BBC Inside Science Podcast
A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.
Episodes to download
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Genes and education, John Goodenough, Caring bears and hunting
Thu 29 Mar 2018
Adam Rutherford looks at the latest study on genetics and education.
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Data Scraping
Thu 22 Mar 2018
Data scraping, Future of the Sea report, Cleaning up space junk, Dinosaur eggs and nests.
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Buzz kill
Thu 15 Mar 2018
With Brexit approaching, what stance will the UK take on bee-harming pesticides?
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Science after Brexit
Thu 22 Feb 2018
Post-Brexit science funding, the Great pot invasion, Hurricane bells and Dancing worms.
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Shipping air pollution; Cheddar Man; Millirobots in the body;Dog brain training
Thu 15 Feb 2018
Shipping air pollution; Cheddar Man; millirobots in the body; dog brain training.
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Did typhoid kill the Aztecs, DNA stored in Bitcoin, Glow-in-the-dark plants and levitating humans
Thu 25 Jan 2018
Did typhoid kill the Aztecs? DNA and Bitcoin, Glow-in-the-dark plants, Human levitation.
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African swine fever, Oil spill update, CRISPR gene editing, Rat eradication in New Zealand, Chimp kin recognition
Thu 18 Jan 2018
Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news.
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Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas-monitoring pill and Chimpanzee portraits
Thu 11 Jan 2018
Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas sensor, Do babies look like their fathers?, Neanderthal sex.
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Tabby's Star, Space 2018, Mosquito sounds, C diff and food additive link
Thu 4 Jan 2018
Strange star seeks an explanation that doesn't involve alien civilisation
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Ancient DNA and Human Evolution
Thu 28 Dec 2017
Adam Rutherford on the DNA revolution in our understanding of human evolution.
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Antisense RNA therapy, Fossils vs Trump, Printing mini-kidneys, Electric eel power
Thu 21 Dec 2017
A turning point in treating brain diseases? Why are palaeontologists suing Donald Trump?
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The Future of Coral Reefs, Little Foot, Arthur C Clarke
Thu 14 Dec 2017
Adam Rutherford considers the future of coral reefs and the visions of Arthur C Clarke.
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Trophy hunting, Gene drives, Nuclear lightning, Peregrine falcons and drones
Thu 7 Dec 2017
Does trophy hunting threaten big game species with extinction?
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Prehistoric Strong Women, Semi-synthetic Life, Listener Feedback, Artificial Superintelligence
Thu 30 Nov 2017
Prehistoric women were as strong as today's top female rowers.
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Interstellar visitor, Svante Paabo, Synthetic biology, Plight of the Axolotl
Thu 23 Nov 2017
Oumuamua - the first known visitor from beyond the solar system.
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Can we forecast earthquakes?, Britain's space race rocket Skylark, Francis Galton
Thu 16 Nov 2017
Does the length of the day influence the risk of large earthquakes?
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Boy gets New Skin, The York Gospels, Stephen Hawking's Thesis
Thu 9 Nov 2017
A young boy is saved by a remarkable combination of stem cell and gene therapy
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Climate Change and Health; Moth Snow Storm Feedback; Whale Brain Evolution; Pharoah's Serpent
Thu 2 Nov 2017
A major global study finds that climate change has already damaged the health of millions.
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Insects disappearing, DNA Biosensor, Dog faces, Bandit dinosaur
Thu 26 Oct 2017
Where have all the insects gone?
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Colliding Neutron Stars, Krakatoa, Centigrade vs Celsius
Thu 19 Oct 2017
Astronomy enters a new age as gravitational waves locate the collision of neutron stars.
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HiQuake, Plate Tectonics@50, Sonic Weapon Puzzle, The Chinese Typewriter
Thu 5 Oct 2017
Earthquakes caused by human activities - a new global database
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Gravity wave breakthrough, The antibiotic pipeline, Microbial waste recycling, Fausto - an AI opera
Thu 28 Sep 2017
How can we avert the antibiotic resistance crisis?
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Cassini's finale; Science and Technology Select Committee; Crick's lecture; Cave acoustics
Thu 21 Sep 2017
Cassini's finale; Science and Technology Select Committee; Crick's lecture; Cave acoustics
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Farewell to Cassini, the epic 20 year mission to Saturn
Thu 14 Sep 2017
Farewell to Cassini - the latest and final results of the 20 year mission to Saturn.
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North Korea Bomb Tests, Warming Antarctic Sea Life, the Microbiome, Cuckoo Chuckle
Thu 7 Sep 2017
Did North Korea test a hydrogen bomb?
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Noxious haze over south coast; In Pursuit of Memory book; technosphere; Big Wasp Survey
Thu 31 Aug 2017
Noxious haze over south coast; In Pursuit of Memory book; technosphere; Big Wasp Survey
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