Discovery Podcast
Explorations in the world of science.
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The Life Scientific: David Canter
Last Monday
David Canter on how he came to found the field of 'investigative psychology'.
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The Life Scientific: Edith Heard
Mon 12 Oct 2026
Epigeneticist Edith Heard on decoding the details of how X chromosomes are expressed
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The Life Scientific: Ginger Kerrick
Mon 5 Oct 2026
Ginger Kerrick on training the first ISS crew and becoming the voice of Mission Control
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The ocean within us
Mon 28 Sep 2026
Humans are around 70% water. But where is it all? And what's it doing inside us?
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The art of being a Zombie Ant Fungus
Mon 21 Sep 2026
Cultural entomologist Bridget Nicholls investigates a bizarre natural phenomenon
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Women Not Included: Consumer Products
Mon 14 Sep 2026
In a world not designed for women, everyday products ignore women鈥檚 real needs.
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Women not included: Medical devices
Mon 7 Sep 2026
In a world not designed for women, devices put inside of female bodies pose hidden risks
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Women not included: Artificial Intelligence
Mon 31 Aug 2026
In a world not designed for women, AI reveals its hidden gender biases.
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Women Not Included: Urban Planning
Mon 24 Aug 2026
In a world not designed for women, the urban landscape reveals who it was really built for
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Women Not Included: Safety Equipment
Mon 17 Aug 2026
In a world not designed for women, tools meant to protect can leave many exposed.
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Women Not Included: Drugs and clinical trials
Mon 10 Aug 2026
In a world not designed for women, medicine built for male bodies puts people at risk
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The friendly virus
Mon 22 Jun 2026
As antibiotics start to fail, are we ready to enter the age of phage?
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The Life Scientific: Dean Lomax
Mon 15 Jun 2026
Dean Lomax on his unconventional route into palaeontology and making BIG discoveries.
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The Life Scientific: Helen Hastie
Mon 8 Jun 2026
Professor Helen Hastie on the positive future role for robots in our world.
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The Life Scientific: Seth Berkley
Mon 1 Jun 2026
Epidemiologist Seth Berkley on a career trying to get vaccines to those in need.
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The Life Scientific: Hiranya Peiris
Mon 25 May 2026
Hiranya Peiris on discovering the origin and evolution of the universe.
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The Life Scientific: Washington Yotto Ochieng
Mon 18 May 2026
Washington Yotto Ochieng reveals just how dependent we are on navigation systems like GPS
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The Life Scientific: Lucy Carpenter
Mon 11 May 2026
Atmospheric chemist Lucy Carpenter explains how natural marine processes impact ozone.
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The Life Scientific: Jens Juul Holst
Mon 4 May 2026
Physiologist Jens Juul Holst on how gut hormone GLP-1 paved the way for weight loss drugs
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The Life Scientific: Jim Ashworth-Beaumont
Mon 27 Apr 2026
Orthotist Jim Ashworth-Beaumont on how the body can adapt to life-changing injuries.
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Inside Universe 25
Mon 20 Apr 2026
What we can learn about the psychology of crowding from one man, and two thousand mice?
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Superbugs: Resistance Rising Part 3
Mon 6 Apr 2026
Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rising; is a great global crisis on the horizon?
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Superbugs: Resistance rising, part 2
Mon 30 Mar 2026
Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rising; is a great global crisis on the horizon?
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Superbugs: Resistance rising, part 1
Mon 23 Mar 2026
Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rising - is a great global crisis on the horizon?
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The Life Scientific: Jehane Ragai
Mon 16 Mar 2026
Egyptian chemist Jehane Ragai on proving forged paintings and uncovering masterpieces.
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The Life Scientific: Pierre Friedlingstein
Mon 2 Mar 2026
Pierre Friedlingstein on the pivotal role of carbon in predicting climate change.
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The Life Scientific: Julia Simner
Mon 23 Feb 2026
Professor Julia Simner tests Jim for synaesthesia with surprising results.
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The Life Scientific: Caroline Smith
Mon 16 Feb 2026
Caroline Smith on meteorites, rocks on Mars and the potential for ancient life there.
Space
The eclipses, spacecraft and astronauts changing our view of the Universe
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry
A pair of scientific sleuths answer your perplexing questions. Ask them anything!
