Episode (200)
Halaman 18 dari 20
The sweeping reorganisation of the brain in pregnancy, and why it matters
Sep 19, 2024Ian Sample talks to Dr Laura Pritschet, a postdoctoral fellow of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, about her research using precision scans to capture the profound changes that sweep acros...
From dementia to heart disease: could weight-loss jabs transform chronic conditions?
Sep 17, 2024They were developed as diabetes drugs, then their potential for promoting significant weight loss became apparent. And now study after study seems to suggest that drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy coul...
Transparent skin, bird flu, and why girls’ brains aged during Covid: the week in science
Sep 12, 2024Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss some of the science stories that have made headlines this week, from a new technique that uses food colouring to make skin transparent, to th...
Into the abyss beneath Greenland’s glaciers
Sep 10, 2024Environment editor Damian Carrington tells Madeleine Finlay about his recent trip to Greenland on board a ship with a group of intrepid scientists. They were on a mission to explore the maelstrom bene...
The race to understand mpox
Sep 05, 2024Last month the World Health Organization declared the recent mpox outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a public health emergency of international concern. As scientists race to ...
The arrest of Telegram’s founder, and what it means for social media
Sep 03, 2024The arrest of Telegram’s founder and CEO in Paris last month has thrown the spotlight on the messaging app and its approach to content moderation. Madeleine Finlay hears from Russian affairs reporter ...
Summer picks: the science of ‘weird shit’
Aug 29, 2024The psychologist Chris French has spent decades studying paranormal claims and mysterious experiences, from seemingly impossible coincidences to paintings that purportedly predict the future. In this ...
Summer picks: what can our dogs teach us about obesity?
Aug 27, 2024Labradors are known for being greedy dogs, and now scientists have come up with a theory about the genetic factors that may be behind their behaviour. In this episode from April 2024, the Guardian’s s...
Summer picks: why are so many science papers being retracted?
Aug 22, 2024A record 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023. In this episode from February 2024, Ian Sample speaks to Ivan Oransky, whose organisation Retraction Watch has been monitoring the growing numbe...
Summer picks: what does the science say about birth order and personality?
Aug 20, 2024We all know the cliches about older siblings being responsible, younger ones creative, and middle children being peacemakers. But is there any evidence our position in the family affects our personali...