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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Jan 30, 2025 · 28 min
The Science of Laughter
A presenter, a comedian and a neuroscientist walk into a tent in Wales...
Jan 23, 2025 · 28 min
Board Game Science
This festive season we unravel the science of games - and, of course, play some ourselves.
Jan 16, 2025 · 28 min
The Year in Science
What were 2024’s biggest science moments?
Jan 9, 2025 · 28 min
The rising threat of bird flu
How close is a bird flu pandemic? We explore a year of changes in this concerning virus.
Jan 2, 2025 · 28 min
Fact-checking the Bovaer backlash
How is cow feed additive Bovaer tackling methane from burpy cows – and is it safe?
Dec 26, 2024 · 28 min
Is flood forecasting failing?
We find out how flooding is forecast – and ask what went wrong in the recent UK floods.
Dec 19, 2024 · 27 min
The climate cost of war
What is the climate impact of conflicts around the world?
Dec 12, 2024 · 28 min
Nuclear medicine shortages and Jane Goodall on COP29
What are medical isotopes and why are we short of them? And we chat to Jane Goodall.
Dec 5, 2024 · 28 min
COP29: Are climate summits working?
What is the point of UN climate conferences, and are they really doing enough?
Nov 28, 2024 · 28 min
Spooky Science
It’s our Halloween special, featuring blood-sucking leeches, the undead and pumpkin waste.
Nov 21, 2024 · 28 min
Whatever happened to graphene?
Twenty years on from the discovery of wonder material graphene, is it changing the world?
Nov 14, 2024 · 28 min
Are our carbon sinks failing?
What’s happening to our carbon sinks?
Nov 7, 2024 · 28 min
Should we bring back extinct animals?
A US company claims it will bring back a woolly mammoth by 2028 – how and why?
Oct 31, 2024 · 28 min
Could coal shut-down mark new era for energy?
What difference will closure of the UK’s last coal-fired power station make?
Oct 24, 2024 · 28 min
How green is space travel?
We discuss whether a boom in space travel could be a problem for Earth’s climate.
Oct 17, 2024 · 27 min
Is lab-grown meat the future of food?
From how it's made to farmers' perceptions, a deep dive into the edible innovation.
Oct 10, 2024 · 28 min
The first civilian spacewalk
Also, the science of what we do with our nuclear waste and why.
Oct 3, 2024 · 28 min
The Grenfell cladding
Why was the Grenfell Tower cladding so dangerous?
Sep 26, 2024 · 34 min
Predicting everything
Also, the latest on Alzheimer's drugs and how we work out Paralympic classifications.
Sep 19, 2024 · 27 min
Why aren’t we eating more insects?
We try some cricket tacos – and ask what role insects might play in our future diets.