Oxford Sparks Big Questions
A podcast by Oxford Sparks - Wednesdays
108 Episodes
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What is it like to be on Countdown?
Published: 4/16/2025 -
What happens after a dementia diagnosis?
Published: 4/2/2025 -
Is it OK to laugh at Tourette's?
Published: 3/19/2025 -
What is a dinosaur highway?
Published: 3/5/2025 -
How horny are hedgehogs?
Published: 2/19/2025 -
What can batteries of the future learn from eels?
Published: 2/5/2025 -
Why is my bottle cap attached to my plastic bottle?
Published: 1/22/2025 -
Why are we seeing the Northern Lights more often?
Published: 1/8/2025 -
Why track mistletoe?
Published: 12/11/2024 -
Why are birth rates falling in the UK?
Published: 11/27/2024 -
What is a wind drought?
Published: 11/13/2024 -
How do you sequence the genomes of 70,000 species?
Published: 10/30/2024 -
How do I keep my house cool without air conditioning?
Published: 7/17/2024 -
What time is it on the moon?
Published: 7/3/2024 -
How can origami help make energy?
Published: 6/19/2024 -
How do you fossilise a brain?
Published: 6/5/2024 -
How do earworms work?
Published: 5/22/2024 -
How are seals affecting fishing catches?
Published: 5/8/2024 -
Why am I killing my house plants?
Published: 4/24/2024 -
How are volcanoes formed on other planets?
Published: 4/10/2024
'Will my bacon sandwich kill me?', 'Is vaping better than smoking?', 'How do you become an astronaut?' - just some of the Big Questions we ask some of the brightest minds behind Oxford science. Join us in each podcast as we explore a different area of science.