podcasts.files.bbci.co.ukadded August 2026
Discoveryby BBC World Service4d ago
In a world not designed for women, safety equipment – from PPE to car crash testing – reveals how protection standards built on male bodies can leave women exposed.
Discoveryby BBC World Service11d ago
In a world not designed for women, medicine shaped by male bodies leaves women facing higher risks from everyday drugs.
Discoveryby BBC World Service22 Jun 2026
Aeons before antibiotics stocked pharmacy shelves, bacteria were killed by viruses called bacteriophages. Could these new/old weapons take up the global battle with superbugs?
Discoveryby BBC World Service15 Jun 2026
Palaeontologist Dean Lomax on the mighty marine reptiles that might have been the largest creatures ever to roam the planet - and on having the determination to follow your dreams Have you ever...
Discoveryby BBC World Service8 Jun 2026
Professor Helen Hastie on the importance of building trust between humans and robots - and why the fictional Wall-E is such a great example of a robot we'd like to interact with.
Discoveryby BBC World Service1 Jun 2026
Epidemiologist Seth Berkley talks to Jim Al-Khalili about his career trying to get vaccines to people around the world - and concerns about the current wave of vaccine scepticism.
Discoveryby BBC World Service25 May 2026
Hiranya Peiris talks to Jim Al-Khalili about pioneering the modern era of precision cosmology and revolutionising our understanding of the universe.
Discoveryby BBC World Service18 May 2026
Washington Yotto Ochieng reveals just how dependent we are on navigation systems like GPS As a child growing up on the shores of Lake Victoria in western Kenya, Washington Yotto Ochieng once...
Discoveryby BBC World Service11 May 2026
Jim Al-Khalili talks to atmospheric chemist Lucy Carpenter about building a research station on a remote tropical island, and showing that oceans have a hand in ozone destruction.
Discoveryby BBC World Service4 May 2026
Physiologist Jens Juul Holst tells Jim Al-Khalili how the gut hormone GLP-1 paved the way for modern weight loss meds - and considers the pros and cons of these 'wonder drugs'.
Discoveryby BBC World Service27 Apr 2026
Jim Ashworth-Beaumont spent years helping people adapt to life with artificial limbs and musculoskeletal supports - before a near-fatal accident left him relying on both.
Discoveryby BBC World Service20 Apr 2026
What we can learn about the psychology of crowding from one man, and two thousand mice? Emily Knight looks at the life and legacy of the groundbreaking scientist John B Calhoun.
Discoveryby BBC World Service13 Apr 2026
The story of a scientific surprise and what happened next. In July 2024 a startling scientific paper was published.
Discoveryby BBC World Service6 Apr 2026
The rapid spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria is already claiming lives - and a far greater global crisis is on the horizon.
Discoveryby BBC World Service30 Mar 2026
The rapid spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria is already claiming lives - and a far greater global crisis is on the horizon.
Discoveryby BBC World Service23 Mar 2026
The rapid spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria is already claiming lives and a far greater global crisis is on the horizon.
Discoveryby BBC World Service16 Mar 2026
Egyptian chemist Jehane Ragai on proving forged paintings and uncovering masterpieces. Ever heard of the unsuccessful Dutch painter who decided to humiliate his critics by forging Vermeers, which...
Discoveryby BBC World Service9 Mar 2026
Explorations in the world of science. Tony Juniper is an environmentalist who has worn many hats, over the course of his career.
Discoveryby BBC World Service2 Mar 2026
Pierre Friedlingstein talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the pivotal role carbon dioxide plays in predicting future climate change, as it cycles through the atmosphere, land and oceans The COP30 climate...
Discoveryby BBC World Service23 Feb 2026
Synaesthesia is a merging of the senses, where words have tastes and letters have colours. Professor Julia Simner tests Jim in the studio with surprising results.
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