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Technology and engineering

Podcast: How does science actually work? – with Jeremy Baumberg

We take the advance of science as given - but how does science really work? This month, Jeremy Baumberg sheds light on a

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Podcast Man covered in sticky notes
Biology and the human body

Podcast: The Science of stress

This month, Vincent Walsh hosts an expert panel of Joe Herbert, Julie Turner Cobb, and Shane O’Mara, to explore the science of

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Podcast Three-dimensional landscape of the genome
Biology and the human body

Podcast: The gene machine - with Venki Ramakrishnan

This month, the Nobel Prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan in conversation with Vivienne Parry, tells the story of the race to

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Podcast Welder
Technology and engineering

Podcast: Make, think, imagine: engineering a brighter future - with Lord Browne and Vivienne Parry

Why has engineering always been the backbone of civilisation? And why do we enjoy making things?

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Podcast Evolution of man
Art, culture and society

Podcast: The evolution of truth - with Richard Byrne, Evan Davis and comedian Rachel Wheeley

Why do people lie? Why has 'fake news' become such a global phenomenon in modern public discourse?

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Podcast Little girl making friends with a robot
Technology and engineering

Podcast: A generalist AI - with expert panel

Join a panel of experts for a glimpse into the future of intelligence, in association with The Conversation.

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Podcast Endometriosis in the wall of the fallopian tube
Biology and the human body

Podcast: Endometriosis - myths, symptoms and future treatments

In this special extra podcast, Ri Digital Intern and PhD student, Madga Mareckova, sits down with her PhD supervisors, Krina

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Podcast Citibank skyscraper in New York City
Technology and engineering

Podcast: Recipe for a skyscraper - with Roma Agrawal

How high can we build? What are the new technologies that might see our skyscrapers go beyond anything we ever imagined? What

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Podcast Resting over a valley
Biology and the human body

Podcast: The art of rest – with Claudia Hammond

What is the difference between sleep and rest? What activities to people actually find restful? Why is rest important?

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Podcast Astronaut figure on Mars (fake)
Technology and engineering

Podcast: Life in a mars simulation – with Kate Greene

This month, writer and former laser-physicist Kate Greene sat down for a chat with our Public Programme Producer, Lisa Derry

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