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Is the era of the cancer vaccine upon us?
Has a personalised cancer vaccine become reality?
20 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Can AI tackle aviation’s climate problem?
Vapour trails from aircraft contribute to warming in the atmosphere.
18 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Why am I warm blooded?
CrowdScience listener Matt wants to know is it better to be warm blooded or cold blooded?
21 Aug 2026,·26 mins
The health threat of rising temperatures
Older people have lower heat tolerance than previously thought
19 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Women Not Included: Safety Equipment
In a world not designed for women, tools meant to protect can leave many exposed.
17 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Fashionably late
An overdue library book sparks stories of late earthquakes, Martian meteorites and more
21 Aug 2026,·49 mins
How science got here, and where next
As anti-science leaves research reeling, does evidence-based policy have a future?
30 Oct 2025,·31 mins
Is air conditioning the answer to extreme heat?
Air con is increasingly seen as a lifeline not a luxury. What about its climate impact?
16 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Techniquest at 40
Adam Walton celebrates the 40th anniversary of Techniquest in Cardiff.
18 Aug 2026,·29 mins
Everything Is Fake and Nobody Cares
6. F For Fake
Jamie and Jimmy explore where fakery goes next – but can you tell which is which?
15 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Series 1
Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia
If we don't snooze, we lose. How badly does lack of sleep affect our mind and our body?
19 Dec 2017,·28 mins
Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers
Dean Lomax on his unconventional route into palaeontology and making BIG discoveries.
28 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Series 24
Frosty Fractals
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate nature's most intricate patterns
02 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution
4. Fighting for Humanity in the Age of the Machine.
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman gives his fourth and final Reith Lecture.
16 Dec 2025,·57 mins
Artemis II
14. The Learnings
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is back to talk about the mission and Artemis III
04 May 2026,·41 mins
When will robots have their Chat GPT moment?
Aleks and Kevin ask: when will our homes have the general‑purpose robots seen in sci‑fi?
01 Jul 2026,·29 mins
Update from the Digital Human Team
The Digital Human is pausing to focus on what everyone's talking about - AI
19 Feb 2024,·1 min
Life after Life
First broadcast in 1999. Do you believe in life after death?
15 Jun 1999,·12 mins
Doing the Maths
First broadcast in 2006. The mathematics of infinity are discussed
27 Sep 2006,·22 mins
Biological Weapons
New dangers that come with the development and use of biological weapons
01 May 2001,·28 mins
Anaesthesia
What happens to our brains and our consciousness when we’re put to sleep?
24 Jan 2026,·49 mins
Fitness in Old Age
First broadcast in 2000. How to stay fit in old age
16 Oct 2000,·13 mins
Solar System
Understanding the solar system
28 Apr 1999,·13 mins
Nicolas Bourbaki
Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics drives science.
25 Jun 2010,·15 mins
How Music Can Hold and Heal Us
We explore how music—especially lullabies—heals like medicine.
13 Mar 2025,·25 mins
Newgenics
Could powerful genetic technologies usher in a new eugenic era?
27 Dec 2022,·28 mins
8. The Terminator
Musk fears a 'Terminator future', where robots destroy humans. So why is he creating AI?
08 Apr 2025,·28 mins
AI: A Future for Humans?
The science sleuths unwrap some of the biggest ideas in this year's BBC Reith Lectures.
22 Dec 2021,·28 mins
Insects and mobile phone
Smart phones could become even smarter – thanks to ants, beetles, moths and spiders!
17 Jan 2022,·20 mins
Episode 4
Prof Robert Winston on what happens when we perform music - does it change our brains?
06 Jun 2013,·30 mins
