
BBC Inside Science
BBC Radio 4
Categories: Science & Medicine
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For the last week or so, the world of physics has had just one conversation.
Have we found a new way of understanding the universe? And if so, what does this mean for our understanding of how we all came to exist – and even our fate?
These big questions were prompted by new data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument team at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona. To explain what was found, whether it’s right and just how excited we should be, we’re joined by astrophysics professor Catherine Heymans and cosmologist Andrew Pontzen.
Also this week, what became of the Winchcombe meteorite? We attempt to explain some seriously advanced maths in less than two minutes, and Penny Sarchet from the New Scientist brings us her picks of the week’s science news.
Presenter: Marnie Chesterton Producers: Gerry Holt, Ella Hubber & Sophie Ormiston Reporter: Gareth Mitchell Editor: Martin Smith Production Co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth
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960 - Wild birds in crisis Thu, 17 Apr 2025
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958 - Better Than Gold: Critical Minerals Thu, 03 Apr 2025
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957 - AI in Science: Promise and Peril Thu, 27 Mar 2025
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956 - Biotech Risks and Asteroid Anxiety Thu, 20 Mar 2025
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955 - US science in chaos Thu, 13 Mar 2025
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954 - The World’s Biggest Iceberg Thu, 06 Mar 2025
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952 - Is 1.5 still alive? Thu, 27 Feb 2025
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951 - Next-gen batteries and 'dark oxygen' Thu, 20 Feb 2025
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950 - UK AI & science-optimised pasta Thu, 13 Feb 2025
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949 - Science in 2025 Thu, 06 Feb 2025
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948 - The Science of Laughter Thu, 30 Jan 2025
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947 - Board Game Science Thu, 23 Jan 2025
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946 - The Year in Science Thu, 16 Jan 2025
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945 - The rising threat of bird flu Thu, 09 Jan 2025
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944 - Fact-checking the Bovaer backlash Thu, 02 Jan 2025
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943 - Is flood forecasting failing? Thu, 26 Dec 2024
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942 - The climate cost of war Thu, 19 Dec 2024
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941 - Nuclear medicine shortages and Jane Goodall on COP29 Thu, 12 Dec 2024
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940 - COP29: Are climate summits working? Thu, 05 Dec 2024
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939 - Spooky Science Thu, 28 Nov 2024
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938 - Whatever happened to graphene? Thu, 21 Nov 2024
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937 - Are our carbon sinks failing? Thu, 14 Nov 2024
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936 - Should we bring back extinct animals? Thu, 07 Nov 2024
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935 - Could coal shut-down mark new era for energy? Thu, 31 Oct 2024
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934 - How green is space travel? Thu, 24 Oct 2024
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933 - Is lab-grown meat the future of food? Thu, 17 Oct 2024
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932 - The first civilian spacewalk Thu, 10 Oct 2024
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931 - The Grenfell cladding Thu, 03 Oct 2024
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930 - Predicting everything Thu, 26 Sep 2024
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929 - Why aren’t we eating more insects? Thu, 19 Sep 2024
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928 - Beavers of London Thu, 12 Sep 2024
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927 - Going for gold Thu, 05 Sep 2024
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926 - How much of a risk is space junk? Thu, 29 Aug 2024
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925 - CERN’s Supercollider Plan Thu, 22 Aug 2024
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924 - Should Antarctica be off limits? Thu, 15 Aug 2024
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923 - Wimbledon Grass Science Thu, 08 Aug 2024
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922 - Sun, sea... and science Thu, 01 Aug 2024
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921 - What makes an effective protest? Thu, 25 Jul 2024
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920 - Taylor Swift Seismology Thu, 18 Jul 2024
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919 - Are implanted brain chips the future? Thu, 11 Jul 2024
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918 - How do we solve antibiotic resistance? Thu, 04 Jul 2024
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917 - Why do we sleep? Thu, 27 Jun 2024
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916 - Micro Nuclear Reactors Thu, 20 Jun 2024
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915 - Is gene therapy the future? Thu, 13 Jun 2024
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914 - Is treated sewage worse for the environment than raw? Thu, 06 Jun 2024
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913 - Ugly animals and asteroid Apophis Thu, 30 May 2024
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912 - Can we get plastic waste under control? Thu, 23 May 2024
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911 - Do we need a new model of cosmology? Thu, 16 May 2024