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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European heatwave and climate change, Eugenia Cheng, Next generation batteries for electric cars, Joseph Hooker exhibition.
Thu 10 Aug 2017
Heat waves; Eugenia Cheng's book; next generation batteries; Joseph Hooker exhibition.
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Gene-editing human embryos, Spaceman's eyes, Science book prize, Sexual selection in salmon
Thu 3 Aug 2017
Gene-editing human embryos; spaceman's eyes;science book prize; sexual selection in salmon
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Cod fisheries, Our connection to nature, Domestic electricity and Gamma ray bursts
Thu 27 Jul 2017
Cod; connection to nature; domestic electricity; gamma ray burst.
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Genetics and privacy, Global plastic, Great Ape Dictionary, Ocean Discovery X Prize
Thu 20 Jul 2017
Genetics and privacy; Global plastic; Great Ape Dictionary; Ocean Discovery X Prize.
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Genetic testing; Pugs on treadmills; Frankenstein
Thu 13 Jul 2017
What areas of medicine will benefit from genetic testing? Has its promise been overstated?
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Neonics dispute, Hygenic bees, Hip-hop MRI
Thu 6 Jul 2017
Disagreement over the results of the latest field study into neonicotinoids and bee health
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Sex bias in biology, Engineering prize, Olympic bats, Angry Chef
Thu 29 Jun 2017
Huge genetic differences between the sexes may result in more drug side-effects for women.
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Forensics Centre in Dundee; D'Arcy Thompson centenary; Scottish science adviser; Coffee and climate
Thu 22 Jun 2017
Dundee University forensics science centre expands to test new psychoactive substances.
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Science in Fire Prevention
Thu 15 Jun 2017
Applying scientific techniques to reduce fire risk in tall buildings
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Early Humans Were Even Earlier Than We Thought
Thu 8 Jun 2017
Homo sapiens walked the earth at least 300,000 years ago.
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The Importance of Basic Research
Thu 1 Jun 2017
Adam Rutherford and guests discuss the usefulness of useless knowledge at the Hay Festival
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Sherpas - dolphin rescue - quantum computing - hot lavas
Thu 25 May 2017
What is the secret of the Sherpa people's adaptation to life at high altitude?
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Childhood cancers - Ghana telescope - Nano-listening device for cells - Ancient whales
Thu 18 May 2017
Searching for 100-year-old tumours to boost research on rare childhood cancers.
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Violins - Social networks and cliques in great tits and snow monkeys - Exploring DNA and art
Thu 11 May 2017
Do new violins sound better than old famed instruments? A scientist and soloist discuss.
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The moral brain, stem cell developments, ancient DNA in cave dirt, mangrove forest
Thu 4 May 2017
Shocking experiment shows how the brain makes us do the right thing.
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Homo naledi, First humans in America, Dark matter detector, New theory of dark matter
Thu 27 Apr 2017
Homo naledi; first humans in America; dark matter detector; new theory of dark matter.
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Cassini鈥檚 death, scrapping diesel, weather balloon, satellites monitoring volcanos
Thu 20 Apr 2017
Cassini's death; scrapping diesel cars; weather balloons; satellites monitoring volcanoes
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23andMe Genetic Sequencing, Human Knockout genes, Coral Bleaching
Thu 13 Apr 2017
23andMe genetic sequencing, Human knockout genes, Coral bleaching.
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Creation of island Britain, Sleep gene, Mary Kelly forensics, Global Tree Search survey
Thu 6 Apr 2017
How a megaflood severed Britain's connection to what is now France 450,000 years ago.
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Climate change and extreme weather; Primate brain size; Earthquake forecasting; Planet 9
Thu 30 Mar 2017
Climate change and extreme weather; primate brain size; earthquake forecasting; planet 9.
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Comet 67P images; Etna eruption; Brain navigation; Octopus intelligence
Thu 23 Mar 2017
Comet 67P images, Etna eruption, brain navigation, octopus intelligence.
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Boaty McBoatface in Antarctica, Aeroplane biofuels, Bakhshali manuscript, Goldilocks zones
Thu 16 Mar 2017
Boaty McBoatface in Antarctica, aeroplane biofuels, Bakhshali manuscript, Goldilocks zones
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Rise of the Robots: 3. Where is my mind?
Wed 15 Mar 2017
Adam Rutherford asks if we are ready for artificial intelligences making decisions for us
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Rise of the Robots: 2. More human than human
Mon 6 Mar 2017
Adam Rutherford explores our relationship with contemporary humanoid robots
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Rise of the Robots: 1. The history of things to come
Fri 3 Mar 2017
Adam Rutherford explores the role of robots in past societies
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Earth's Earliest Life, The Benefits of Pollution, Sexuality and Science and New ideas on Evolution
Thu 2 Mar 2017
The World's oldest sedimentary rocks reveal traces of our earliest ancestors.
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The perils of fake science news, The neanderthal inside us, What The Beatles really sang - statistically speaking
Thu 23 Feb 2017
How a woolly story about resurrecting mammoths raises serious questions for medical ethics
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Science and cyber security, Dinosaur babies, Winston Churchill and level crossings
Thu 16 Feb 2017
Testing cyber security with science.
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Measuring human impact on earth, Awards for engineers, Sounds of space junk.
Thu 9 Feb 2017
Quantifying the impact of humanity on the earth's natural systems.
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