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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Jun 4, 2020 · 27 min
Back to School and Covid-19 and Ordnance Survey and the pandemic
Back to School and Covid-19 and Ordnance Survey and the pandemic.
May 28, 2020 · 30 min
Testing & Tracing the coronavirus, and the traces our movements leave behind
Testing and Tracing the coronavirus, and the traces our everyday movements leave behind.
May 21, 2020 · 28 min
Coronavirus-free science, the impact of lockdown on climate change and the odds of both life and intelligent life existing.
Marnie Chesterton brings us some coronavirus-free science breakthroughs since lockdown.
May 14, 2020 · 32 min
Coronavirus R number, genome study of Covid-19 survivors and using aircraft messages to assess aviation
Coronavirus R number, genome study of Covid survivors and assessing aviation with big data
May 7, 2020 · 29 min
Should the public wear face masks? Did SARS-Cov-2 escape from a laboratory in Wuhan?
Should the public wear face masks? Did the coronavirus escape from a laboratory in Wuhan?
Apr 30, 2020 · 31 min
Testing for immunity to COVID-19 and Citizen science on BBC Radio past and present
Testing for immunity to Covid-19 and citizen science on BBC Radio past and present.
Apr 23, 2020 · 42 min
Understanding Covid-19 death rates; Contact tracing apps; Whale sharks and atomic bombs
Understanding Covid-19 death rates; contact tracing apps; whale sharks and atomic bombs.
Apr 16, 2020 · 28 min
Lockdown lessons for climate change and the carbon neutral Cumbrian coal mine
Lockdown lessons for climate change and the carbon neutral Cumbrian coal mine.
Apr 9, 2020 · 28 min
Testing for asymptomatic coronavirus carriers, Human Cell Atlas, and invasive parakeets
Testing for asymptomatic coronavirus carriers, Human Cell Atlas, and invasive parakeets.
Apr 2, 2020 · 32 min
Coronavirus: Models & being ‘led by the science’; Mars500 isolation tips; Kids’ science - singing glasses
Models and graphs informing government strategy; Isolation tips; Fun science for kids.
Mar 26, 2020 · 42 min
Coronavirus - Lockdown efficacy; viral testing; surface survival; dog walking safety
Coronavirus - lockdown efficacy; viral testing; surface survival; dog walking safety
Mar 19, 2020 · 28 min
TB vaccination to replace culling in badgers; Neil Shubin on the wonders of evolution
TB vaccination to replace culling in badgers; Neil Shubin on the wonders of evolution.
Mar 12, 2020 · 27 min
Biology of the new coronavirus
Why and how does the new coronavirus make us ill?
Mar 5, 2020 · 33 min
Banning lead shot for hunting; UK Fireball Network and Extremely thin gold
Banning lead shot for hunting; UK Fireball Network and Extremely thin gold
Feb 27, 2020 · 28 min
The Big Compost Experiment; Using AI to screen for new antibiotics; Science of slapstick
The Big Compost Experiment; Using AI to screen for new antibiotics; Science of slapstick
Feb 20, 2020 · 42 min
Coronavirus questions; HMS Challenger and ocean acidification; Sean Carroll's quantum world
Coronavirus questions; HMS Challenger & ocean acidification; Sean Carroll's quantum world
Feb 13, 2020 · 40 min
Ordnance Survey - Britain's 220-year-old tech company; Launching synthetic voices and personality test
Ordnance Survey - 220-year-old tech company, synthetic voices and personality test.
Feb 6, 2020 · 28 min
Solar Orbiter launch; Mutational signatures in cancer; paleo-oncology
Solar Orbiter launch; Mutational signatures in cancer; paleo-oncology
Jan 30, 2020 · 36 min
Coronavirus update, Typhoid Mary and 200th anniversary of the first sighting of Antarctica
Coronavirus update, Typhoid Mary and 200th anniversary of the first sighting of Antarctica
Jan 23, 2020 · 31 min
Coronavirus outbreak in China; Genetic diseases in Amish communities and getting an Egyptian mummy to speak
Coronavirus outbreak in China, Amish genetic diseases and Egyptian mummy speaks.