How science can help you have better conversations
Do you ever find yourself in a meeting at work or in a social occasion and notice how someone in the room seems able to effortlessly and succinctly put their ideas across while also listening to other...
25 Mars 202431min
Synaesthesia: How some of us experience music as shapes and colours and words as flavours
Do you experience sounds or music visually as certain shapes? Or perhaps you are able to ‘taste’ words or ‘hear’ colours. If so, it sounds like you have synaesthesia, a neurological phenomenon that l...
22 Mars 202425min
Why you’re not actually addicted to your phone
Just about everywhere we look today, screens, and in particular social media, are being called addictive, and being blamed for causing mental health problems and damaging childhood development. But d...
18 Mars 202434min
How personalised medicine is about to change healthcare
There’s no doubt new advances in science and technology are having a huge impact on the way we live our lives these days. From Big Data and artificial intelligence to genomics and wearable devices tha...
15 Mars 202429min
How some of the most fascinating discoveries in astronomy were made by accident
For those of us on the outside, scientific discoveries can often appear to be neat, tidy and well thought out in advance. Theorists come up with a hypothesis on a chalkboard and then it’s up to the ex...
11 Mars 202431min
The surprising role of clouds in climate change
Clouds aren’t just the harbingers of bad weather. Turns out, they are crucial players in the climate – and so, too, in climate change. In this episode we speak to climate scientist Dr Paulo Ceppi, who...
8 Mars 202427min
Why giraffes are undergoing a silent extinction
There can be few animals that are as iconic and instantly recognisable as giraffes. But despite their unique, almost mystical appearance and enduring worldwide popularity, their numbers are dwindling....
4 Mars 202435min
Why we are seeing the return of infectious diseases
In the first quarter of 2024, infectious diseases including measles, plague, and cholera have all reared their ugly heads again. Are we seeing an unprecedented level of disease re-emergence? Why do th...
1 Mars 202428min
