Dr Pete Etchells: Do video games encourage gambling behaviour?
This week on the Science Focus Podcast, we're joined by Dr Pete Etchells, a professor of psychology with a particular interest how video games affect our mood and behaviour. Pete is also the author of...
14 Dec 202043min
Christmas Lectures 2020: How can we look after our planet?
Started by Michael Faraday in 1825, and now broadcast on national television, the Christmas lectures bring a science topic to our screens over three nights every year. The series of lectures has alway...
7 Dec 202036min
Inside the December issue with the BBC Science Focus team
In this episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we chat through the December 2020 issue of the magazine, which is on sale now. The issue is all about the search for extraterrestrial life, so managing ed...
30 Nov 202034min
Genes and heredity - Everything you ever wanted to know about... the biology of life with Sir Paul Nurse
For this instalment in the Everything you ever wanted to know about... series, we’ve sourced questions from Google, our listeners and the Science Focus team to put to experts and help you understand k...
25 Nov 202023min
Cells - Everything you ever wanted to know about... the biology of life with Sir Paul Nurse
For this instalment in the Everything you ever wanted to know about... series, we’ve sourced questions from Google, our listeners and the Science Focus team to put to experts and help you understand k...
23 Nov 202024min
Dr Douglas Vakoch: Should we try to contact aliens?
In this week’s episode, I’m talking to Dr Douglas Vakoch, President of Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or METI. We talk about whether we should be broadcasting messages into space to signal o...
16 Nov 202030min
Exploring the deep sea - Everything you ever wanted to know about... the deep sea with Dr Jon Copley
Our guest this week is Dr Jon Copley. Jon is a marine biologist, specialising in the deep sea. He went on the first mini sub dive to the world’s deepest hydrothermal vents, 5km down on the ocean floor...
13 Nov 202029min
Deep sea habitats - Everything you ever wanted to know about... the deep sea with Dr Jon Copley
Our guest this week is Dr Jon Copley. Jon is a marine biologist, specialising in the deep sea. He went on the first mini sub dive to the world’s deepest hydrothermal vents, 5km down on the ocean floor...
11 Nov 202035min
