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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Rana el Kaliouby: What if computers could read our emotions? © Shutterstock

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Rana el Kaliouby What if computers could read our emotions?

Professor Trevor Cox: Was Stonehenge an ancient acoustic chamber? © Getty Images

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Professor Trevor Cox Was Stonehenge an ancient acoustic chamber?

Dr Julia Shaw: Why do we do bad things? © Getty Images

Dr Julia Shaw Why do we do bad things?

The Urban Birder: What wildlife can city-dwellers see? © Getty Images

The Urban Birder What wildlife can city-dwellers see?

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Project Discovery Could computer games help find a cure for COVID-19?

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Dr Rachel Brown Why are some COVID-19 patients suffering from neurological complications?

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Dr Jacob Bleacher Why do we need to go back to the Moon?

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Subhadra Das What part has science played in racism?

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Elisa Raffaella Ferrè What happens to the brain in space?

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Leonard Mlodinow How did Stephen Hawking make science accessible?

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Sonia Contera How will nanotechnology revolutionise medicine?

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Pragya Agarwal When does bias become prejudice?