602 Episodes

  1. The truth about fasting and time-restricted eating

    Published: 9/3/2023

  2. Why we should be doing more to prepare for contact with alien civilisations

    Published: 8/31/2023

  3. Busting testosterone myths

    Published: 8/27/2023

  4. The Science of De-extinction

    Published: 8/24/2023

  5. How science can help you make better decisions

    Published: 8/20/2023

  6. How dementia affects the brain, and how we’ll one day beat it

    Published: 8/17/2023

  7. How AI is changing the world of scams

    Published: 8/13/2023

  8. How False Memories can trick your mind

    Published: 8/10/2023

  9. What we’re all getting wrong about ADHD

    Published: 8/6/2023

  10. The new world of AI relationships, with Marco Dehnert

    Published: 8/3/2023

  11. Why the next gold rush is happening at the bottom of the ocean

    Published: 7/30/2023

  12. Weight loss: What actually works?

    Published: 7/27/2023

  13. Simple ways to overcome imposter syndrome

    Published: 7/23/2023

  14. Global heatwave: Could our taps soon run dry?

    Published: 7/20/2023

  15. How loneliness can affect your health, and what you can do to combat it, with Prof Andrea Wigfield

    Published: 7/16/2023

  16. The Mysteries of the Octopus, with Prof David Scheel

    Published: 7/13/2023

  17. Why touch is our most misunderstood sense, with Prof Michael Banissy

    Published: 7/9/2023

  18. Allergies, with Theresa MacPhail

    Published: 7/6/2023

  19. The argument for a four-day workweek, with Alex Pang

    Published: 7/2/2023

  20. The intriguing science of phages, with Tom Ireland

    Published: 6/29/2023

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