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Science Focus Podcast

The BBC Focus team talk to the brightest names in science and technology about the latest news, ideas and breakthroughs shaping our world.

We cover everything in science, from the inner workings of the human brain to how we’ll conquer space, tackling climate change and better understanding the animals and plants around us – the Science Focus Podcast is the best place to make sense of the big issues of our time.

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Latest Science Focus Podcast episodes

There's no such thing as Blue Monday - Sir David Spiegelhalter © In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images
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Science Focus Podcast There’s no such thing as Blue Monday – Sir David Spiegelhalter

The most mysterious objects in the Universe - Colin Stuart © Magic Torch
Space

Science Focus Podcast The most mysterious objects in the Universe – Colin Stuart

Eating for your genes - Giles Yeo © Scott Chasserot
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Science Focus Podcast Eating for your genes – Giles Yeo

What makes me 'me'? - Aoife McLysaght © Paul Wilkinson Photography
The Human Body

What makes me ‘me’? – Aoife McLysaght

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