Life Without
BBC Radio 4What if, one day, something essential to our world suddenly vanished? No warning. No explanation. Just gone. What happens next?
Life Without is a roundtable-style podcast that explores this fascinating and thought-provoking question with insight, evidence-based assumptions and a range of perspectives. Hosted by Alan Davies, each episode brings together 2 guests, scientists, psychologists, economi... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 9 | Founded | 2 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | NatureScience | |||
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We all know the importance of sleep, but what happens if we literally can’t? In this episode of Life Without, Alan Davies breaks down how long a world full of sleepy people could function.
From memory loss to hallucinations, sleep is keeping all ou... more
How many of us even use a pen these days and what if we never picked one up ever again? In this episode of Life Without, Alan Davies looks at our ancient skill of handwriting. If we could no longer write, would it really matter?
From the feather wi... more
Gen Z are famously having less of it. Do we even need it all? In this episode of Life Without, Alan Davies looks at what happens when we lose one of our most primal instincts?
Where do we currently stand in reproductive technology and how important... more
No more buzzing, no more honey, no more bees – so then what? In this episode of Life Without, Alan Davies looks at how dependent we are on the existence of our busy little friends.
From how they impact our diets to the medicinal qualities of their ... more
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- Had to give up - remove constant music!
I’m sure it would be interesting but music is too constant and too loud so I had to give up- ironically where Alan said “this is where the music stops” for evolution.
Apple Podcasts2Machine123(4
United Kingdom4 days ago - More please!
Informative, surprising, funny. Alan is a great host and a delight to listen to. I crave longer episodes to explore the respective issues in more depth.
Apple Podcasts4SALTA_i
Germany6 days ago - Producers this is too short.
this podcast is way too short, 10 minutes of storyline and five minutes of ads. Please take this as constructive criticism, I love Alan Davies, my wife and I saw him when he came to Melbourne.
Apple Podcasts3AhsokaSnowTano
Australia12 days ago - Interesting and irritating
This is an interesting podcast that speculates on the hypothetical outcomes of what life would be like without various everyday things or experiences we take for granted. But it is spoilt by irritating Bake Off type music constantly punctuating the conversation.
Apple Podcasts3H0nest JohnUnited Kingdom14 days ago - Please remove music!
This is an interesting podcast but it is ruined for me by the background music. I don’t mind it over the introduction, but when the main programme starts I find that the ‘incidental’ music just takes over and becomes incredibly distracting. The opening bars of the music (“plink, plink, plink”) coming in at random intervals throughout the programme distract me from the content of what is being said. If you could just remove the music from the main body of future episodes of this podcast, then it ... more
Apple Podcasts3AnnieP 1989United Kingdom18 days ago
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Apple Podcasts | #24 |  United States/Science/Nature |
Apple Podcasts | #181 | United States/Science |
Apple Podcasts | #182 | United Kingdom/Top Podcasts |
Apple Podcasts | #1 | United Kingdom/Science/Nature |
Apple Podcasts | #3 | United Kingdom/Science |
Apple Podcasts | #16 |  Canada/Science/Nature |
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What is Life Without about and what kind of topics does it cover?
This roundtable series asks provocative “life without” questions and gathers scientists, researchers, and writers to explore the immediate fallout and longer-term consequences of losing something fundamental. Across episodes, the conversations trend toward explaining how society adapts when a core element vanishes—from everyday dependencies like salt to larger systems such as the moon or important animal species. Guests illuminate the ripple effects on food, infrastructure, science, ecology, and culture, often highlighting human ingenuity, resilience, and the surprising dependencies that keep modern life running. A notable strength is the way discussions combine accessible storytelling with evidence-based reasoning, offering practical impli... more
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1. Derk-Jan Dijk
2. Sophie Bostock
3. Dominic Wyse
4. Nels Abbey
5. Miranda Kane
6. Dr. Sarah Johns
7. Alison Benjamin
8. Simon Potts
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