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Instant Genius

Whether you’re curious about getting healthy, the Big Bang or the science of cooking, find out everything you need to know in under 30 minutes with Instant Genius. The team behind BBC Science Focus Ma... Read more

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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

40mins

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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

38mins

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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

39mins

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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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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

44mins

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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

23mins

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

37mins

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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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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

35mins

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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

28mins

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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

25mins

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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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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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