Science Focus Podcast

The brightest names in science and technology talk to the BBC Focus team about the ideas and breakthroughs shaping our world in this weekly podcast.

Anthony David: Why is there still such stigma around mental health? © Getty Images

Anthony David Why is there still such stigma around mental health?

Subhadra Das: What part has science played in racism? (British scientist Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911) © Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Everyday science

Subhadra Das What part has science played in racism?

Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac: Has climate change determined our future? © Getty Images

Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac Has climate change determined our future?

Brendan Walker: Where is the best place to sit on a rollercoaster? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Brendan Walker Where is the best place to sit on a rollercoaster?

© Brendan Walker

Everyday science

Brendan Walker on designing rollercoasters

Elisa Raffaella Ferrè: What happens to the brain in space? © Andrew Cotterill

Elisa Raffaella Ferrè What happens to the brain in space?

Leonard Mlodinow: How did Stephen Hawking make science accessible? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Leonard Mlodinow How did Stephen Hawking make science accessible?

Sonia Contera: How will nanotechnology revolutionise medicine? © Getty Images

Future Technology

Sonia Contera How will nanotechnology revolutionise medicine?

Pragya Agarwal: When does bias become prejudice? © Getty Images

Pragya Agarwal When does bias become prejudice?

Neil Shubin: How do big changes in evolution happen? © Getty Images

Neil Shubin How do big changes in evolution happen?

Everything you ever wanted to know about… illusions, magic and the paranormal with prof Richard Wiseman

Everything you ever wanted to know about… Illusions, magic and the paranormal with prof Richard Wiseman

Sandro Galea: What is the difference between health and medicine? © Getty Images

Sandro Galea What is the difference between health and medicine?

Toby Ord: What are the odds civilisation will survive the century? © Getty Images

Toby Ord What are the odds civilisation will survive the century?

Six mind-blowing physics lessons from our new podcast series with Prof Jim Al-Khalili © Getty Images

Everyday science

Six mind-blowing physics lessons from our new podcast series with Prof Jim Al-Khalili

Anthony Warner: Are we really too fat? © Getty Images

Anthony Warner Are we really too fat?