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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Jan 16, 2020 · 30 min
Reproducibility crisis in science; Aeolus wind-measuring satellite; electric cars
Reproducibility crisis in science, Aeolus wind-measuring satellite, and electric cars.
Jan 9, 2020 · 31 min
Australian bush fires; Veganuary and LIGO
Gareth Mitchell discusses the Australian bush fires; Veganuary and LIGO
Jan 2, 2020 · 27 min
The hidden history in our DNA - Part 2 - Travel and Culture
The hidden history in our DNA - Part 2 - Travel and Culture
Dec 26, 2019 · 33 min
The hidden history in our DNA - Part 1 - Sex and Disease
The hidden history in our DNA - Part 1 - Sex and Disease
Dec 19, 2019 · 30 min
Ten years of Zooniverse; what happened to volcano Anak Krakatau and visualising maths
Ten years of Zooniverse; what happened to volcano Anak Krakatau and visualising maths.
Dec 12, 2019 · 28 min
Earliest hunting scene cave painting; animal domestication syndrome
Earliest prehistoric hunting scene; fox domestication study flaw
Dec 5, 2019 · 31 min
Global Carbon Emissions; Parker Solar Probe and simulating swaying buildings
Global Carbon Emissions; Simulating swaying buildings and Parker Solar Probe
Nov 28, 2019 · 29 min
What's the problem with palm oil and should we be supporting sustainably grown oil? Virtual reality skin
Should we be supporting sustainably grown palm oil? Virtual reality skin
Nov 21, 2019 · 37 min
Noise pollution and wildlife; No till farming; Cornwall's geothermal heat
Noise pollution and wildlife; No till farming; Cornwall's geothermal heat
Nov 14, 2019 · 29 min
Soils and floods, Air pollution and ultra-low emission zones, detecting the drug Spice
Soils and floods, air pollution and ultra-low emission zones, detecting the drug Spice
Nov 7, 2019 · 28 min
Fracking moratorium; Bloodhound; Big Compost Experiment; transit of Mercury
Fracking moratorium; Bloodhound; Big Compost Experiment; transit of Mercury
Oct 31, 2019 · 29 min
African genomes sequenced; Space weather; sports head injuries
African genomes sequenced; Space weather; sports head injuries.
Oct 24, 2019 · 27 min
Organic farming emissions; Staring at seagulls; Salt and dementia
Agriculture and greenhouse gases: We answer your questions
Oct 17, 2019 · 27 min
Ebola model, Partula snails, Malaria origin
Ebola model, partula snails, malaria origin.
Oct 10, 2019 · 27 min
Extinction Rebellion, UK net zero emissions and climate change; Nobel Prizes
XR protest – how best to reach net zero emissions? And science and culture of Nobel Prizes
Oct 3, 2019 · 35 min
HIV protective gene paper retraction, Imaging ancient Herculaneum scrolls, Bill Bryson's The Body
HIV protective gene paper retraction, imaging Herculaneum scrolls, Bill Bryson's The Body.
Sep 26, 2019 · 35 min
Oceans, ice and climate change; Neolithic baby bottles; Caroline Criado-Perez wins RS Book Prize
Oceans, ice and climate change; Neolithic baby bottles; and Caroline Criado Perez
Sep 19, 2019 · 30 min
MOSAiC Arctic super-expedition, Likely extinction of the Bahama nuthatch, Tim Smedley's book on air pollution
MOSAiC expedition, Bahama nuthatch and Tim Smedley's book on air pollution.
Sep 12, 2019 · 35 min
Model embryos from stem cells, Paul Steinhardt's book on impossible crystals, Mother Thames
Model embryos, Paul Steinhardt's book on impossible crystals and Mother Thames.
Sep 5, 2019 · 30 min
Inventing GPS, Carbon nanotube computer, Steven Strogatz and Monty Lyman discuss calculus and skin
Inventing GPS, carbon nanotube computer, RS Prize shortlisted books on calculus and skin.