing politics – Jamie Susskind
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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There’s no such thing as Blue Monday - Sir David Spiegelhalter
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Jan 16, 2019 |
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The most mysterious objects in the Universe - Colin Stuart
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Jan 09, 2019 |
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Eating for your genes - Giles Yeo
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Jan 03, 2019 |
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What makes me 'me'? - Aoife McLysaght
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Dec 26, 2018 |
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Why ASMR gives you tingles – Emma WhispersRed
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Dec 19, 2018 |
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Air pollution is killing us, here’s how you can stop it – Gary Fuller
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Dec 12, 2018 |
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Should we be worried about sex robots? – Kate Devlin
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Dec 05, 2018 |
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Filming a Dynasty - Nick Lyon
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Nov 28, 2018 |
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There is no Plan B for planet Earth – Lord Martin Rees
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Nov 21, 2018 |
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What NASA’s InSight will tell us about Mars - Bruce Banerdt
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Nov 14, 2018 |
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The genetic hunt for the Loch Ness Monster - Neil Gemmell
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Nov 07, 2018 |
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Robin Ince: Inside the mind of a comedian
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Oct 31, 2018 |
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How to get a good night’s sleep - Alice Gregory
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Oct 24, 2018 |
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What makes a robot a robot? – Dr Lucy Rogers
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Oct 17, 2018 |
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Finding the fun in science - Dara Ó Briain
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Oct 10, 2018 |
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The psychology of suicide - Jesse Bering
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Oct 03, 2018 |
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What we got wrong about pandas and teenagers
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Sep 26, 2018 |
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How to invent everything - Ryan North
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Sep 19, 2018 |
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Why aren't there more women in science?
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Sep 12, 2018 |
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Identifying Jack the Ripper - David Wilson
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Sep 05, 2018 |
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Why AI is not the enemy - Jim Al-Khalili
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Aug 30, 2018 |
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Could these gloves be the future of music?
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Aug 22, 2018 |
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What's going on with the weather? - Dann Mitchell
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Aug 16, 2018 |
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What asteroids can tell us about our Solar System
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Aug 08, 2018 |
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Wildfires: past, present and future
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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Inequality in Science
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Jul 25, 2018 |
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What’s the deal with algorithms?
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Jul 18, 2018 |
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Mike Garrett: Is there anybody out there?
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Jul 11, 2018 |
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Russia's canine cosmonauts
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Jul 04, 2018 |
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Sin: Why we do the things we shouldn’t
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Jun 27, 2018 |
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Solving the plastic problem
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Jun 20, 2018 |
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Everything that's wrong with the human body
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Jun 13, 2018 |
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How to keep yourself busy in space
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Jun 06, 2018 |
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The truth about dinosaurs
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May 30, 2018 |
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To become Prime Minister, change your voice
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May 23, 2018 |
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The neuroscience of happiness
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May 10, 2018 |
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Changing our behaviour with virtual reality
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May 03, 2018 |
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What it’s really like to die
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Apr 25, 2018 |
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How to push the limits of human endurance
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Apr 18, 2018 |
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Transhumanism - using technology to live forever
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Apr 11, 2018 |
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Nudge theory
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Apr 04, 2018 |
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Project Discovery and its search for exoplanets
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Mar 29, 2018 |
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Remembering Stephen Hawking - the Galaxy's best known scientist
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Mar 21, 2018 |
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Exploding Head Syndrome
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Mar 14, 2018 |
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Adventures in brain enhancement
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Mar 07, 2018 |
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The future of humanity
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Feb 28, 2018 |
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How emotions are made
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Feb 21, 2018 |
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The London Fatberg + Why you should break up with your phone
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Feb 14, 2018 |
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How plants can survive space missions and Chernobyl
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Feb 01, 2018 |
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Christmas lectures past and present
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Dec 21, 2017 |
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Building a base on the Moon, and crafting believable sci-fi
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Dec 08, 2017 |
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Why we love pets and why strangers help each other
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Nov 02, 2017 |
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Psychosis, realism and video games
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Oct 12, 2017 |