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
Updated Thursday

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Dec 5, 2013 · 27 min
Badger culls; Douglas Mawson; Plastics; Uptalk
The global march of valley-girl 'uptalk' - now men too are upwardly inflecting.
Nov 28, 2013 · 27 min
Therapeutic hypothermia; Cameras on Gaia; Methane; Wine microbiota
Adam Rutherford toasts microbial 'terroir', the fungi and bacteria that make grapes unique
Nov 21, 2013 · 27 min
Bird Atlas; Flywheels; Energy capture; Science lessons for MPs
The citizen science army who've logged 19 million birds for the new UK Ireland Bird Atlas.
Nov 14, 2013 · 27 min
DNA to ID typhoon victims; Volcanic ash; Hope for red squirrels; Robogut
How DNA matching techniques can help identify those who perished in Typhoon Haiyan.
Nov 7, 2013 · 27 min
Personal genome; Solar cells and music; Asteroids; Alfred Russel Wallace
Dr Lucie Green on putting your sequenced DNA, your personal genome, on the internet.
Oct 31, 2013 · 27 min
Moon dust; Electro-ceuticals; Soil and climate change; Dogs' tails
Dust in space - Dr Lucie Green on the LADEE Moon Mission and the perils of moon dirt.
Oct 24, 2013 · 28 min
Nuclear Waste; Exoplanets; BBC time and pips, Synthetic Biology Olympics
Adam Rutherford asks how radioactive waste from Hinkley C nuclear plant will be dealt with
Oct 17, 2013 · 27 min
Genetics and education; Golden Rice inventor; Chimp Chatter and Lightning Lab
Robert Plomin on why Michael Gove's advisor is right to highlight genetics in education.
Oct 10, 2013 · 27 min
US shutdown; Nobels; New climate science; Airport heart attack headlines
With the US government on lockdown, Dr Adam Rutherford considers the risks for science.
Oct 3, 2013 · 28 min
Menopause; IPCC; Fracking feedback; Particle accelerator; Zombie chemicals
Adam Rutherford explores the science behind the menopause and the uncertainty of science.
Sep 26, 2013 · 27 min
Fracking FAQs; Fingerprint feedback; Lipstick forensics; Snake hook
Adam Rutherford tackles the subject of fracking in the UK, sorting myth from science fact.
Sep 19, 2013 · 27 min
Chemical weapons; Crowd-sourcing weather; Fingerprint ID; Dino drill
Adam Rutherford asks how difficult it is to destroy chemical weapons.
Sep 12, 2013 · 27 min
Stem cell news; Science practicals; Phantom head; Sewage power
Is this week's new stem cell research a breakthrough for regenerative medicine?
Sep 5, 2013 · 28 min
Fukushima ice wall; Martian menus; Science practicals; Eye tracker
Will the proposed ice wall at Fukushima nuclear plant finally fix their radioactive leaks?
Aug 29, 2013 · 27 min
Research bias; Sniffer dogs; Lasers; Roadkill
Alice Roberts looks at research bias, training sniffer dogs, mapping roadkill and lasers
Aug 22, 2013 · 27 min
Artificial reefs; Scanning beehives; Ape feet; NMR
The science of artificial reefs, and why our feet are more ape-like than we thought.
Aug 15, 2013 · 27 min
Universal flu vaccine; Science games; AllTrials; Penguin camera
Search for a universal flu vaccine, and the scientists using online games for research.
Aug 8, 2013 · 27 min
Lab-grown leather; Goal line technology; Bacteria outrage; Marine buoy
New goal line technology kicks in this month - Adam Rutherford looks at how Hawk-Eye works
Aug 1, 2013 · 27 min
Crash risk; Mary Rose bacteria; History of Science; Greenwich telescope
With seven disasters last month, Adam Rutherford asks if trains crash more often in summer
Jul 25, 2013 · 27 min
2D supermaterials; Inside an MRI; Antarctic architecture
Dr Adam Rutherford explores supermaterials, brain scanning and Antarctic architecture.