Ranked #1
What if the Earth’s magnetic field died? – Jim Al-Khalili
What if the Earth’s magnetic field died? – Jim Al-Khalili
Theoretical physicist and science communicator Professor Jim Al-Khalili has taken a break from writing popular science b... Read more
17 Apr 2019
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40mins
Ranked #2
Why AI is not the enemy - Jim Al-Khalili
Why AI is not the enemy - Jim Al-Khalili
Jim Al-Khalili explains how artificial intelligence has changed the world, who benefits from it, and why we probably sho... Read more
30 Aug 2018
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38mins
Ranked #3
Is there really no such thing as a fish? – Andrew Hunter Murray and Dan Schreiber
Is there really no such thing as a fish? – Andrew Hunter Murray and Dan Schreiber
We like to think our Science Focus Podcast is something really rather special (really, you should tell all your mates ab... Read more
19 Jun 2019
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39mins
Ranked #4
Monica Grady: What is the future of space science?
Monica Grady: What is the future of space science?
Today on the Science Focus Podcast, we’re talking to Professor Monica Grady, planetary and space scientist, ahead of Wor... Read more
2 Oct 2019
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37mins
Ranked #5
Bill Bryson: What should we know about how our bodies work?
Bill Bryson: What should we know about how our bodies work?
In this episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we hear from renowned travel writer and science communicator, Bill Bryson.... Read more
23 Oct 2019
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44mins
Ranked #6
The most mysterious objects in the Universe - Colin Stuart
The most mysterious objects in the Universe - Colin Stuart
From 'Oumuamua to Planet Nine, astronomy writer and Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society Colin Stuart counts down th... Read more
9 Jan 2019
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23mins
Ranked #7
Why ASMR gives you tingles – Emma WhispersRed
Why ASMR gives you tingles – Emma WhispersRed
We chat to YouTuber Emma WhispersRed ASMR about how she got into making the videos, why she thinks people find them so s... Read more
19 Dec 2018
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20mins
Ranked #8
Everything that's wrong with the human body
Everything that's wrong with the human body
We like to think of ourselves as highly evolved, well-adapted creatures, but our retinas face backwards, we have too man... Read more
13 Jun 2018
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34mins
Ranked #9
The neuroscience of happiness
The neuroscience of happiness
Everyone wants to be happy, it’s an inbuilt part of being human, but what exactly is going on in our brains when we feel... Read more
10 May 2018
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49mins
Ranked #10
The truth about dinosaurs
The truth about dinosaurs
The image of dinosaurs as drab, slow-witted reptilians is slowly being overturned thanks to exciting new fossil discover... Read more
30 May 2018
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33mins
Ranked #11
The Fundamentals – Everything You Wanted to Know About…Physics, episode one
The Fundamentals – Everything You Wanted to Know About…Physics, episode one
Prof Jim Al-Khalili breaks down the building blocks of the Universe and reveals what simplicity, beauty and elegance hav... Read more
24 Apr 2020
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37mins
Ranked #12
What NASA’s InSight will tell us about Mars - Bruce Banerdt
What NASA’s InSight will tell us about Mars - Bruce Banerdt
By drilling into the surface of Mars, NASA’s InSight mission could help us discover more about the structure of the Red ... Read more
14 Nov 2018
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27mins
Ranked #13
Dr Guy Leschziner: What is your brain doing while you sleep?
Dr Guy Leschziner: What is your brain doing while you sleep?
For most of us, switching off the light and curling up in a warm, cosy bed is the welcome reward for a good day done (or... Read more
10 Jul 2019
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36mins
Ranked #14
Space & Time – Everything You Wanted To Know About…Physics, episode two
Space & Time – Everything You Wanted To Know About…Physics, episode two
Prof Jim Al-Khalili helps us get to grips with the big concepts in cosmology. We talk space time, relativity and, of cou... Read more
25 Apr 2020
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37mins
Ranked #15
The psychology of suicide - Jesse Bering
The psychology of suicide - Jesse Bering
Psychologist and science writer Jesse Bering explains the factors that lead someone to take their own life, and how we m... Read more
3 Oct 2018
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37mins
Ranked #16
Is religion compatible with science? - Professor John Lennox
Is religion compatible with science? - Professor John Lennox
This week, we delve into the complex relationship between science and religion. Why invoke a god to explain the world, t... Read more
20 Feb 2019
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35mins
Ranked #17
Dr Erin Macdonald: Is there any science in Star Trek?
Dr Erin Macdonald: Is there any science in Star Trek?
This week we’re boldly going where no Science Focus Podcast has gone before.Dr Erin Macdonald is the new science consult... Read more
13 Feb 2020
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28mins
Ranked #18
Exploding Head Syndrome
Exploding Head Syndrome
We talk to professor Brian Sharpless about a little-known sleep disorder called Exploding Head Syndrome and the research... Read more
14 Mar 2018
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25mins
Ranked #19
Hannah Fry: How much of our lives is secretly underpinned by maths?
Hannah Fry: How much of our lives is secretly underpinned by maths?
Hopefully by now the last crumbs of mince pie will be wiped clean and Grandad has woken up from his Christmas day nap.If... Read more
26 Dec 2019
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28mins
Ranked #20
Is racism creeping into science? – Angela Saini
Is racism creeping into science? – Angela Saini
After World War II, mainstream science denounced eugenics and the study of racial differences. Yet there remained a stau... Read more
12 Jun 2019
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44mins