Unexpected Elements

A podcast by BBC World Service - Fridays

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254 Episodes

  1. Leaping in Sync

    Published: 2/29/2024
  2. Going the distance

    Published: 2/22/2024
  3. Not so random acts of kindness

    Published: 2/15/2024
  4. Deep in thought

    Published: 2/8/2024
  5. How plankton made mountains

    Published: 2/1/2024
  6. Populations of people, frogs and microbes

    Published: 1/25/2024
  7. Rulers and the rules of ageing

    Published: 1/18/2024
  8. Super corals and science diplomacy

    Published: 1/11/2024
  9. Timing is everything

    Published: 1/4/2024
  10. The Best of Unexpected Elements

    Published: 12/28/2023
  11. A very dark day

    Published: 12/21/2023
  12. An exploration of empathy

    Published: 12/14/2023
  13. Boring science

    Published: 12/7/2023
  14. Meetings with intelligent worms

    Published: 11/30/2023
  15. All about cricket(s)

    Published: 11/23/2023
  16. Why we need to talk toilets

    Published: 11/16/2023
  17. Working 70 hours a week

    Published: 11/9/2023
  18. Scary science

    Published: 11/2/2023
  19. Fashion to dye for

    Published: 10/26/2023
  20. Putting Madonna to the test

    Published: 10/19/2023

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The news you know, the science you don’t. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way.