Science Weekly
Alok Jha and the Guardian's science team bring you the best analysis and interviews from the worlds of science and technology.
Ethics and genetics: opening the book of life – Science Weekly podcast
When it comes to the ethics of genetic technologies who decides how far we should go in our pursuit for perfection?
False memories: from the lab to the courtroom - Science Weekly podcast
How much of our memory is fictitious? And how is this psychological research now being applied to the world of eyewitness testimony and victim statements?
The quest for a theory of everything – Science Weekly podcast
In the race for a unifying ‘theory of everything’ two frontrunners are miles ahead. But what will win? String theory? Loop quantum gravity? Or something else entirely?
Fever pitch: how sport hacks your emotions - Brain Waves podcast
In the third episode of Brain waves, Dr Kevin Fong and Nathalie Nahai discover how our love of sport evolved out of ancient emotional experiences and ask how modern stadiums are designed to maximise sensation. Plus, we meet the world’s first “thrill engineer”
The fate of Arctic sea ice – Science Weekly podcast
The extent of the Arctic sea ice continues to drop, but how accurate are the predictions that measure it? And what could happen if it finally disappears?
Brain waves: the science of emotion
What is love – and what does it have to do with meeting a bear in the woods? In the first of a five-part series, Dr Kevin Fong and Nathalie Nahai unpick the causes of emotions. But where’s the best place to start – history, culture, society or our bodies?
Big unknowns: what will become of us?
What does the future hold for humanity? And can we ever really know? Join us for a journey into the unknown
Big unknowns: is time an illusion? – Science Weekly podcast
Is time a figment of the human mind or the most fundamental of phenomena? And what do the physical laws of nature reveal about its mysteries?
Big unknowns: what is consciousness?
What does it mean to be you? And how can science unpick the age-old debates around conscious experience? Join us for a journey into the unknown
Big unknowns: is our universe infinite?
Does our universe go on forever? Or does it have boundaries? And what clues can science uncover? Join us for a journey into the unknown
Us and Them: are we biologically primed to fear outsiders? - Science Weekly podcast
Is there a biological basis for human division? And can science help us bridge the divide when conflicts arise?
What is the future of touch? - Science Weekly podcast
We get a feel for how the latest advances in haptic technologies are bringing us all closer together
The Juno probe: unearthing Jupiter’s past - Science Weekly podcast
After five years and 1.4bn miles, the Nasa spacecraft has arrived at its final destination, but what is this plucky little probe hoping to find?
The search for planet Earth's twin
Ian Sample talks to Stuart Clarke about his new book exploring exoplanets and alien worlds, and how to find another Earth
Second chance saloon: the power of old ideas
Why do ideas discarded for centuries, like electric cars, return to the cutting edge of science and technology?