Introducing… Uncharted with Hannah Fry
Behind every line on a graph, there lies an extraordinary human story. Mathematician Hannah Fry...
14:34
There is a bizarre number in maths referred to simply as ‘i’. It appears to break the rules of...
41:55
This episode will render you oblivious, conked out and blissfully unaware. It’s about...
43:52
‘Can we bring back extinct species?’ wonders listener Mikko Campbell. Well, Professor Fry is...
38:38
The Great Pyramids of Giza are awesome feats of engineering and precision. So who built them -...
36:17
Magnets are inside loads of everyday electronic kit - speakers, motors, phones and more - but...
43:45
The Case of the Blind Mind's Eye
Close your eyes and think of a giraffe. Can you see it? I mean, *really* see it - in rich, vivid...
43:14
Silly Studies: The Pre-Series Teaser
The new series kicks off very soon! As a little aperitif, Hannah and Adam review some surprising...
12:16
Introducing Why Do We Do That?
Ella Al-Shamahi introduces her new series, Why Do We Do That? An anthropologist's guide to the...
01:27
The Puzzle of the Plasma Doughnut
What do you get if you smash two hydrogen nuclei together? Helium and lots of energy. That’s no...
39:07
The Riddle of Red-Eyes and Runny-Noses
Sneezes, wheezes, runny noses and red eyes - this episode is all about allergies. An allergic...
36:39
Hungry for pi? Chow down on this! Pi is the ratio between a circle’s diameter and its...
36:04
Why are some smells so nasty and others so pleasant? Rutherford and Fry inhale the science of...
38:55
How do winds start and why do they stop? asks Georgina from the Isle of Wight. What's more,...
39:03
The Case of The Missing Gorilla
DO WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION? Good! But how does that work!? Our intrepid science sleuths...
37:22
Silly Studies: The Pre-Series Tease
We asked you to send us the boldest, barmiest bits of published research you could find and, dear...
10:13
The world is full of colour! But, wonders listener Maya Crocombe, ‘how do we see colour and why...
36:04
Mathematician Hannah Fry and geneticist Adam Rutherford investigate your everyday science...
34:37
Why does human hair go grey and is it ever possible for it to go white overnight from shock?...
34:28
Two eyes, two arms, two legs - we’re roughly symmetrical on the outside, but inside we’re all...
33:37
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