602 Episodes

  1. Why hedgehog numbers are falling and how we can stop it

    Published: 1/29/2024

  2. How to lose weight the scientific way

    Published: 1/26/2024

  3. Avocados: Nutritional superfood or environmental disaster?

    Published: 1/22/2024

  4. How to pace yourself in an exhausting world

    Published: 1/19/2024

  5. The science of the paranormal: Why we see ghosts, UFOs and visions of our past lives

    Published: 1/15/2024

  6. Has the Moon entered a new epoch?

    Published: 1/12/2024

  7. Email overload: How a full inbox affects your mental health, and what you can do to take back control

    Published: 1/8/2024

  8. The anti-ageing wonder drugs of the near future

    Published: 1/5/2024

  9. Simple ways to slow your biological age (and maybe even reverse it)

    Published: 12/29/2023

  10. How finding moments of awe can bolster your mental health

    Published: 12/22/2023

  11. Tinnitus: What causes the persistent ringing or buzzing of the ears and how can we treat it?

    Published: 12/18/2023

  12. Simple ways to prevent (and reverse) type 2 diabetes

    Published: 12/15/2023

  13. Aphantasia: How people with no mind’s eye see the world

    Published: 12/11/2023

  14. The truth about bodyfat

    Published: 12/8/2023

  15. Can we predict the future of the climate?

    Published: 12/4/2023

  16. The strange science of near-death experiences

    Published: 12/1/2023

  17. How AI is going to transform the classroom

    Published: 11/27/2023

  18. Chris Packham wants you to be a scientist – and then forget the science

    Published: 11/24/2023

  19. How using science can make you a better cook

    Published: 11/20/2023

  20. Inside the brain of a thrill seeker

    Published: 11/17/2023

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