麻豆社 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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How did President Trump transform science in 2025?
Last Thursday
President Trump continues to shake up science. We look at the impact it鈥檚 already having.
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Would our ancestors have benefited from early neanderthals making fire?
Thu 11 Dec 2025
New evidence shows that early neanderthals made fire 350 thousand years before we thought.
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A 'functional' cure for HIV?
Thu 4 Dec 2025
Almost four decades after the first HIV treatment, is there finally a 鈥榝unctional鈥� cure?
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Why aren鈥檛 gene therapies more common?
Thu 27 Nov 2025
Three decades since the first successful gene therapy, why aren鈥檛 we using them more?
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What鈥檚 in the wording of the COP 30 negotiations?
Thu 20 Nov 2025
As COP 30 draws to close in Brazil, we speak to a former negotiator.
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Could technology replace animal testing in science?
Thu 13 Nov 2025
The UK government plans to phase out animal experiments. What are the alternatives?
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Is Dark Energy Getting Weaker?
Thu 6 Nov 2025
New evidence that the expansion of the universe is slowing. And the Godfather of AI.
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Is climate change to blame for Hurricane Melissa?
Thu 30 Oct 2025
The science of what makes hurricanes so deadly.
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Have scientists created a bionic eye?
Thu 23 Oct 2025
The bionic microchip implant which allows registered blind people to see again.
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Why do we love to play games?
Thu 16 Oct 2025
The science and maths of playing The Traitors recorded at Green Man Festival.
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What can the UK learn from China on renewable energy?
Thu 9 Oct 2025
Renewables overtake coal as the world鈥檚 biggest source of electricity.
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Are embryos made from skin cells鈥痶he future of fertility treatment?
Thu 2 Oct 2025
Scientists have made early-stage human embryos using skin cell DNA fertilised with sperm
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What鈥檚 the highest a human could possibly pole vault?
Thu 18 Sep 2025
The science, engineering and maths behind Armand Duplantis鈥檚 latest world record.
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Could we have evidence of life on Mars?
Thu 11 Sep 2025
Results from Nasa's Perseverance rover may show signs left in rocks by living organisms.
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What does caffeine do to our bodies?
Thu 4 Sep 2025
The evidence on whether high caffeine energy drinks affect our health.
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Does warm weather mean more rats in UK towns and cities?
Thu 28 Aug 2025
What鈥檚 the evidence behind rat infestation warnings? And farewell to wet wipe island
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Could solar panels in space be the energy source of the future?
Thu 21 Aug 2025
The science of extraterrestrial solar panels and whether they can power our energy needs.
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What will we be wearing in the future?
Thu 14 Aug 2025
Fashion meets science. An expert panel discuss the clothing of the future.
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What鈥檚 the evidence for vaccines?
Thu 7 Aug 2025
Cuts of $500 million to vaccines research have been announced by the US government.
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Why wasn鈥檛 the Russia mega earthquake as damaging as previous ones?
Thu 31 Jul 2025
The 8.8 magnitude quake sent tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the US west coast.
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The surprising culture of the animal kingdom
Thu 24 Jul 2025
The latest science of how animals communicate, with a live audience at the Hay Festival.
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How can we keep our homes cool in a changing climate?
Thu 17 Jul 2025
Science that makes living in our homes safer and cooler in a changing climate.
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How can we reduce the impact of plastic on the environment?
Thu 10 Jul 2025
Solutions to plastic waste from creating cleaner products to cleaning up ocean litter.
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How do you turn facial expressions into music?
Thu 3 Jul 2025
Hands on with the new research at this year鈥檚 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
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What happens when you bomb a uranium enrichment site?
Thu 26 Jun 2025
The science behind US attacks on Iran鈥檚 nuclear sites.
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Are trees the answer to solving climate change?
Thu 19 Jun 2025
We investigate the role our forests are playing in offsetting carbon emissions.
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What science is the UK government funding?
Thu 12 Jun 2025
The government sets out spending plans on five years of science. Where will the money go?
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Can science save our oceans?
Thu 5 Jun 2025
Inside Science heads to the One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France.
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Your science questions answered
Thu 29 May 2025
We answer a selection of fascinating science questions, from Nikola Tesla to microplastics
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