The psychology of the sea shanty: Why work songs are such earworms
2021 has got off to a strange start, with a surprising trend sweeping the internet: sea shanties. This ancient genre of music has exploded in popularity in recent weeks, thanks to people on social med...
1 Feb 202122min
Team talk: Beating pandemic burnout, the seasons of you and a daring giraffe rescue
In this episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we chat through the January 2021 issue of the magazine, which is on sale now. Editor Dan Bennett opens the episode by talking about new research that sugg...
25 Jan 202130min
Why you can’t multitask (and why that’s a good thing)
Humans' ability to turn thoughts into actions has enabled us to change the world. But we've never been great at getting two things done at once. Understanding how our brain helps us achieve our goals ...
18 Jan 202148min
How virtual reality is helping patients with phobias, anxiety disorders and more
In the New Year issue, we cover the biggest ideas that you need to understand in 2021, and in the past few episodes of the podcast we’ve been talking to the experts who will explain these ideas in the...
11 Jan 202137min
How a scientist used viruses to save her husband’s life from a superbug
In this week's episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we're joined by AIDS researcher Professor Steffanie Strathdee. In 2015, Strathdee's husband was infected by superbug that was resistant to every an...
4 Jan 202147min
Marcus Chown: Does the Big Bang really explain our Universe?
In the New Year issue of BBC Science Focus Magazine, we cover the biggest ideas that you need to understand in 2021. Over the next few episodes of the Science Focus Podcast, we’ll be talking to the ex...
28 Dec 202049min
End of year roundup: The non-COVID science that brought us joy in 2020
It’s been a long and strange year, and most of our attention has been focussed on the coronavirus. So, in this bonus episode of the Science Focus Podcast, the team talks about this year’s most interes...
24 Dec 202044min
Prof John Drury: The psychology of lockdowns
In this week's episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we talk to Prof John Drury, a behavioural psychologist based at the University of Sussex who specialises in studying crowds and collective behaviou...
21 Dec 202028min
