Marcus du Sautoy and James Bridle – books podcast
We talk about the troubling future of tech with artist and writer James Bridle, and the idea of...
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Eugenia Cheng and Tim Radford on finding solace in science - books podcast
This week, we turn away from the crowds of catastrophist headlines and dystopian fiction and...
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‘Let them Eat Maths!’ – Politics Weekly UK
The UK needs to shift its ‘anti-maths mindset’, according to Rishi Sunak. But while the prime...
Meet Envirobot, a robotic eel who slithers along the surface of the water, seeking the source of...
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Meet Envirobot, a robotic eel who slithers along the surface of the water, seeking the source of...
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Whether you call it hooey, codswallop, or malarky, misinformation is not what it used to be. It’s...
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We’re hearing about harassment of, and barriers to, women seeking careers in politics and...
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DecodeHer They were pioneers in their fields, yet their names are scarcely known – because they...
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Skeptic Check: Worrier Mentality
Poisonous snakes, lightning strikes, a rogue rock from space. There are plenty of scary things...
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The reign of Le Grand K has come to an end. After 130 years, this hunk of metal sitting in a...
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They were pioneers in their fields, yet their names are scarcely known – because they didn’t have...
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Skeptic Check: Data Bias (rebroadcast)
Sexist snow plowing? Data that guide everything from snow removal schedules to heart research...
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Skeptic Check: Worrier Mentality (rebroadcast)
Poisonous snakes, lightning strikes, a rogue rock from space. There are plenty of scary things...
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For Good Measure (rebroadcast)
The reign of Le Grand K has come to an end. After 130 years, this hunk of metal sitting in a...
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They were pioneers in their fields, yet their names are scarcely known – because they didn’t have...
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Big unknowns: is our universe infinite? - podcast
Does our universe go on forever? Or does it have boundaries? And what clues can science uncover?...
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Cross Section: Sir Roger Penrose – Science Weekly podcast
Has string theory become too fashionable? Do we place too much faith in quantum mechanics? And...
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Covid-19: can we compare different countries?
Nicola Davis asks mathematician Kit Yates how useful global comparisons are when it comes to the...
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Covid-19: How do you calculate herd immunity?
Herd immunity represents the percentage of people in a population who need to be immune to a...
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Cross Section: David Spiegelhalter – Science Weekly podcast
Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter has a passion for statistics but some argue this type of number...
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