Start your engines! Simon Cotton looks into one of the few chemical names known well to the...
07:22
Start your engines! Simon Cotton looks into one of the few chemical names known well to the...
07:22
Sensible approach to dental rot or sinister communist plot? Brian Clegg examines the...
07:09
Simon Cotton introduces the first of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants:...
06:57
Once thought to extract the truth and now used to enact the ultimate punishment, this week's...
06:12
It may have been largely superceded in the clinic but Phil Robinson discovers there is no rest...
08:22
RNA may be less famous than it's more stable cousin, but is central to cellular function
05:09
Breaking Bad may have exaggerated its body-dissolving effects, but Katrina Krämer finds the truth...
05:39
From lemon-fresh detergent to home made silly putty, Jenna Bilbrey expounds the virtues of borax
05:35
Brian Clegg introduces the 'ogres' that make up transparent electronics
06:12
Nina Notman describes the dance of olefin metathesis, and how the tempo is set by Grubbs' catalysts
04:16
Brian Clegg explains how titanium nitride could protect artificial joints and pimp out your ride
05:29
Matt Gunther introduces the alloy that links armour-piercing bullets and ball point pens:...
05:38
Brian Clegg introduces a weedkiller whose name has entered public consciousness – Paraquat
06:40
In this seasonal podcast, we look at the compounds found in frankincense and myrrh
06:47
Nina Notman introduces isoniazid - an antibiotic key to treating tuberculosis
05:06
Could this be the sweetener that causes the most online panic?
05:51
Used to make synthetic cannabis, cannabicyclohexanol may be more risky than its non-synthetic...
05:07
Simon Cotton introduces the painkiller tramadol – could this be the next banned drug in...
06:04
A protein with an impressive roster of 'firsts': Anna Lewcock introduces insulin
05:25
Simon Cotton explores our hallucinogenic horizons with psilocybin and mescaline
08:08
¿Qué es la vocación?
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El futuro nos depara…
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Ep. 29: El origen del 420
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Why do we dream the things we dream?
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