±«Óãtv Inside Science Episodes Episode guide
-
24/10/2024
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
-
17/10/2024
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
-
10/10/2024
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
-
Could coal shut-down mark new era for energy?
What difference will closure of the UK’s last coal-fired power station make?
-
How green is space travel?
We discuss whether a boom in space travel could be a problem for Earth’s climate.
-
Is lab-grown meat the future of food?
From how it's made to farmers' perceptions, a deep dive into the edible innovation.
-
The first civilian spacewalk
Also, the science of what we do with our nuclear waste and why.
-
The Grenfell cladding
Why was the Grenfell Tower cladding so dangerous?
-
Predicting everything
Also, the latest on Alzheimer's drugs and how we work out Paralympic classifications.
-
Why aren’t we eating more insects?
We try some cricket tacos – and ask what role insects might play in our future diets.
-
Beavers of London
As beaver kits arrive in London, we ask if we should bring wilderness back to UK cities.
-
Going for gold
Turning e-waste into jewellery and the genetics of a gold medal Olympian.
-
How much of a risk is space junk?
Also, sex before sport and how oceans influence how hot it is.
-
CERN’s Supercollider Plan
Is the 17 billion Euro project worth it?
-
Should Antarctica be off limits?
Also, we dip into the Seine’s Olympic clean-up, and is Flying Ant Day really just one day?
-
Wimbledon Grass Science
Could white paint help tackle climate change? And 'synthetic embryos' for research.
-
Sun, sea... and science
Misunderstood seagulls, ice cream chemistry and the science of sun safety.
-
What makes an effective protest?
Also, a smiling robot, landfill methane emissions, and the perfect temperature for humans.
-
Taylor Swift Seismology
We delve into the geophysics of Taylor Swift’s seismic Eras tour.
-
Are implanted brain chips the future?
Also how we measure distance in space and what drugs in sewage are doing to our frogs.
-
How do we solve antibiotic resistance?
Also, the inescapable pull of a black hole and an EU ban on smoky flavoured crisps.
-
Why do we sleep?
We all know sleep is important – but why do we do it?
-
Micro Nuclear Reactors
Can miniature nuclear reactors help us get to net zero by 2050?
-
Is gene therapy the future?
Plus, how aerosols change the weather and the secret vibrations bees make to communicate.
-
Is treated sewage worse for the environment than raw?
Plus animal medicine and Eurovision
-
Ugly animals and asteroid Apophis
Plus, from wastewater monitoring to vaccines, how COVID-19 irrevocably altered science.
-
Can we get plastic waste under control?
The UN attempts a global treaty on plastic, and the science of heartbreak.
-
Do we need a new model of cosmology?
Astrophysicists are questioning the nature of the universe.
-
Bird flu outbreak in cows
Bird flu has infected cows for the first time. Should we be worried?
-
200 years of dinosaur science
The story of the last 200 years of dinosaur science.