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.

You can listen to the latest episode in your browser using the Acast player, or you can download and subscribe using your favourite podcast service. Here are a few suggestions below.

Latest Science Focus Podcast episodes

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

Everyday science

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

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

Marcel Danesi Why do we want to believe lies?

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?

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?

See all Science Focus Podcasts

Advertisement

More podcasts from the team behind BBC Science Focus Magazine

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

Everyday science

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

Everyday science

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

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

Everyday science

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?

Jim Al-Khalili: Why should we care about science and scientists? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Jim Al-Khalili Why should we care about science and scientists?

Advertisement

Bill Bryson: What should we know about how our bodies work? © Getty Images

Bill Bryson What should we know about how our bodies work?

Gretchen McCulloch: How has the internet affected how we communicate? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Science Focus Podcast How has the internet affected how we communicate?

Robert Elliott Smith: Are algorithms inherently biased? © Getty Images

Future Technology

Robert Elliott Smith Are algorithms inherently biased?

Monica-Grady

Monica Grady What is the future of space science?