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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Sep 11, 2014 · 38 min
Jack the Ripper; Future of Scottish science
Examining the latest Jack the Ripper ID, and debating the future of Scottish science.
Sep 4, 2014 · 31 min
Bardarbunga volcano; Geology in Minecraft; Synthesising opioids; Ammonia
Adam Rutherford talks to researchers in Iceland studying the erupting Bardarbunga volcano.
Aug 28, 2014 · 28 min
Manipulating mouse memory; London pollution; Nature of knowing; Snail fur
Adam Rutherford shines a light on how the mouse brain processes memory.
Aug 21, 2014 · 28 min
TB in the New World; Trusting Wikipedia; Shipwreck of the London; @LegoAcademics
Adam Rutherford discovers that TB was introduced to the Americas from seals and sea lions.
Aug 14, 2014 · 28 min
Anaesthesia; Chilean earthquakes; Strange weather; Jellyfish
Will quantum physics bring us any closer to understanding how anaesthetics work?
Aug 7, 2014 · 27 min
New dinosaur; GM chickens; Lightning; Rosetta; Diatoms
Professor Alice Roberts reveals Laquintasaura, a new dinosaur found in South America.
Jul 31, 2014 · 27 min
ExpeRimental; Rosetta; MOOCs
Alice Roberts indulges in some science experiments for kids, including Bubblecano!
Jul 24, 2014 · 27 min
Science's fascination with the face
Adam discusses the ethics and privacy issues surrounding facial recognition programmes.
Jul 17, 2014 · 28 min
A special programme on plants and their pollinators, poisons and pests
Adam visits Kew Gardens to root amongst the foliage and reveal the latest in plant science
Jul 10, 2014 · 28 min
Behavioural profiling at airports; Light and colour in art; Hadrian's Wall; Cassini
Adam Rutherford questions the science behind behavioural profiling at airport security.
Jul 3, 2014 · 28 min
Informed consent, El Nino, Gravitational Waves, Cloud cover
Can we be used in experiments without our consent? Adam Rutherford investigates.
Jun 26, 2014 · 28 min
Longitude Prize Winner; Solar cells; New species; Fiji fisherwomen; Physics questions
Dr Adam Rutherford learns about this year's Longitude Prize challenge.
Jun 19, 2014 · 28 min
Antarctic Invaders; Patents; Longitude Challenges for Water and Antibiotics
Adam Rutherford finds out why Antarctica isn't such a pristine environment after all.
Jun 12, 2014 · 28 min
Turing test; World Cup exo-skeleton; Plant cyborgs; Music hooks
Big Science - the first World Cup kick is to be made using a mind-controlled robotic suit.
Jun 5, 2014 · 27 min
Moving Mountains; Invasive Species; Football Stickers
China is taking the tops off mountains to build cities. What are the risks?
May 29, 2014 · 29 min
Women scientists; Mapping the ocean floor; Amplituhedron
Tracey Logan and modern women scientists discuss past inspirational ladies of science.
May 22, 2014 · 28 min
Longitude Prize 2014; Dementia; Matter from light; Coastal deposition
Adam Rutherford discusses the launch of the Longitude Prize 2014.
May 15, 2014 · 28 min
Antarctic melt; brain enhancing devices, atomic clocks and anti-bat moth sounds
Adam Rutherford discusses the irreversible melting of the Antarctic Western Ice shelf.
May 8, 2014 · 27 min
Colin Pillinger; Fire? Artificial DNA
The first living organism is created using artificial DNA with man-made genetic letters
May 1, 2014 · 28 min
Mice & Men; Fuel from CO2; fRMI; Insect calls
How can you get jet fuel from thin air? Just add water, carbon dioxide and sunlight.