BBC Inside Science

BBC Radio 4

A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.

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663 episodes
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May 26, 2022 · 43 min
The Ebb and Flow of the Tidal Power Revolution
What do we know about the mysterious cases of hepatitis in children?
May 19, 2022 · 34 min
Building Better Engagement
Why does scientific communication matter and how might it be done better?
May 12, 2022 · 35 min
A Trip-Switch for Depression?
Could magic mushrooms be the key to a revolution in treating depression?
May 5, 2022 · 36 min
Declining Data, Climate Deadlines and the Day the Dinosaurs Died
Without mass studies and free testing, how will the UK keep an eye on Covid?
Apr 28, 2022 · 27 min
How can the UK get to zero carbon?
With energy bills soaring, what's the best way to cut carbon use and keep the lights on?
Apr 21, 2022 · 32 min
Racial inequality in UK science
Improving diversity in science; heatwaves at both poles; finding the best hedge to plant.
Apr 14, 2022 · 28 min
Global food security during Ukraine conflict
Food supply risks; lead poisoning in birds; Covid monitoring; Artemis mission to moon.
Apr 7, 2022 · 28 min
High Seas treaty talks and discoveries from the deep
UN talks on ocean protection; Covid’s effects on the brain; disruptions to Russian science
Mar 31, 2022 · 28 min
Cyber frontlines in Ukraine
Cyber war in Ukraine, global energy security, and the IPCC climate change report.
Mar 4, 2022 · 1 min
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Feb 24, 2022 · 28 min
World’s largest Jurassic pterosaur found on Skye
Exciting finds from the dinosaur age, and how human behaviour shapes climate predictions
Feb 17, 2022 · 32 min
COVID-19: Beginnings... and endings?
Is the pandemic coming to an end? Scientists weigh in.
Feb 10, 2022 · 28 min
Fusion energy smashes world record
Record-breaking energy extraction gets us closer to nuclear fusion at the UK-based JET lab
Feb 3, 2022 · 36 min
The Continuing Story of the Nuclear Waste Bill
As energy costs rise, a look at the legacy cost of radioactive waste.
Jan 27, 2022 · 36 min
Predicting Long Covid, and the Global Toll of Antimicrobial Resistance
Promising results suggest new biomarkers could rate the risk of developing Long Covid.
Jan 20, 2022 · 37 min
The 'perfect' depth for a destructive eruption
Whay was the blast from the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano so violent?
Jan 13, 2022 · 28 min
The Rutland ‘Sea Dragon’, An Astronomer's Christmas and some Animal Magic
What does it take to unearth the largest Jurassic reptile fossil the UK has ever seen?
Jan 6, 2022 · 37 min
Deep ocean exploration
The wonders and mysteries of the deep ocean, and the potential threats to it.
Dec 30, 2021 · 41 min
A new space age?
Could humans be on the Moon and Mars before this decade is out?
Dec 23, 2021 · 38 min
The Origin of Celtic Culture in Britain?
Archaeologists use ancient DNA to uncover an unrecognised mass migration into Britain.