麻豆官网首页入口 Inside Science Podcast
A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.
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The rising threat of bird flu
Thu 12 Dec 2024
How close is a bird flu pandemic? We explore a year of changes in this concerning virus.
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Fact-checking the Bovaer backlash
Thu 5 Dec 2024
How is cow feed additive Bovaer tackling methane from burpy cows 鈥� and is it safe?
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Is flood forecasting failing?
Thu 28 Nov 2024
We find out how flooding is forecast 鈥� and ask what went wrong in the recent UK floods.
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Nuclear medicine shortages and Jane Goodall on COP29
Thu 14 Nov 2024
What are medical isotopes and why are we short of them? And we chat to Jane Goodall.
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COP29: Are climate summits working?
Thu 7 Nov 2024
What is the point of UN climate conferences, and are they really doing enough?
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Spooky Science
Thu 31 Oct 2024
It鈥檚 our Halloween special, featuring blood-sucking leeches, the undead and pumpkin waste.
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Whatever happened to graphene?
Thu 24 Oct 2024
Twenty years on from the discovery of wonder material graphene, is it changing the world?
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Should we bring back extinct animals?
Thu 10 Oct 2024
A US company claims it will bring back a woolly mammoth by 2028 鈥� how and why?
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Could coal shut-down mark new era for energy?
Thu 3 Oct 2024
What difference will closure of the UK鈥檚 last coal-fired power station make?
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How green is space travel?
Thu 26 Sep 2024
We discuss whether a boom in space travel could be a problem for Earth鈥檚 climate.
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Is lab-grown meat the future of food?
Thu 19 Sep 2024
From how it's made to farmers' perceptions, a deep dive into the edible innovation.
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The first civilian spacewalk
Thu 12 Sep 2024
Also, the science of what we do with our nuclear waste and why.
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Predicting everything
Thu 29 Aug 2024
Also, the latest on Alzheimer's drugs and how we work out Paralympic classifications.
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Why aren鈥檛 we eating more insects?
Thu 22 Aug 2024
We try some cricket tacos 鈥� and ask what role insects might play in our future diets.
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Beavers of London
Thu 15 Aug 2024
As beaver kits arrive in London, we ask if we should bring wilderness back to UK cities.
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Going for gold
Thu 8 Aug 2024
Turning e-waste into jewellery and the genetics of a gold medal Olympian.
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How much of a risk is space junk?
Thu 1 Aug 2024
Also, sex before sport and how oceans influence how hot it is.
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Should Antarctica be off limits?
Thu 18 Jul 2024
Also, we dip into the Seine鈥檚 Olympic clean-up, and is Flying Ant Day really just one day?
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Wimbledon Grass Science
Thu 11 Jul 2024
Could white paint help tackle climate change? And 'synthetic embryos' for research.
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Sun, sea... and science
Thu 4 Jul 2024
Misunderstood seagulls, ice cream chemistry and the science of sun safety.
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What makes an effective protest?
Thu 27 Jun 2024
Also, a smiling robot, landfill methane emissions, and the perfect temperature for humans.
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Taylor Swift Seismology
Thu 20 Jun 2024
We delve into the geophysics of Taylor Swift鈥檚 seismic Eras tour.
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Are implanted brain chips the future?
Thu 13 Jun 2024
Also how we measure distance in space and what drugs in sewage are doing to our frogs.
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How do we solve antibiotic resistance?
Thu 6 Jun 2024
Also, the inescapable pull of a black hole and an EU ban on smoky flavoured crisps.
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Micro Nuclear Reactors
Thu 23 May 2024
Can miniature nuclear reactors help us get to net zero by 2050?
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