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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Aug 29, 2019 · 28 min
Amazon fires, Royal Society Book Prize shortlist announced, John Gribben on quantum physics
Amazon fires, Royal Society Book Prize shortlist, and John Gribben on quantum physics.
Aug 22, 2019 · 28 min
UK's black squirrels' genetic heritage; nuclear fusion in the UK and the Royal Society's science book prize
UK's black squirrels' genetic heritage; nuclear fusion and the Royal Society's book prize.
Aug 15, 2019 · 33 min
UK power cut, Huge dinosaur find in Wyoming, Micro-plastics in Arctic snow
UK power cut, huge dinosaur find in Wyoming and micro-plastics in Arctic snow
Aug 8, 2019 · 28 min
Making the UK's dams safe, AI spots fake smiles, How many trees should we be planting?
Making the UK's dams safe; AI spots fake smiles and how many trees should we be planting?
Aug 1, 2019 · 30 min
Lovelock at 100; Hydrothermal vents and antibiotic resistance in the environment
James Lovelock at 100, hydrothermal vents and antibiotic resistance in the environment
Jul 25, 2019 · 28 min
False positives in genetic test kits, Impact of fishing on ocean sharks, Sex-change fish
False positives in genetic test kits, impact of fishing on sharks, and sex-change species.
Jul 18, 2019 · 27 min
Turing on the new £50 note, Moon landing on the radio, 25 years since Shoemaker-Levy comet
Turing on the new £50 note, moon landing on the radio, 25 years since Shoemaker-Levy comet
Jul 11, 2019 · 31 min
Earliest modern human skull, Analysing moon rocks, Viruses lurking in our genomes
Earliest modern human skull, analysing moon rocks, and viruses lurking in our genomes.
Jul 4, 2019 · 34 min
X-Rays on Mercury, Monkey Tools, Music of Molecules, AI Drivers
Summer Science from the Royal Society: a trip to Mercury, Music of Molecules, and AI Cars.
Jun 27, 2019 · 32 min
Global Food Security, Reactive Use-By Labels, Origins of the Potato
Global Food Security, a threat to wheat, future use-by labels and origins of the potato.
Jun 20, 2019 · 35 min
Rinderpest destruction, Noise and birdsong, Science as entertainment
Destroying rinderpest virus, how noise confuses birds, and science as light entertainment.
Jun 13, 2019 · 30 min
Net-Zero carbon target, Science Policy Under Thatcher, Screen time measures
Gareth Mitchell discusses a new carbon emissions target, and Science Policy Under Thatcher
Jun 6, 2019 · 37 min
CCR5 Mutation Effects, The Surrey Earthquake Swarm, Animal Emotions
CCR5 mutation effects, the Surrey earthquake swarm, Mama’s Last Hug by Frans de Waal.
May 30, 2019 · 29 min
How maths underpins science
How mathematics underpins science, recorded at the Hay Festival.
May 23, 2019 · 28 min
New CFC emissions, Cannabis and the Environment, The Noisy Cocktail Party, Automated Face Recognition
New CFC emissions, Cannabis and Yeast, A Noisy Cocktail Party, Automated Face Recognition.
May 16, 2019 · 34 min
Hubble Not-So Constant, Synthetic E. Coli, The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt
Hubble Not-So Constant, Synthetic E. Coli, The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt
May 9, 2019 · 28 min
Forensic science provision, optimal garden watering strategy, and a mystery knee bone
Forensic science provision, an optimal garden watering strategy, and a mystery knee bone.
May 2, 2019 · 27 min
Sex, gender and sport - the Caster Semenya case and the latest Denisovan discovery
Sex, gender and sport - the Caster Semenya case; the latest Denisovan discovery in Tibet
Apr 25, 2019 · 28 min
Thought-to-speech machine, City Nature Challenge, Science of Storytelling
Thought-to-speech machine, City Nature Challenge, the Science of Storytelling
Apr 18, 2019 · 33 min
Notre-Dame fire, Reviving pig brains, ExoMars, Evolution of faces
Notre-Dame fire, reviving pig brains, ExoMars and evolution of faces.