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 17, 2018 · 29 min
Face Recognition, ‘Thug’ plants, Cancer Funding Inequalities, Feynman’s 100th birthday
How good is face recognition technology? Adam Rutherford investigates.
May 10, 2018 · 28 min
Rat eradication; elephant talk; the rise of the dinosaurs; physics of snooker
Why eradicate every rat on South Georgia?
May 3, 2018 · 27 min
Antarctic, Kew, Paleogenomics, Sea birds
Antarctic glacier collapse and rising sea levels plus Adam asks who owns ancient DNA.
Apr 26, 2018 · 31 min
Human Consciousness: Could a brain in a dish become sentient?
Could a brain grown in a dish become sentient? Adam Rutherford investigates.
Apr 19, 2018 · 38 min
Plastic-eating bacteria, Foam mattresses for crops, The evolved life aquatic, The Double Helix
Adam Rutherford investigates the plastic-eating bacteria in the news this week.
Apr 12, 2018 · 31 min
Pesticides in British Farming
How widespread is pesticide use in British farming? Adam Rutherford presents.
Apr 5, 2018 · 29 min
Stephen Hawking Tribute
Adam Rutherford presents a special tribute to the science of Stephen Hawking.
Mar 29, 2018 · 30 min
Genes and education, John Goodenough, Caring bears and hunting
Adam Rutherford looks at the latest study on genetics and education.
Mar 22, 2018 · 27 min
Data Scraping
Data scraping, Future of the Sea report, Cleaning up space junk, Dinosaur eggs and nests.
Mar 15, 2018 · 32 min
Buzz kill
With Brexit approaching, what stance will the UK take on bee-harming pesticides?
Mar 8, 2018 · 31 min
Russian Spy Poisoning
What are nerve agents and what antidotes are available?
Mar 1, 2018 · 33 min
Weird Weather?
Is the current weather really so unusual?
Feb 22, 2018 · 30 min
Science after Brexit
Post-Brexit science funding, the Great pot invasion, Hurricane bells and Dancing worms.
Feb 15, 2018 · 29 min
Shipping air pollution; Cheddar Man; Millirobots in the body;Dog brain training
Shipping air pollution; Cheddar Man; millirobots in the body; dog brain training.
Feb 8, 2018 · 28 min
Democracy in Space
How space science is getting down with the kids.
Feb 1, 2018 · 32 min
Scientists on Trial
Scientists under threat in Turkey.
Jan 25, 2018 · 28 min
Did typhoid kill the Aztecs, DNA stored in Bitcoin, Glow-in-the-dark plants and levitating humans
Did typhoid kill the Aztecs? DNA and Bitcoin, Glow-in-the-dark plants, Human levitation.
Jan 18, 2018 · 28 min
African swine fever, Oil spill update, CRISPR gene editing, Rat eradication in New Zealand, Chimp kin recognition
Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news.
Jan 11, 2018 · 27 min
Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas-monitoring pill and Chimpanzee portraits
Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas sensor, Do babies look like their fathers?, Neanderthal sex.
Jan 4, 2018 · 32 min
Tabby's Star, Space 2018, Mosquito sounds, C diff and food additive link
Strange star seeks an explanation that doesn't involve alien civilisation