How to combat the planet’s growing issue of food waste
According to the United Nations, around one-third of all the food currently produced across the planet is being lost or wasted, oftentimes before it even reaches our plates. As well as the loss of ess...
17 Nov 202531min
The hidden forces driving the AI bubble
This episode was recorded on November 6th 2025. Artificial intelligence has been the movement of the moment in recent years. Since it burst to prominence in 2022, hundreds of millions of people have ...
14 Nov 202555min
Earth is heading for a food emergency. Can we stop it?
Recent UN data tells us that currently 670 million people around the world are going hungry. There’s little doubt that food security is one of the most serious problems that the human race is facing. ...
10 Nov 202538min
How whales may be using their haunting songs as a navigation system
Along with their vast size and habit of jumping playfully out of the water, whales are renowned for their haunting melodic vocalisations. However, after decades of research, scientists still aren’t su...
7 Nov 202524min
How personalised nutrition is transforming our understanding of diet and health
Over the past several decades nutritional advice from doctors and expert researchers has largely relied on one-size-fits-all approach – eat five portions of fruit and veg a day, limit your intake of s...
3 Nov 202528min
What we all need to know about menopause
Throughout our lives we all go through several significant periods of change – puberty, young adulthood, middle age, retirement. Each comes with its own quirks and challenges, but perhaps one of the m...
31 Okt 202526min
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales on what AI and Elon Musk mean for the site's future
Wikipedia. It needs almost no introduction. Few websites are more well-known, more commonly used and more foundational to the web as we know it than the online encyclopedia. This week, we’re joined by...
27 Okt 202538min
How psychedelics could kickstart the next mental health revolution
Hippies, the Beatles, flower power, magic mushrooms, raves and festivals – that’s what most of us associate with psychedelics. But there is mounting evidence that these drugs could also be used medici...
23 Okt 202538min
