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Ri Science Podcast — 121 episodes
The science of heatwaves, health, and wildfires: Why was the summer of 2026 so hot? - with Clair Barnes, Gary Konstantinoudis and Alisha Fuller-Armah
From the Theatre: What is a solar eclipse? - with Frank Close
Quantum field theory, AI, and the future of theoretical physics - with Ross Jenkinson
From the Theatre: How biomechanics is optimising human movement - with Eline van der Kruk
Cell signalling, heart disease, and the hidden physics of light - with Izzy Jayasinghe and Alfredo Carpineti
From the Theatre: The past, present, and future of space exploration - with Anu Ojha
Unveiling the ghost particle: Neutrinos and their impact on particle physics - with Kirsty Duffy
From the Lab: Treating cancer with light through photodynamic therapy - with Stephen Bown
How does epigenetics impact the placenta? - with Jennifer Frost
From the Lab: Nanoparticles and their applications - with Ivan Parkin
The science of consciousness: Could a conscious AI exist? - with Anil Seth
From the Lab: The future of sound wave engineering - with Sriram Subramanian
What can ancient DNA reveal about the past? - with Pooja Swali
From the Lab: Investigating exoplanets - with Jonathan Tennyson
The role of inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease - with Tomi Akingbade
From the Lab: How mathematics is powering medical innovation – with Becky Shipley
Best of 2025: Science wrapped
From the Space Park: What will BepiColombo teach us about Mercury? - with Suzie Imber
Tripping the light fantastic: Space science and 200 years of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES - with Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
From the Excel: Upcoming science in 2026 from New Scientist Live
How mechanical engineering is changing the world - with Shini Somara
From the Theatre: Should computers run the world? - with Hannah Fry
The science behind sickle cell disease - with Sara El Hoss and Stephanie George
From the Theatre: The science of mental health - with Camilla Nord
Is data failing us? - with Grace Huckins
What can dogs teach us about the microbiome? - with Bushra Schuitemaker
The science behind ACL injuries in women's football - with Blake Rivers and Grace Vella
De-westernizing the history of science - with Gianamar Giovannetti-Singh
Understanding antimicrobial resistance - with Gabriel Astorga
How climate change affects the brain - with Clayton Aldern and Sanjay Sisodiya
Statistical uncertainty in the modern world - with David Spiegelhalter
Scientists on Scientists: Being the Christmas Lecturer - with Chris van Tulleken and Monica Grady
Best of 2024: Science wrapped
Quantum physics and gender equity - with Jess Wade
Sustainable materials: Trick or treat? - with Mike Shaver
The search for Earth 2.0 - with Elizabeth Tasker
The brain on exercise - with Dr Flaminia Ronca
How women drove evolution - with Cat Bohannon
The science of cheese - with Bronwen Percival
Eggs, Evolution, and life on Earth - with Jules Howard
The neuroscience of memory - with Charan Ranganath
Ri on AI: The healthcare revolution – with Dr James Kinross
Geometry in Everyday Life - with the London Institute of Mathematical Sciences (LIMS)
Ri on AI: Understanding AlphaFold with Dame Janet Thornton
Tales from my PhD: Algorithms for energy efficiency – with Karan Mukhi
Tales from my PhD: Fighting rice blast fungus – with Camilla Molinari
Tales from my PhD: Researching anxiety and depression through computational models – with Sophie Shang
Tales from my PhD: Saving manta rays – with Jessica Savage
How to hear gravitational waves – with Tessa Baker
Tales from my PhD: What is galaxy evolution? – with Rohan Varadaraj
How did patriarchy develop across the world? – with Angela Saini and Julia Gillard
Can science explain emotions? – with Dean Burnett
Tackling climate change with innovation – with Alyssa Gilbert and Katherine Mathieson
Existential physics: Exploring life's big questions – with Sabine Hossenfelder
Bad statistics: How not to be misled – with Jennifer Rogers
How Peter Higgs proposed the Higgs boson – with Frank Close
How to handle heart disease – with Samer Nashef
CHRISTMAS LECTURES special: Inside forensic science – with Dame Sue Black & Katherine Mathieson
How does proton beam therapy treat cancer? – with Simon Jolly
How did females evolve? – with Lucy Cooke
Is the multiverse possible? – with Sean M Carroll
How we got to the climate crisis – with Alice Bell
How to design a rollercoaster – with Brendan Walker
What is love? – with Laura Mucha & Kate Devlin
How to make a universe – with Harry Cliff
Solving crimes with forensic anthropology – with Sue Black
Handprints on Hubble – with Kathryn D Sullivan
How advertising works – with Rory Sutherland
Medical cannabis – with Mike Barnes, Hannah Deacon, Peter Carroll and Susie Mesure
Einstein on the run – with Andrew Robinson
Conspiracy theories – with Miriam Frankel, Türkay Salim Nefes, Aleksandra Cichocka and Harry T Dyer
Can we trust maths? – with Kit Yates
Life in a mars simulation – with Kate Greene
The art of rest – with Claudia Hammond
Recipe for a Skyscraper – with Roma Agrawal
Endometriosis: Myths, Symptoms and Future Treatments - with PhD researcher Magda Mareckova, Dr Krina Zondervan and Dr Christian Becker
A Generalist AI - with Expert Panel
The Evolution of Truth - with Richard Byrne, Evan Davis and comedian Rachel Wheeley
Make, Think, Imagine: Engineering a Brighter Future - with Lord Browne and Vivienne Parry
The Gene Machine - with Venki Ramakrishnan
The Science of Stress – with Joe Herbert, Julie Turner Cobb, and Shane O’Mara
How Does Science Actually Work? – with Jeremy Baumberg
Whats Next? Predictions About Our Future - with Expert Panel
The Story of Life – with Matthew Cobb and Nick Lane
Moon, Mars and Beyond - with Astronaut Al Worden and Experts Chris Welch and Stuart Eves
The Science of Success (and Failure) – with Matthew Syed
Monsters, Science and Society - with Expert Panel
Anatomy of a Conversation - with Elizabeth Stokoe
The Order Of Time - with Carlo Rovelli
Homo Deus: a Brief History of Tomorrow - with Yuval Noah Harari
Half Life: The disappearance of Bruno Pontecorvo – with Frank Close
The Science Behind Breaking Bad - with Chemist Dave Smith, Psychologist Julian Boon and Screenwriter Paul Viragh
Quantum Biology - with Nigel Scrutton, Alexandra Olaya-Castro and Jenny Brookes
Sense of Style: How to Communicate Effectively - with Experimental Psychologist Steven Pinker
Future Pharma - With Expert Panel
Interview with a Spaceman – with Astronaut Mike Massimino
Unruly Memory – with Memory Experts: Vin Walsh, Julia Shaw and Jennifer Wild
Using Tech to Track Endangered Wildlife – with Kate Jones
Technologies That Will Improve and/or Ruin Everything – With Kelly and Zach Weinersmith
How To Leave The Planet – Dallas Campbell and Kevin Fong
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and its Legacy – with Experts Phillip Ball, Miranda Seymour, Frank James and Angela Wright
A Whirlwind Tour of Science - with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
What Our Brains Want - with Ray Dolan, Wolfram Schultz and Peter Dayan
Autism: A personal journey – with Dame Stephanie Shirley
New Genes from Scratch - Aoife McLysaght
Science at the Extremes - with Greg Foot, Dan Martin and Leigh Marsh
Epigenetics and Parental Origin Effects - with Anne Ferguson-Smith
Revolutionary Science and the French Revolution
The Psychology of Thinking - Richard Nisbett
Neuroimaging, Neurononsense and Gender Stereotypes - with Gina Rippon
The Neuroscience of Addiction - with Marc Lewis
Catching Gravitational Waves - with Sheila Rowan
The Neuroscience of Consciousness –With Professor Anil Seth
Colour and Cancer; Scorpions and Surgery - with Dr Henry Marsh and Dr Jim Olson
The Science of Sleep - with Russell Foster, Debra Skene and Stafford Lightman
What Science Tells us About Race and Racism - with Expert Panel
The Serengeti Rules of Life - with Sean B Carroll
My Life in Science - with Richard Dawkins
The Perfect Bet - with Mathematician Adam Kucharski
Mars Exploration: Curiosity and Beyond with Anita Sengupta
The Aliens are Coming! - with Ben Miller and Jim Al-Khalili