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A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.

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This week President Trump’s director of the Office of Management and Budget announced that a major climate research centre would be broken up. 2025 has brought a wave of reorganisations and funding cuts, reshaping the ways science is done in the USA.... more

400 thousand years ago our early human cousins dropped a lighter in a field in the East of England; evidence that was uncovered this week and suggests that early neanderthals might have made fire 350 thousand years earlier than we previously thought.... more

Almost 40 years ago, the first treatment was approved for HIV, but it came with a warning: “This is not a cure.” On the week of World AIDS Day, Kate Bishop, principal group leader at the Francis Crick Institute, tells us how science may now have fina... more

This week, a world first gene therapy treats rare Hunter syndrome. Could these personalised medicines be used more widely? We speak to Claire Booth, professor in Gene Therapy at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

And high in the Chilean desert, the last... more

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Recent Guests

Roland Pease
Veteran global science journalist
Episode: How did President Trump transform science in 2025?
Gilly Forrester
Professor of Comparative Cognition at the University of Sussex
University of Sussex
Episode: How did President Trump transform science in 2025?
Dr. Rebecca Wragg Sykes
Honorary researcher and author
Universities of Cambridge and Liverpool
Episode: Would our ancestors have benefited from early neanderthals making fire?
Kate Bishop
Principal Group Leader studying antiretrovirals at the Francis Crick Institute
Francis Crick Institute
Episode: A 'functional' cure for HIV?
Ulf Büntgen
Researcher at the University of Cambridge studying historical climate effects
University of Cambridge
Episode: A 'functional' cure for HIV?
Dr. Chris Powell
Director of Cambridge BioPharma Consultants Ltd and Honorary Visiting Scientist at Cambridge University
Cambridge BioPharma Consultants Ltd
Episode: Could technology replace animal testing in science?
Dr. Natalie Burden
Head of New Approach Methodologies at the National Centre for the Three R's
National Centre for the Three R's
Episode: Could technology replace animal testing in science?
Matthias Huss
World expert on Swiss ice and climate change researcher
ETH Zurich
Episode: Could technology replace animal testing in science?
Geoff Hinton
Regarded as the godfather of AI and renowned computer scientist.
Formerly of Google
Episode: Is Dark Energy Getting Weaker?

Hosts

Tom Whipple
Host of Inside Science
Victoria Gill
Host of the Inside Science Podcast
Marnie Chesterton
Host of BBC Inside Science

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 2.3k ratings
  • New Presentation Team

    Not a fan of the new team, I find the delivery uninspiring. Have unsubscribed and stick with my other science podcasts

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    FWJM66
    United Kingdoma month ago
  • Too fast

    The program is quite nice, however I find BBC seems to be a MUST must must be female presenters, thus the voice and speed comes across as too high pitched and fast. I do not mean to be rude to the presenters. I just prefer a more calmer. The content can be really interesting. Reporting can be again I notice, very female tilted.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Tubbytum
    United Kingdom3 months ago
  • Too fast

    Why are all these podcasts delivered by people who speak as though they are taking their last breath. Slow down I’d like to enjoy the programme and not feel like I’m in a race.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Huffs Puffa
    United Kingdom4 months ago
  • Appreciate the show

    But your guest Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science at University College London, sadly is not on top of the subject matter. Dr Maslin, I encourage you not to get out ahead of your skis. Inside Science, you need to for more research before allowing the B Team to speak. Several clear lapses where Dr Maslin was uninformed and yet he offered poor and incorrect answers. The questions were solid B questions but the answers were b- at best. Scripts would have been a better source of informat... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Future-is-bright
    United States5 months ago
  • No Transcription

    Great and interesting content, but I wish there was some transcription. Just makes it a lot easier.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    MissMcFingers
    United States9 months ago

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Overall sentiment leans towards appreciation for in-depth science journalism.
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#49
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#63
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#35
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How did President Trump transform science in 2025?
Q: How has Dian Fossey's work contributed to modern primatology?
Her extensive longitudinal studies showed individual gorilla personalities and behaviors, influencing conservation and research methods.
How did President Trump transform science in 2025?
Q: What has been the trend of Trump's administration on U.S. scientific enterprises this year?
There have been drastic funding cuts, job losses, and uncertainty for scientists due to prolonged funding freezes and political controversies.
Would our ancestors have benefited from early neanderthals making fire?
Q: How do we know that they were making fire and what does this mean?
The team found evidence of burnt sediment and distinctive burnt stone artefacts at the site, with the presence of iron pyrite indicating fire-making capabilities.
Why aren’t gene therapies more common?
Q: Why are gene therapies not routine?
Gene therapies remain expensive and complex to develop, often targeting very small patient populations, which complicates their licensing and availability to patients.
Why aren’t gene therapies more common?
Q: What is gene therapy?
Gene therapy involves modifying a person's genes to treat or cure disease, utilizing various methods like viral vectors and emerging technologies such as CRISPR.

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