Science Focus Podcast

The BBC Science 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 our science podcast; 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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Mark Miodownik: Are biodegradable plastics really better than traditional plastic? © Getty Images

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Mark Miodownik Are biodegradable plastics really better than traditional plastic?

Marcel Danesi: Why do we want to believe lies? © Getty Images

Marcel Danesi Why do we want to believe lies?

Dr Erin Macdonald: Is there any science in Star Trek? © NBC Television (Public domain)

Dr Erin Macdonald Is there any science in Star Trek?

Dr Becky Smethurst: How do you actually find a black hole? (A simulation of plasma flow at the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, which lies at the centre of the Milky Way. © J. Davelaar, M. Moscibrodzka, T. Bronzwaer & H. Falcke/Radboud Univ)

Dr Becky Smethurst How do you actually find a black hole?

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Adam Rutherford: Can science ever be rid of racism? © Charlie Clift/BBC

Adam Rutherford Can science ever be rid of racism?

Ross Barnett: Why should we be interested in prehistoric animals that aren’t dinosaurs? © Getty Images

Ross Barnett Why should we be interested in prehistoric animals that aren’t dinosaurs?

Samantha Alger: What can we do to save the bees? © Alex Burnham

Samantha Alger What can we do to save the bees?

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

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Sir David Spiegelhalter There's no such thing as Blue Monday

Kathryn D. Sullivan: What is it really like to walk in space? © NASA

Kathryn D Sullivan What is it really like to walk in space?

Brian Switek: How did bones evolve? © Getty Images

Brian Switek How did bones evolve?

Chris Lintott: Can members of the public do real science? © Getty Images

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Chris Lintott Can members of the public do real science?

Hannah Fry: How much of our lives are secretly underpinned by maths? © Paul Wilkinson Photography

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Hannah Fry How much of our lives is secretly underpinned by maths?

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Adam Kay: Can you have a happy Christmas Day on labour ward? © Alamy

Adam Kay Can you have a happy Christmas Day on a labour ward?

Dean Burnett: What’s going on in the teenage brain? © Getty Images

Dean Burnett What’s going on in the teenage brain?

Randall Munroe: How do you find the worst solution to any problem? © XKCD

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Randall Munroe How do you find the worst solution to any problem?

Gaia Vince: What part does culture play in our evolution? © Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images

Gaia Vince What part does culture play in our evolution?