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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.

Can we live in a world without religion? – Richard Dawkins © Jana Lenzova
Everyday science

Richard Dawkins Can we live in a world without religion?

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?

Does data discriminate against women? – Caroline Criado Perez © Getty Images
The Human Body

Caroline Criado Perez Does data discriminate against women?

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

Robert Elliott Smith Are algorithms inherently biased?

How do you build a successful space mission? – Mark McCaughrean (Comet and 'Churymoon' © ESA/Rosetta/MPS/OSIRIS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA/J. Roger (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Space

Mark McCaughrean How do you build a successful space mission?

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Space

Monica Grady: What is the future of space science?

What does our skin tell us about ourselves? – Dr Monty Lyman © Getty Images
The Human Body

Dr Monty Lyman What does our skin tell us about ourselves?

A Philosopher giving that Lecture on the Orrery in which a lamp is put in place of the Sun, by Joseph Wright of Derby, exhibited 1766, oil on canvas © Derby Museums Trust
Everyday science

Dr Tilly Blyth How has art influenced science?

Science focus Podcast: Are Generation Z our only hope for the future? – John Higgs (Students and activists participate in a climate change strike on 15 March 2019 in Chicago, USA Scott Olson/Getty Images
Planet Earth

John Higgs Are Generation Z our only hope for the future?

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How can we save our planet? - Sir David Attenborough © BBC
Planet Earth

Science Focus Podcast How can we save our planet? - Sir David Attenborough

Is an implantable electronic device the future of medicine? – Gordon Wallace © Getty Images
Future Technology

Gordon Wallace Is an implantable electronic device the future of medicine?

How accurately can we predict the weather? – Andrew Blum (Actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio stares at a visual showing Hurricane Sandy using data from Goddard Earth Observing System Model © NASA/Goddard/Rebecca Roth)
Planet Earth

Andrew Blum How accurately can we predict the weather?

What happened at Bluedot festival 2019? – Libby Jackson, Tom Shakespeare and Danielle George © Lucas Sinclair
Space

Libby Jackson, Tom Shakespeare and Danielle George What happened at Bluedot festival 2019?

What does a world with an ageing population look like? – Sarah Harper © Getty Images
The Human Body

Sarah Harper What does a world with an ageing population look like?

What does it mean to be a man? – Gary Barker © Emmanuel Polanco
The Human Body

Gary Barker What does it mean to be a man?