Episodes

  • Animal consciousness
    Oct 11 2024

    Stevie and Michael sit down and chat with some top experts to find out how animals experience the world. From dolphins to octopuses to pets and more, we ask the question: are animals smarter than us?

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    22 mins
  • Oumuamua
    Sep 19 2024

    Hosts Dan and Michael delve into the enigma of Oumuamua, a mysterious object that passed through our solar system in 2017.

    Initially thought to be a comet or asteroid, Oumuamua's unusual characteristics led to speculation about its origins, including the possibility of it being an alien spacecraft...

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    19 mins
  • Your Mysteries: Moonbows, werewolves, and dinosaur extinction
    Sep 5 2024

    Michael and Stevie get answers to your burning questions in another episode of Mysteries of Science including a phenomena all about rainbows at night as well as what caused the extinction of the dinos.

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    18 mins
  • Magic potions
    Aug 22 2024

    Inspired by the Harry Potter series, hosts Stevie and Michael explore magic potions!

    They uncover the real-life inspiration behind Professor Snape, revealing that a real potions master named Henry Lloyd Snape existed in the late 19th century...

    We also meet illustrator Johnny Duddle and ask you for your own ideas for magical potions!

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    13 mins
  • Future of food: Would you eat insects?
    Aug 12 2024

    Are insects in our diets the new sustainable food source? We're sharing parts of our talk from Cheltenham Science Festival plus chatting to exports like dairy farmer, Rich.

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    16 mins
  • Your Mysteries
    Jul 19 2024

    Dan and Stevie break down some of the biggest mysteries around – as asked by you!

    Professor Brian Cox and a host of other special guests answer your questions on everything from the temperature of space to jellyfish stings.

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    20 mins
  • Altruism
    Jul 5 2024

    Dan and Michael explore the concept of altruism. From vampire bats who share food to prevent each other from starving, to giving money to charity: why are people kind?

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    16 mins
  • Thylacines
    Jun 20 2024

    Dan and Michael are going down under to hunt for a thylacine. Also known as the tasmanian tiger or tasmanian wolf, could this supposedly extinct creature actually be secretly lurking in the nation's forests?

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    20 mins