A curated collection of general science podcasts. Also see the Physics, Math, and Astronomy Podcast Collection and the SciPhi-Adjacent Podcast Collection.
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Updated: 2025-Oct-29 17:13 UTC. Podcasts listed: 80. Ordered by date of most recent episode (newest to oldest). AI-generated content is based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions.
Collection summary covering past 30 days of combined episodes (AI-generated):
The podcasts cover a wide range of scientific topics and popular science discussions. Listeners can explore the mysteries of the universe and quantum physics, with subjects ranging from the intricacies of dark matter to the promising yet controversial findings of high-profile astrophysicists. Science enthusiasts are also taken on journeys into the cutting-edge fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning, diving into issues like AI’s impact on mathematics and science.
Several episodes delve into the complexities of climate science, emphasizing the implications of climate change and the ongoing quest for sustainable solutions. Themes of environmental conservation are also prevalent, including insights into the preservation of endangered species and the investigation of ancient ecological systems.
Medical science and health are other prominent themes, with discussions about groundbreaking medical technologies such as mRNA vaccines' potential applications beyond COVID-19. Conversations often focus on health issues, including the mechanisms behind allergies and the intricacies of mental health disorders, like OCD.
The podcasts frequently explore the past, present, and future of scientific discovery, examining historical scientific figures and their influence on current research. Listeners can learn about the scientific method, the relationship between scientific intuition and evidence, and questions surrounding the ethical dimensions of scientific practice.
Cultural and societal impacts of science frequently emerge as topics, with episodes discussing the portrayal of science in media and literature. In addition to these scientific narratives, stories of human curiosity and exploration are common, providing personal insights from researchers and educators, who share their journeys and challenges in the field of science.
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Nature PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 840 episodes 2014 to 2025 Median: 25 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Cutting-edge scientific research • Environmental impacts • Technological advancements • Scientific discoveries • Biological insights • Health and medicine updates • Human evolution • AI and ethics • Climate science Description (podcaster-provided): The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of the Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and provide in-depth analysis from Nature's journalists and editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Latest episode (2025-Oct-29 16:00 UTC): Bowhead whales can live for more than 200 years – this protein might be why |
Science FridayProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 150 episodes 2025 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science • Technology • Space exploration • Environmental conservation • Human genetics • Health and medicine • Marine biology • Anthropology • Artificial intelligence • Astronomy • History of science Description (podcaster-provided): Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff. Latest episode (2025-Oct-29 10:00 UTC): Why Morbid Curiosity Is So Common—And So Fun |
Stuff To Blow Your MindProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 2928 episodes 2010 to 2025 Median: 48 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Neurological quandaries • Cosmic mysteries • Evolutionary marvels • Transhumanism • Horror cinema • Marvel Comics • Star Trek • Ancient history • Myths and legends • Science and nature Description (podcaster-provided): Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future. Latest episode (2025-Oct-29 10:00 UTC): Smart Talks with IBM: IBM CEO Arvind Krishna: Creating Smarter Business with AI and Quantum |
Science QuicklyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1846 episodes 2014 to 2025 Median: 3 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Scientific discovery • Public health • Medicine • Climate change • Space exploration • Zoology • Neuroscience • Archaeology • Technology • Social issues • Environmental science Description (podcaster-provided): Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show. Latest episode (2025-Oct-29 09:50 UTC): How TikTok’s Algorithm Could Shift with a U.S. Spin-off |
UnexplainableProfile • RSS • Apple Podcasts 240 episodes 2021 to 2025 Median: 27 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Scientific mysteries • Personality change • Music and history • Climate change • Space and extraterrestrial life • AI and future tech • Health and wellness • Animals and nature • Odd phenomena Description (podcaster-provided): Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know…and then keeps on going. The Unexplainable team — Noam Hassenfeld, Julia Longoria, Byrd Pinkerton, and Meradith Hoddinott — tackles scientific mysteries, unanswered questions, and everything we learn diving into the unknown. New episodes Mondays and Wednesdays. Latest episode (2025-Oct-29 08:00 UTC): Solve me a river |
Short WaveProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1372 episodes 2019 to 2025 Median: 12 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science news • mysteries • environment • health • technology • psychology • astronomy • biology • climate change • innovation • history Description (podcaster-provided): New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — in just under 15 minutes. It's science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join hosts Emily Kwong and Regina Barber for science on a different wavelength. Latest episode (2025-Oct-29 07:00 UTC): Like Being Scared? Here’s Why |
Ologies with Alie WardProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 478 episodes 2017 to 2025 Median: 71 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science • Humor • Experts • Niche topics • Education • Curiosities • Interviews • Psychology • Environment • History • Culture • Technology • Health • Unusual fields Description (podcaster-provided): Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists' obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life. Latest episode (2025-Oct-29 07:00 UTC): Historical Toxicology (OLD TIMEY POISONS) with Deborah Blum |
Science WeeklyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 299 episodes 2023 to 2025 Median: 16 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science news • Language proficiency • Autism claims • Alzheimer's diagnosis • Political violence • Anti-ageing research • Declining birth rates • Environmental issues • Medical advances • AI-related concerns Description (podcaster-provided): Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news Latest episode (2025-Oct-29 05:00 UTC): A Scottish tea mystery: the list – episode two |
Probably ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 596 episodes 2012 to 2025 Median: 73 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Comedians and scientists • Varied topics in science, comedy, pop culture • Humorous takes on current events • Special guests from diverse fields • Recurring themes of technology, biology, and space Description (podcaster-provided): Professional comedians with so-so STEM pedigrees take you through this week in science. Incompetently. Featuring hosts Matt Kirshen, Andy Wood (and sometimes Jesse Case or Brooks Wheelan) along with a rotating cast of special guests from the worlds of comedy and science. Latest episode (2025-Oct-29 04:05 UTC): Episode 583 with Mehran Khaghani! |
Tumble Science Podcast for KidsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 273 episodes 2015 to 2025 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science exploration • Exciting discoveries • Family-friendly • Engaging storytelling • Diverse scientific topics • Curious questions • Supportive community • Science education resources • Interviews with experts • Interactive learning experiences Description (podcaster-provided): A Common Sense Selection! Exploring stories of science discovery. Tumble is a science podcast created to be enjoyed by the entire family. Hosted & produced by Lindsay Patterson (science journalist) & Marshall Escamilla (teacher). Visit www.tumblepodcast.com for educational content. Latest episode (2025-Oct-29 04:00 UTC): Are Ghosts Real? |
A Moment of ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1476 episodes 2013 to 2025 Median: 2 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science and nature mysteries • Technology and evolution discoveries • Animals and behavior studies • Health and medicine insights • Environmental phenomena and challenges • Unique historical findings • Neurological exploration Description (podcaster-provided): A Moment of Science is a daily audio podcast, public radio program and video series providing the scientific story behind some of life's most perplexing mysteries. Latest episode (2025-Oct-29 04:00 UTC): Spider Silk |
The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam KeanProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 121 episodes 2019 to 2025 Median: 21 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Unusual historical events • Science and scientific breakthroughs • Quirky anecdotes and controversies • Unconventional discoveries and inventions • Overlooked lives and legacies • Surprising intersections of history and science Description (podcaster-provided): A topsy-turvy science-y history podcast by Sam Kean. I examine overlooked stories from our past: the dental superiority of hunter-gatherers, the crooked Nazis who saved thousands of American lives, the American immigrants who developed the most successful cancer screening tool in history, the sex lives of dinosaurs, and much, much more. These are charming little tales that never made the history books, but these small moments can be surprisingly powerful. These are the cases where history gets inverted, where the footnote becomes the real story. Latest episode (2025-Oct-28 14:51 UTC): John James Fraudubon |
Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 560 episodes 2018 to 2025 Median: 63 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Cosmology • Physics • AI and technology • Astrophysics • Scientific inquiry • Multiverse theories • Science history • Extraterrestrial life • Quantum mechanics • Scientific controversies Description (podcaster-provided): Think like a physicist. Wonder like a human. Into the Impossible is where Cosmic Conversations happen — uniting Nobel Prize winners, iconoclasts, authors, and technologists to explore reality’s deepest questions. From AI to aliens, from biophysics to the brain, from the cosmos to the multiverse, Brian Keating, Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Physics at UC San Diego covers it all. Latest episode (2025-Oct-28 13:00 UTC): Could Biological Robots Heal Us from the Inside? | Michael Levin |
The Quanta PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 298 episodes 2015 to 2025 Median: 19 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Frontiers of science and mathematics • Innovative research and ideas • Complex systems and phenomena • Discoveries in AI, quantum mechanics, climate science • Mathematical puzzles and proofs • Interdisciplinary explorations Description (podcaster-provided): Exploring the distant universe, the insides of cells, the abstractions of math, the complexity of information itself, and much more, The Quanta Podcast is a tour of the frontier between the known and the unknown. In each episode, Quanta Magazine Editor-in-Chief Samir Patel speaks with the minds behind the award-winning publication to navigate through some of the most important and mind-expanding questions in science and math. Quanta specifically covers fundamental research — driven by curiosity, discovery and the overwhelming desire to know why and how. Join us every Tuesday for a stimulating conversation about the biggest ideas and the tiniest details. Latest episode (2025-Oct-28 10:00 UTC): A Biography of Earth Across the Age of Animals |
The Life ScientificProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 340 episodes 2011 to 2025 Median: 28 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Conversations with renowned scientists • Life stories • Scientific discoveries • Emerging technologies • Interdisciplinary research • Science in society • Public engagement with science Description (podcaster-provided): Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future Latest episode (2025-Oct-28 09:30 UTC): George Church on reimagining woolly mammoths and virus-proofing humans |
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 751 episodes 2018 to 2025 Median: 48 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science topics spanning physics • Biology • Astronomy • Interviews with experts • Listener questions • Technological advances • Natural phenomena exploration • Scientific processes and theories • Space exploration • Interdisciplinary discussions Description (podcaster-provided): Scientists Daniel and Kelly cannot stop talking about our amazing, wonderful, weird Universe! Each episode is a fun, easy-to-understand, and in-depth explanation of topics in science, from particles to black holes to moon colonies to ecosystems to parasites and everything else in the Universe! Latest episode (2025-Oct-28 09:05 UTC): Listener Questions #20 |
New Books in ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 849 episodes 2008 to 2025 Median: 58 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Scientific books • Evolution • Neuroscience • Physics • Biology • Astronomy • Medicine • Technology • Anthropology • History of science • Environment • Society and ethics Description (podcaster-provided): Interviews with Scientists about their New Books Latest episode (2025-Oct-28 08:00 UTC): Brian Potter, "The Origins of Efficiency" (Stripe Press, 2025) |
Brains On! Science podcast for kidsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 378 episodes 2013 to 2025 Median: 29 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science for kids • Expert-checked facts • Mystery sounds • Episode co-hosted by kids • Informative and entertaining • Diverse topics • Nature, space, and technology themes • Curious questions • Various guests Description (podcaster-provided): Brains On!® is a science podcast for curious kids and adults from Brains On Universe. Each week, a different kid co-host joins Molly Bloom to find answers to fascinating questions about the world sent in by listeners. Like, do dogs know they’re dogs? Or, why do feet stink? Plus, we have mystery sounds for you to guess, songs for you to dance to, and lots of facts -- all checked by experts. Latest episode (2025-Oct-28 07:30 UTC): Why do electric cars sound so unique? |
The Naked Scientists PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1200 episodes 2005 to 2025 Median: 55 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science breakthroughs • Interviews with top scientists • Answering science questions • Experiments to try at home • Intersections of science, technology, health, and environment • Current scientific research and impacts Description (podcaster-provided): The Naked Scientists flagship science show brings you a lighthearted look at the latest scientific breakthroughs, interviews with the world's top scientists, answers to your science questions and science experiments to try at home. Latest episode (2025-Oct-28 03:28 UTC): Proteomics promises a revolution in preventative medicine |
Science with SabineProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 137 episodes 2023 to 2025 Median: 22 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science news • physics breakthroughs • AI developments • quantum computing • dark matter • cosmology • nuclear technology • space exploration • time theories • environmental issues • consciousness studies Description (podcaster-provided): Science news and updates from Sabine Hossenfelder. As simple as possible, but not any simpler. Latest episode (2025-Oct-28 00:47 UTC): Weekly Digest: Physicists Find Artificial Objects Around Earth Before We Had Satellites and more |
The Science ShowProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 250 episodes 2022 to 2025 Median: 54 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Climate science and environmental change • Space exploration and technology • Quantum physics and biology • Historical scientific figures • Genetic research • Innovations in health and technology • Animal behavior and ecosystems Description (podcaster-provided): The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms. Latest episode (2025-Oct-28 00:45 UTC): Lab Notes: Times we thought we found aliens |
DiscoveryProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 813 episodes 2010 to 2025 Median: 26 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science explorations • Human and animal behavior • Groundbreaking research • Medicine and health • Environmental issues • History of scientific figures • Technological advancements • Social impact of science Description (podcaster-provided): Explorations in the world of science. Latest episode (2025-Oct-27 21:00 UTC): The Life Scientific: Catherine Heymans |
PNAS Science SessionsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 407 episodes 2019 to 2025 Median: 6 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Cutting-edge scientific research • Policy discussions • Environmental and climate issues • Evolutionary biology insights • Neuroscience and cognitive studies • Biodiversity and conservation topics • Social and cultural analysis Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome to Science Sessions, the PNAS podcast program. Listen to brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, Academy members, and policymakers as they discuss topics relevant to today's scientific community. Learn the behind-the-scenes story of work published in PNAS, plus a broad range of scientific news about discoveries that affect the world around us. Latest episode (2025-Oct-27 13:00 UTC): Swamp lights and bat sight |
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 399 episodes 2018 to 2025 Median: 81 minutes Collections: Philosophy • Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Science • Philosophy • Culture • Arts • Ideas • Neuroscience • Psychology • Economics • Evolution • Cosmology • Consciousness • Technology • Society • Politics • Complexity • Information Description (podcaster-provided): Ever wanted to know how music affects your brain, what quantum mechanics really is, or how black holes work? Do you wonder why you get emotional each time you see a certain movie, or how on earth video games are designed? Then you’ve come to the right place. Each week, Sean Carroll will host conversations with some of the most interesting thinkers in the world. From neuroscientists and engineers to authors and television producers, Sean and his guests talk about the biggest ideas in science, philosophy, culture and much more. Latest episode (2025-Oct-27 11:30 UTC): 333 | Gordon Pennycook on Unthinkingness, Conspiracies, and What to Do About Them |
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 575 episodes 2014 to 2025 Median: 67 minutes Collections: SciPhi-Adjacent • Science Themes (AI-generated): Science communication • Books and authors • Sociology and culture • Health and medicine • Environmental issues • Human behavior • Education and history • Technology and innovation Description (podcaster-provided): Cara Santa Maria is a science communicator, television host, producer, and journalist. She is excited to present "Talk Nerdy," a place for conversations with interesting people about interesting topics. Latest episode (2025-Oct-27 07:00 UTC): Whispers of Rock w/ Anjana Khatwa |
People Behind the Science Podcast Stories from Scientists about Science, Life, Research, and Science CareersProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 300 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 42 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Scientists' personal journeys • Research breakthroughs • Science careers • Environmental conservation • Disease prevention • Molecular biology • Animal behavior • Astrophysics • Quantum physics • Genetics Description (podcaster-provided): Are you searching for great stories to ignite your curiosity, teach you to perform better in life and career, inspire your mind, and make you laugh along the way? In this science podcast, Dr. Marie McNeely introduces you to the brilliant researchers behind the latest scientific discoveries. Join us as they share their greatest failures, most staggering successes, candid career advice, and what drives them forward in life and science. Latest episode (2025-Oct-27 07:00 UTC): 836: Investigating the Impacts of Emotions on Behaviors, Thoughts, and Decisions - Dr. Heather Lench |
Big Picture ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 647 episodes 2006 to 2025 Median: 54 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science and technology insights • Skepticism and critical thinking • Environment and conservation • Space exploration and astronomy • Human anatomy and evolution • Bizarre and curious phenomena Description (podcaster-provided): The surprising connections in science and technology that give you the Big Picture. Astronomer Seth Shostak and science journalist Molly Bentley are joined each week by leading researchers, techies, and journalists to provide a smart and humorous take on science. Our regular "Skeptic Check" episodes cast a critical eye on pseudoscience. Latest episode (2025-Oct-27 04:05 UTC): The Decomposers |
The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1060 episodes 2005 to 2025 Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science news • Critical thinking • Conspiracies • AI developments • Logical fallacies • Emerging technologies • Skepticism • Space exploration • Medical advancements • Controversial topics • Audience interaction Description (podcaster-provided): The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly science podcast discussing the latest science news, critical thinking, bad science, conspiracies and controversies. -The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: Your escape to reality - Produced by SGU Productions, LLC: https://www.theskepticsguide.org Latest episode (2025-Oct-25 14:00 UTC): The Skeptics Guide #1059 - Oct 25 2025 |
This Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 50 episodes 2024 to 2025 Median: 118 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science news • Technology updates • Neuroscience • Space exploration • Interviews with scientists • Humor and irreverence • Robotics and AI • Environmental science • Zoology • Social issues in science Description (podcaster-provided): The kickass weekly science and technology radio show presenting a humorous and irreverent look at the week in science and tech. Each show TWIS discusses the latest in cutting edge science news on topics such as genetic engineering, cybernetics, space exploration, neuro science, and a show favorite Countdown to World Robot Domination. The show is hosted by Dr. Kirsten Sanford, a PhD in neuroscience, Justin Jackson, a wisecracking professional car salesman and armchair physicist, and Blair Bazdarich, a zoologist. Consistently voted one of the top science radio shows on the web - check it out and hear a science news program like no other. Latest episode (2025-Oct-24 22:00 UTC): What Do Aliens Know Anyway? |
Blue DotProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 20 episodes 2025 Median: 51 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science interviews • Climate change • Space exploration • Technology • Permaculture • Wildlife conservation • Oceanography • Nuclear energy • Volcanology • Astronomy • Environmental issues Description (podcaster-provided): Blue Dot, named after Carl Sagan's famous speech about our place in the universe, features interviews with guests from all over the regional, national and worldwide scientific communities. Host Dave Schlom leads discussions about the issues science is helping us address with experts who shed light on climate change, space exploration, astronomy, technology and much more. Dave asks us to remember: from deep space, we all live on a pale, blue dot. Latest episode (2025-Oct-24 20:05 UTC): Best of Blue Dot: Celebrating three years of astronomy with the James Webb Space Telescope |
CrowdScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 464 episodes 2016 to 2025 Median: 30 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Listener questions • Scientific exploration • Diverse topics • Expert interviews • Curiosity-driven • Fascinating phenomena • Practical insights • Academic research Description (podcaster-provided): We take your questions about life, Earth and the universe to researchers hunting for answers at the frontiers of knowledge. Latest episode (2025-Oct-24 20:00 UTC): Should we help maggots and caterpillars? |
RadiolabProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 150 episodes 2022 to 2025 Median: 38 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Investigative journalism • Science exploration • Human stories • Cultural phenomena • Innovative sound design • Historical events • Complex themes • Nature and environment • Technology insights Description (podcaster-provided): Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is known for innovative sound design, smashing information into music. It is hosted by Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser. Latest episode (2025-Oct-24 14:00 UTC): What Up Holmes? |
The world, the universe and usProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 395 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 28 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science news • Human evolution • Climate change • Outer space exploration • Health and medicine • Animals and ecosystems • Technological advancements • Anthropology and history Description (podcaster-provided): From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The world, the universe and us is your essential weekly dose of science and wonder in an uncertain world. Hosted by journalists Dr Rowan Hooper and Dr Penny Sarchet and joined each week by expert scientists in the field, the show draws on New Scientist’s unparalleled depth of reporting to put the stories that matter into context. Feed your curiosity with the podcast that will restore your sense of optimism and nourish your brain. Latest episode (2025-Oct-24 12:06 UTC): How mRNA vaccines teach your body to kill cancer; Grim state of climate action; Why birds sing the dawn chorus |
Unexpected ElementsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 297 episodes 2019 to 2025 Median: 53 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): science stories • global themes • unexpected links • nature • history • technology • human behavior • cultural insights • exploration • innovation Description (podcaster-provided): The news you know, the science you don’t. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way. Latest episode (2025-Oct-24 09:00 UTC): How does biometric data work? |
Curious CasesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 161 episodes 2016 to 2025 Median: 29 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science conundrums • Expert insights • Curiosity-driven exploration • Diverse topics • Neuroscience • Physics • Biology • Technology • Humor Description (podcaster-provided): Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain tackle listeners' conundrums with the power of science! Latest episode (2025-Oct-24 08:00 UTC): Just My Luck |
Quirks and QuarksProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 17 episodes 2025 Median: 54 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): AI and machine learning in research • Wildlife and evolution insights • Environmental challenges and impacts • Human health and neuroscience • Space and physics discoveries • Historical and archaeological findings Description (podcaster-provided): CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks covers the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom... and everything in between. Latest episode (2025-Oct-24 04:10 UTC): Rise of the zombie bugs, and more… |
The Story ColliderProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 688 episodes 2012 to 2025 Median: 26 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Personal storytelling • Science intersections • Identity exploration • Overcoming adversity • Humor and heartache • Diverse narrators • Deeply human experiences Description (podcaster-provided): Whether we wear a lab coat or haven't seen a test tube since grade school, science is shaping all of our lives. And that means we all have science stories to tell. Every year, we host dozens of live shows all over the country, featuring all kinds of storytellers - researchers, doctors, and engineers of course, but also patients, poets, comedians, cops, and more. Some of our stories are heartbreaking, others are hilarious, but they're all true and all very personal. Welcome to The Story Collider! Latest episode (2025-Oct-24 04:00 UTC): Bad Trip: Stories about a negative drug-taking experience |
Science In ActionProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 334 episodes 2019 to 2025 Median: 30 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science news • Autism and brain development • Space exploration • Climate change • Health and epidemiology • Technology and AI • Natural disasters • Astrophysics • Biodiversity and ecosystems • Anthropology Description (podcaster-provided): The BBC brings you all the week's science news. Latest episode (2025-Oct-23 20:00 UTC): Coral extinctions and chalky unknowns |
Cool Science RadioProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 20 episodes 2025 Median: 52 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science and technology developments • Space exploration • Artificial intelligence • Environmental issues • Health and medicine advancements • Books and expert interviews • Scientific and cultural insights • Innovations and discoveries Description (podcaster-provided): Cool Science Radio is a weekly, hour-long program that focuses on the latest developments and discoveries in the fields of science and technology. Co-hosts Lynn Ware Peek and Scott Greenberg decipher what's new with science and technology experts in an entertaining, amusing and accessible way. Latest episode (2025-Oct-23 18:41 UTC): Cool Science Radio | October 23, 2025 |
Science Magazine PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 611 episodes 2013 to 2025 Median: 27 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Scientific research updates • Global health issues • Environmental discoveries • Technological advancements • Historical and archaeological insights • Social and cultural studies Description (podcaster-provided): Weekly podcasts from Science Magazine, the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary. Latest episode (2025-Oct-23 18:00 UTC): The contagious buzz of bumble bee positivity, and when snow crabs vanish |
BBC Inside ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 621 episodes 2013 to 2025 Median: 28 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science news • Climate change • Technology advances • Environmental issues • Scientific research • Health and medicine • Space exploration • Wildlife and ecosystems • Innovations and discoveries Description (podcaster-provided): A weekly show exploring science, its mysteries, and the debates it sparks. Latest episode (2025-Oct-23 16:00 UTC): The science behind autism |
IFLScience - The Big QuestionsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 51 episodes 2021 to 2025 Median: 28 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science and technology • Environmental impact • Evolution and biology • Space exploration • Human health • Quantum computing • De-extinction • Climate change • Consciousness and mind Description (podcaster-provided): From saving the planet to understanding ourselves, this podcast sees experts discuss the major topics of our times. Hosted by IFLScience’s Dr Alfredo Carpineti, Rachael Funnell, and Eleanor Higgs. Latest episode (2025-Oct-23 09:01 UTC): Why Do People Believe In The Paranormal? |
Science VsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 305 episodes 2016 to 2025 Median: 35 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science and research • Debunking myths • Health and medicine • Psychology and mental health • Technology and AI • Environmental issues • Society and culture • Skepticism and critical thinking Description (podcaster-provided): There are a lot of fads, blogs and strong opinions, but then there’s SCIENCE. Science Vs is the show from Spotify Studios that finds out what’s fact, what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between. We do the hard work of sifting through all the science so you don't have to and cover everything from 5G and ADHD, to Fluoride and Fasting Diets. Latest episode (2025-Oct-23 09:00 UTC): Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating? |
Well... That’s InterestingProfile • RSS • Apple Podcasts 372 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 31 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Weird science • Unusual animals • Bizarre experiments • Medical oddities • Extraordinary discoveries • Peculiar histories • Unexpected adventures • Comedic storytelling • Curious events • Strange phenomena Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome to Well… That’s Interesting, a comedy sciencey podcast for weird people who like learning about weird sh*t, like can hair grow between your teeth or could we ever lose our moon? (Sadly, yes to both.) Latest episode (2025-Oct-23 04:00 UTC): Ep. 254: Jellyfish Overpower A Nuclear Power Plant. Again. + Parasitic Worm Could Help Create New Opioid Treatments |
NOVA PresentsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 35 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 29 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science discussions • Space exploration • Climate change • Technology advancements • AI and digital forensics • Health and pandemics • Environmental issues • Food science and sustainability • Societal impacts of scientific developments Description (podcaster-provided): Ever wonder what's really going on in the world of science? We've got you covered. Join us for conversations with the researchers making tomorrow's breakthroughs, deep dives into the universe's biggest mysteries, and clear explanations of the discoveries that matter most. We're talking climate breakthroughs, space mysteries, AI developments, and quantum leaps, all explained by the people doing the work. Latest episode (2025-Oct-21 10:00 UTC): The Animal Translator |
The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 75 episodes 2023 to 2025 Median: 27 minutes Collections: Philosophy • Science Themes (AI-generated): History and philosophy of science • Influence of social and cultural factors on science • Interviews with scholars and scientists • Discussions on public health, misinformation, expertise, and values Description (podcaster-provided): Leading scholars in History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (HPS) introduce contemporary topics for a general audience. Developed by graduate students from the HPS program at the University of Melbourne. Latest episode (2025-Oct-19 09:00 UTC): S5 E11 - Steven Shapin on the Social Life of Scientific Knowledge |
Lost Women of ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 136 episodes 2021 to 2025 Median: 28 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Forgotten female scientists • Historical context • Scientific breakthroughs • Overlooked contributions • Social and gender challenges • Diverse scientific fields • English and Spanish adaptations • Legacy and recognition Description (podcaster-provided): For every Marie Curie or Rosalind Franklin whose story has been told, hundreds of female scientists remain unknown to the public at large. In this series, we illuminate the lives and work of a diverse array of groundbreaking scientists who, because of time, place and gender, have gone largely unrecognized. Each season we focus on a different scientist, putting her narrative into context, explaining not just the science but also the social and historical conditions in which she lived and worked. We also bring these stories to the present, painting a full picture of how her work endures. Latest episode (2025-Oct-16 07:10 UTC): Best Of: Finding Dora Richardson: The Forgotten Developer of Tamoxifen, a Lifesaving Breast Cancer Therapy - Episode Two |
The Stephen Wolfram PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 506 episodes 2017 to 2025 Median: 79 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Computational thinking • History and future of science • Technology and AI • Science and technology Q&A • Storytelling • Business innovation and management • Ethics of AI • Science for kids Description (podcaster-provided): Stephen Wolfram is the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and Wolfram Language; the author of A New Kind of Science; and the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research. Over the course of nearly four decades, he has been a pioneer in the development and application of computational thinking—and has been responsible for many discoveries, inventions and innovations in science, technology and business. Latest episode (2025-Oct-07 10:00 UTC): History of Science & Technology Q&A (October 1, 2025) |
FQxI PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 111 episodes 2012 to 2025 Median: 40 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Physics podcasts • Cosmology • Quantum mechanics • Science publishing • Consciousness • Peer review • Yearly physics reviews • Theoretical discussions • Interviews with physicists Description (podcaster-provided): Physics podcast from the Foundational Questions Institute (FQxI) Latest episode (2025-Oct-03 00:00 UTC): FQxI's Essay Competition Asks How Quantum is Life? Plus Plant Intelligence, Physicists Surveyed on Controversial Opinions & Should Journals Pay Peer Reviewers? |
UnDisciplinedProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 308 episodes 2018 to 2025 Median: 25 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Research and exploration • Climate change • Science communication • Ecology • Human impact on nature • Social issues • Technology and innovation • Politics and society Description (podcaster-provided): Each week, UnDisciplined takes a fun, fascinating and accessible dive into the lives of researchers and explorers working across a wide variety of scientific fields. Latest episode (2025-Sep-26 04:11 UTC): UnDisciplined: The new Disney reality — everyone (rich) is a VIP |
SciShow TangentsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 338 episodes 2018 to 2025 Median: 34 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science • Humor • Weird and funny research • Pop culture tangents • Movie commentaries • Science compilations • Memory lane reflections • Special topic revisits • Poop discussions • Scientific insights Description (podcaster-provided): SciShow Tangents is the lightly competitive knowledge showcase from the geniuses behind the YouTube series SciShow. Every other Tuesday, join Hank Green, Ceri Riley, and Sam Schultz as they try to one-up and amaze each other with weird and funny scientific research... while not getting distracted. There will be tangents about video games, music, weird smells, surprisingly deep insights about life, and of course, poop, but it always comes back to the science. Latest episode (2025-Sep-19 07:00 UTC): Spaaaace Compilation |
The Origins Podcast with Lawrence KraussProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 138 episodes 2019 to 2025 Median: 100 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): In-depth conversations • Science and culture exploration • Free speech and academia • Physics and cosmology • Social and political issues • Influential thinkers and their work Description (podcaster-provided): The Origins Podcast features in-depth conversations with some of the most interesting people in the world about the issues that impact all of us in the 21st century. Host, theoretical physicist, lecturer, and author, Lawrence M. Krauss, will be joined by guests from a wide range of fields, including science, the arts, and journalism. The topics discussed on The Origins Podcast reflect the full range of the human experience - exploring science and culture in a way that seeks to entertain, educate, and inspire. lawrencekrauss.substack.com Latest episode (2025-Sep-07 19:29 UTC): Gad Saad: Final Episode of The War on Science Interviews |
The Joy of WhyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 66 episodes 2022 to 2025 Median: 40 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Scientific curiosity • Mathematical theories • Evolutionary biology • Quantum physics • Artificial intelligence • Cosmology • Neuroscience • Climate science • Cryptography • Astrobiology Description (podcaster-provided): “The Joy of Why” is a Quanta Magazine podcast about curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge. The mathematician and author Steven Strogatz and the cosmologist and author Janna Levin take turns interviewing leading researchers about the great scientific and mathematical questions of our time. New episodes are released every other Wednesday. Latest episode (2025-Aug-21 10:00 UTC): Do Beautiful Birds Have an Evolutionary Advantage? |
The Infinite Monkey CageProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 232 episodes 2009 to 2025 Median: 42 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science topics • Comedy and humor • Experts and celebrities • Physics and astronomy • Biology and nature • Technology and innovation • History and culture • Curiosity and exploration Description (podcaster-provided): Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists’ eyes. Joined by a panel of scientists, experts and celebrity science enthusiasts they investigate life, the universe and everything in between on The Infinite Monkey Cage from the BBC. Latest episode (2025-Aug-20 06:00 UTC): Illuminating Light - Jess Wade, Russell Foster and Bridget Christie |
In Our Time: ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 292 episodes 1998 to 2025 Median: 42 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Scientific principles and theories • History of science and technology • Key scientific figures and discoveries • Evolution and biology • Physics and chemistry • Astronomy and space exploration Description (podcaster-provided): Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science. Latest episode (2025-Jul-10 09:15 UTC): The Evolution of Lungs |
New Scientist WeeklyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 63 episodes 2024 to 2025 Median: 29 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Latest science news and discoveries • Climate change impacts and solutions • Genetics and biotechnology • Space exploration and discoveries • Health and medicine advancements • Environmental challenges and innovations Description (podcaster-provided): A news podcast for the instatiably curious by the world's most popular weekly science magazine. Everything from the latest science and technology news to the big-picture questions about life, the universe and what it means to be human. Latest episode (2025-Apr-25 16:19 UTC): First brain engineering in a mammal; landmark in fossil fuel lawsuits, the legacy of Pope Francis |
5 Live Science PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1112 episodes 2010 to 2025 Median: 49 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Latest science news • Breakthroughs and analysis • Interviews with scientists • Topics: climate change, AI, space exploration, health, engineered solutions • Science humor and awards • Studies on animals Description (podcaster-provided): 5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis. Latest episode (2025-Jan-12 07:00 UTC): Titans of Science: Marc Abrahams |
COMPLEXITYProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 119 episodes 2019 to 2024 Median: 57 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): AI and intelligence • cognitive science • machine learning • philosophical questions • evolution • physics of life • scientific inquiry • complex systems • economics • governance • ethics Description (podcaster-provided): The official podcast of the Santa Fe Institute. Subscribe now and be part of the exploration! Latest episode (2024-Dec-04 21:41 UTC): Nature of Intelligence, Ep. 6: AI’s changing seasons |
Science on the RadioProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 20 episodes 2019 to 2024 Median: 1 minute Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science topics • Solar eclipses • Space exploration • Biological science • Atmospheric phenomena • Historical events • Technology advancements • Wildlife conservation • Health issues • Science fiction influences Description (podcaster-provided): "Science on the Radio" is a 90-second science information segment featuring Marvin Druger, retired chair of the Department of Science Teaching and professor of biology and science education at Syracuse University. Latest episode (2024-Nov-21 14:12 UTC): Total Solar Eclipse |
New Scientist CultureLabProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 14 episodes 2024 Median: 39 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Cultural insights • Science and technology exploration • Underwater acoustics • Adolescent psychology • Quantum theory • Space exploration • Plant intelligence • AI ethics • Climate change • Science fiction Description (podcaster-provided): CultureLab is an array of delights from the world of culture and the arts. Sometimes we interview the world’s most exciting authors about their fascinating books, other times we delve into the science behind a movie or TV show. New episodes every other Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Latest episode (2024-Sep-09 23:05 UTC): Amorina Kingdon on the grunting, growling and singing world underwater |
Science, SpokenProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 2361 episodes 2016 to 2024 Median: 7 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Technology trends • AI and robotics • Space exploration • Environmental issues • Health and medicine • Politics and society • Renewable energy • Innovations in science Description (podcaster-provided): Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society. Latest episode (2024-Sep-04 10:00 UTC): Introducing WIRED's Gadget Lab! |
Science TalkProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 544 episodes 2006 to 2024 Median: 25 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Scientific research • Uncertainty and discovery • Science history • Emerging technologies • Environment and conservation • Science communication • Social and ethical issues • Nature and wildlife exploration Description (podcaster-provided): Science Talk is a podcast of longer-form audio experiments from Scientific American--from immersive sonic journeys into nature to deep dives into research with leading experts. Latest episode (2024-May-01 09:45 UTC): Episode 5: How Do We Know Anything? |
Ockham’s RazorProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 250 episodes 2018 to 2024 Median: 11 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science and research topics • Citizen science contributions • Conservation efforts • Space research • Indigenous perspectives • Technological advancements • Health and medicine innovations • Environmental issues • Diverse scientific narratives Description (podcaster-provided): This program is no longer in production. Ockham’s Razor is a soap box for all things scientific, with short talks about research, industry and policy from people with something thoughtful to say about science. Latest episode (2024-Mar-06 23:35 UTC): Some news about Ockham's Razor and introducing Quick Smart |
Conversations at the PerimeterProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 23 episodes 2022 to 2024 Median: 59 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Theoretical physics • Quantum science • Cosmology • Science communication • Black holes • Quantum computing • Particle physics • Superfluidity • Quantum information • Science outreach Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations at the Perimeter will introduce you to brilliant researchers working at the forefront of science, seeking to solve nature’s deepest mysteries – from quantum to cosmos. Learn about their motivations, the challenges they encounter, and the drive that keeps them searching for answers. Join the conversation! Latest episode (2024-Feb-01 17:24 UTC): Neil Turok on the simplicity of nature |
Science for the PeopleProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 300 episodes 2015 to 2023 Median: 60 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science and popular culture • Interviews with experts • Science history and future insights • Books and science communication • Biological phenomena • Climate change • Conservation and ecology • Technology and medicine Description (podcaster-provided): Science for the People is a long-format interview podcast that explores the connections between science, popular culture, history, and public policy, to help listeners understand the evidence and arguments behind what's in the news and on the shelves. Our hosts sit down with science researchers, writers, authors, journalists, and experts to discuss science from the past, the science that affects our lives today, and how science might change our future. Latest episode (2023-Dec-31 04:00 UTC): #642 The Last Episode |
Unsung ScienceProfile • RSS • Apple Podcasts 46 episodes 2021 to 2023 Median: 41 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science and tech innovations • Behind-the-scenes creation stories • Challenges and breakthroughs • Diverse fields including transportation, space, health, and more • Human ingenuity and discovery Description (podcaster-provided): Hear the untold stories of mind-blowing achievements in science and tech. “CBS Sunday Morning” correspondent and six-time Emmy winner David Pogue takes you behind the scenes into the creation stories of the world’s greatest advances and the people behind them. From transportation, food, space, internet, and health, creators reveal their inspirations and roadblocks they encountered in bringing their breakthroughs to the public. Hear all-new episodes of the award-winning Unsung Science podcast every other Friday. Latest episode (2023-Dec-08 08:01 UTC): Grand Finale: A Pop Song is Born |
Science Rules! with Bill NyeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 151 episodes 2019 to 2023 Median: 43 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science discussions • Expert interviews • Pandemic insights • Space exploration • Environmental issues • Food science • Technological advancements • Cultural impacts • Humor and happiness • Imaginative theories Description (podcaster-provided): Bill Nye is on a mission to change the world — one voicemail at a time. Bill and science writer Corey S. Powell take your burning questions and put them to the world's leading experts on just about every topic in the universe. Should you stop eating cheeseburgers to combat climate change? Could alien life be swimming inside the moons of Jupiter and Saturn? Does your pet parakeet learn to sing the way that you learned to speak? Bill, Corey, and their special guests will answer those questions and convince you that... science rules! Latest episode (2023-Nov-01 04:05 UTC): Introducing Sound Detectives from LeVar Burton |
TED Talks Science and MedicineProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 136 episodes 2018 to 2023 Median: 11 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Scientific and medical discoveries • Climate change solutions • Space exploration • Evolutionary biology • Technological innovations • Plant and animal studies • Environmental conservation • Global health issues Description (podcaster-provided): Some of the world's greatest scientists, doctors and medical researchers share their discoveries and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Latest episode (2023-May-25 14:51 UTC): Are life-saving medicines hiding in the world's coldest places? | Normand Voyer |
Great Moments In ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 249 episodes 2018 to 2023 Median: 6 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science exploration • Physics and astronomy topics • Medical and biological advances • Technology and AI developments • Everyday science phenomena Description (podcaster-provided): From the ground breaking and life saving to the wacky and implausible, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki reveals some of the best moments in science. Latest episode (2023-May-23 01:30 UTC): The Greatest Moment in Science |
Science... sort ofProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 364 episodes 2009 to 2023 Median: 77 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Conversations about science, pseudoscience, and cultural stories • Interviews with scientists and experts • Detailed discussions on paleontology, climate change, and astronomy • Novel scientific insights • Informal, humorous tone Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations about things that are science, things that are sort of science, and things that wish they were science. Latest episode (2023-Apr-29 18:50 UTC): 347 - Skipping Strikes |
BBC Earth PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 50 episodes 2018 to 2022 Median: 28 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Wildlife exploration • Environmental conservation • Scientific insights • Natural superpowers • Unusual animal behavior • Endangered species • Nature soundscapes • Human-nature interaction Description (podcaster-provided): Each week the BBC Earth podcast brings you entertainment, humour, an abundance of amazing animal stories and unbelievable unheard sounds. Explore the world of animals with superpowers, deep dive into death, hear from heroes passionately protecting the planet and get expert insights into corners of the natural world you’ve never explored before. Latest episode (2022-Dec-20 00:00 UTC): Ghosts |
Lux & Flux: The History and Philosophy of Physics PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 20 episodes 2020 to 2022 Median: 23 minutes Collections: Philosophy • Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): History of physics • Philosophy of science • Ancient Greek thinkers • Spectroscopy • Gender diversity in STEM • Quantum theory • Human knowledge origins • Influential scientific figures Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast looking at the wonderful world of physics through the lenses of history and philosophy! Latest episode (2022-Dec-02 16:50 UTC): Bonus 5: You Are My Sun-Line (Intelligent Speech Conference 2022) |
The Joy of xProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 26 episodes 2020 to 2021 Median: 48 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Interviews with scientists and mathematicians • Neural circuits • Quantum facts • AI research • Cancer modeling • Social justice algorithms • Evolution • Anesthesia studies • Black holes • Pure math truths Description (podcaster-provided): The acclaimed mathematician and author Steven Strogatz interviews some of the world's leading scientists about their lives and work. Latest episode (2021-May-17 16:00 UTC): Eve Marder on the Crucial Resilience of Neurons |
Turing Rabbit HolesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 9 episodes 2020 to 2021 Median: 42 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Math and physics • Neuroscience • Predictability in chaos • Futurism • Black holes • Science fiction • Consciousness • Implicit biases • Personal stories of achievement • Guest experts Description (podcaster-provided): Math, physics, history, politics, and art all rolled into one. Latest episode (2021-May-10 22:15 UTC): Max Predictability in a Chaotic World |
New Scientist Escape PodProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 16 episodes 2021 Median: 20 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science and nature discussions • Escapism from COVID-19 themes • Invisible forces and phenomena • Historical and modern scientific discoveries • Perception and metacognition • Space exploration and moons Description (podcaster-provided): Are you tired of hearing about coronavirus? Has lockdown left you worn out? Then perhaps it’s time to escape. Join Rowan Hooper and the team at New Scientist in this covid-free space, as they discuss all that’s right with the world - the stories that remind us of how wonderful this planet really is. Find out more at newscientist.com/podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Latest episode (2021-Apr-26 23:00 UTC): #15 The unseen world: bats, neutrinos and invisibility cloaks |
Wonder CupboardProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 18 episodes 2018 to 2020 Median: 53 minutes Collections: Philosophy • Science Themes (AI-generated): History of science • Philosophy of science • Science in daily life • Exploration of scientific concepts and ideas • Interdisciplinary discussions • Guest speakers and diverse topics • Informative and thought-provoking Description (podcaster-provided): Wonder Cupboard asks what science is, how it works, and how it came to be. Elena Falco and Ian Bridgeman present a new topic on the history and philosophy of science every episode. Latest episode (2020-Jul-31 12:00 UTC): 018 – Sunbathing |
The Universe Speaks in NumbersProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 25 episodes 2019 to 2020 Median: 21 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Conversations with leading physicists and mathematicians • Interplay between mathematics and physics • Symmetry breaking, string theory, scattering amplitudes • Philosophical insights on scientific developments • Physics history and philosophy Description (podcaster-provided): In The Universe Speaks in Numbers award-winning science writer Graham Farmelo is in conversation with some of the great names in modern physics and mathematics. Among the interviewees are Michael Atiyah, Ruth Britto, Lance Dixon, Simon Donaldson, Freeman Dyson, Juan Maldacena, Michela Massimi, Roger Penrose, Martin Rees, Simon Schaffer and Edward Witten.To read more see Graham's book The Universe Speaks in Numbers: How Modern Maths Reveals Nature's Deepest Secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Latest episode (2020-Apr-02 14:09 UTC): The Universe Speaks in Numbers: Phil Anderson interviewed by Graham Farmelo |
Science(ish)Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 102 episodes 2015 to 2020 Median: 38 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science behind popular culture • Exploration of technological advances • Ethical implications of scientific developments • Discussions with experts • Influence of films and books on scientific exploration Description (podcaster-provided): Flâneur and irrepressible commentator, Rick Edwards, and "Indiana Jones in a lab coat" Dr. Michael Brooks, delve into the science behind popular culture. Latest episode (2020-Mar-06 17:29 UTC): 8: Episode 100: The Invisible Man |
Science DistilledProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 9 episodes 2019 to 2020 Median: 21 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science exploration • Research impact • Robots • Astrobiology • Diversity • Healthcare • Climate change • Groundwater pollution • Firefighter experiences Description (podcaster-provided): Science Distilled is a podcast based on the lecture series of the same name, where we break down concepts from cutting edge science and research and learn how they apply to the world around us. The podcast is hosted by KUNR's Paul Boger and Michelle Matus. This show is for science nerds and novices alike. We'll geek out on robots, dive into astrobiology, and take a deeper look at the world around us. With every topic we cover, you'll hear conversations from scientists doing the research and learn how that research impacts you and the world around us. This podcast is a production of KUNR Public Radio, in partnership with the Desert Research Institute and the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum in Reno, Nevada. Latest episode (2020-Feb-05 21:37 UTC): Diversity: Are We Thinking About It All Wrong? |
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Themes (AI-generated): Conversations with scientists and science communicators • Topics include astronomy, space exploration, primatology, stem cell research, history of science • Discussions feature books, scientific influences, and experiences Description (podcaster-provided): Talking Science provides great scientists and great science communicators with a relaxed forum to talk about their work, their influences, inspirations and irritations. Latest episode (2007-Mar-19 04:20 UTC): Peter Doherty and Alain de Botton talk with Bernie Hobbs and Paul Willis |