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The Life Scientific

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The Life Scientific

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Emonthebrain

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Emonthebrain

Emily McDonald
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella
Science Documentaries

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Science Documentaries

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This Week in Cardiology

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This Week in Cardiology

Medscape
Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Making Sense with Sam Harris

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The Infinite Monkey Cage

BBC Radio 4

6 Oct

Ginger Kerrick on manning Nasa's Mission Control and getting to Mars

What do you do when your childhood dream of becoming an astronaut is grounded at the final hurdle? If you’re physicist Ginger Kerrick, you go on to help run the missions instead. After failing the medical of her astronaut application process, Ginger went on to become Nasa’s first non-astronaut CAPCOM and its first Hispanic female Flight Director. Across a remarkable three-decade career, she helped train the International Space Station’s first long-term crew, logged thousands of hours in Mission Control, and shaped future missions to the moon and Mars. All with her trademark determination and resilience – qualities forged through life experiences that might have derailed someone else entirely. In conversation with Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Ginger reveals the highs and lows of life at Nasa, and discusses the future of human spaceflight: from the potential of AI, to missions to Mars. Presented by Jim Al-Khalili Produced by Lucy Taylor A BBC Studios production
13 Oct

Edith Heard on unravelling the mystery of X-chromosome inactivation

Imagine looking at a map of a city you thought you knew inside-out, only to discover a collection of tightly knit neighbourhoods that nobody had ever realised existed... Edith Heard has achieved something rather similar with DNA. Edith is a leading expert in epigenetics: put simply, the science around how our bodies can turn particular genes on or off without actually altering our DNA. She’s spent her career studying the mechanisms that make us who we are and transforming our understanding of how X chromosomes are expressed; notably, how female cells turn off the spare X chromosome. Talking to Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Edith discusses her journey from a shy and introverted youngster to the cutting edge of European science - including her latest role as Director of London’s prestigious Francis Crick Institute. Presented by Jim Al-Khalili Produced by Lucy Taylor A BBC Studios production
5 days ago

David Canter on how psychology can save lives and catch killers

Although books and movies might suggest otherwise, catching criminals is of course less about hunches and gut instinct, and more about gruelling analysis of hard data - including when it comes to the psychological side. David Canter is an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Liverpool, who took exactly this approach in the 1980s when he was asked to help police track down a serial killer. David had built his reputation as an environmental psychologist, studying how people behave in emergency situations and even advising the government on how to prevent disasters in football stadiums. But when he was asked to apply his unique methodology to help track down a serial killer and rapist, he realised that data-driven analysis of a suspect's behavioural patterns could be invaluable to any investigation. David tells Jim Al-Khalili about how he founded the field of investigative psychology - and went on to advise on major criminal investigations, write award-winning books and even make time to pursue a parallel life as a composer. Presented by Jim Al-Khalili Produced by Lucy Taylor A BBC Studios production
5 days ago

10 Mindset Upgrades That Will Completely Change Your Life

Em shares ten tiny mindset upgrades that help you rewire your brain, change your reality, and become the version of you who gets what you want. Pre-order my book MindCraft HERE!: https://www.emonthebrain.com/pre-order-here I’m hosting a free MASTERCLASS on the Neuroscience of manifestation and reprogramming your subconscious mind!! Sign up here to save your spot: https://learn.emonthebrain.com/masterclass Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emonthebrain?igsh=aG1wNDY0OXZ1c3pi I'm Going on Tour! Here's the link to RSVP for your city! https://laylo.com/emonthebrain/m/2jAoUd?utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3
26 May

Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers

Have you ever been told you aren't good enough to do something, then gone ahead and proved the naysayers wrong by doing it anyway - in glorious, headline-grabbing style? That is the satisfying story of Dr Dean Lomax. Dean grew up in Doncaster with a passion for fossils but after failing various school exams, was told by teachers that he'd never make it as a palaeontologist. Undeterred by leaving school with no qualifications, Dean sold his childhood Star Wars collection to fund a fossil-hunting trip to America that changed his life - after which a chance discovery led to him publishing his first ever scientific paper at the age of just 20. Today, he’s an expert on ichthyosaurs - the massive marine reptiles that once inhabited our seas - and has discovered and named several new species, written books for both adults and children, and brought the prehistoric world to life on TV. Talking to Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Dean discusses dinosaurs as a 'gateway science', discovering the Rutland Sea Dragon and the importance of cutting out noise from nay-sayers to follow your dreams... Presented by Jim Al-Khalili Produced by Lucy Taylor A BBC Studios production
1 day ago

Oct 23, 2026 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

Listener feedback on the nonobstructive HCM trials, AI-enhanced visits, timing of non-culprit PCI in STEMI, new tricuspid valve intervention, and EP at a crossroads are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I Listener Feedback Koelemen meta-analysis https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.08.26362195v1.full.pdf Improving SCD Risk Stratification in HCM https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11026183/ II More on Nonobstructive HCM Communication on Post-Hoc Analysis of ODYSSEY (mavacamten) Mavacamten in Nonobstructive HCM 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.12.092 III Complete vs Staged PCI in STEMI With Multivessel Disease Immediate vs Staged CR in Multivessel Disease and STEMI: Meta-Analysis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2026.07.033 Timing of Nonculprit PCI for STEMI and Multivessel Disease: Editorial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2026.08.009 COMPLETE Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1907775 FLOWER MI Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2104650 FRAME AMI Trial https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac763 iMODERN Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2512918 COCUA Trial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2023.01.020 MULTISTARS Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307823 OPTION STEMI Trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01529-6 External Link CULPRIT SHOCK Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1710261 BioVasc Trial Substudy https://eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/immediate-versus-staged-complete-revascularisation-in-patients-presenting-with-stemi-and-multivessel-disease Main BioVasc Trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00351-3 External Link FULL REVASC Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2314149 IV A Call to Action for Electrophysiologists Twenty Years at the Crossroads 10.1016/j.jacep.2026.09.023 EP at a Crossroads - Josephson 2007 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.12.045 EP at a Crossroads: A Revisit - Josephson 2016 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.07.024 V FDA Approves Another Tricuspid Valve Repair System Press release https://www.edwards.com/newsroom/news/2026-10-21-fda-approval-of-edwards-lifesciences--pascal-preci TRIC I HF Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2606934 CLASP II TR Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42855029/ The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
3 days ago

Nothing Really Matters - Hugh Dennis, Ria Lina, Harry Cliff and Yvette Fuentes

Jessica Fostekew and Adam Rutherford tackle one of the biggest and strangest questions in science: what is nothing? Starting with the earliest philosophers and journeying through to today's cutting-edge experiments, they ask whether true nothingness can ever exist. Joining them to explore one of science's most perplexing and important questions are physicists Harry Cliff and Yvette Fuentes, alongside comedians Hugh Dennis and Ria Lina. Together, they uncover why vacuums are far from empty, how the concept of nothing transformed science, and what the nature of absence can tell us about the origins and fate of the universe. Along the way, they delve into philosophical debates about the void, discover how scientists measure and define "nothing", and explore why the empty spaces between stars may be more active than they appear. They also role-play as positrons, deliberate over badgers, and learn that geckos harness quantum effects in unexpected ways. Our panel reveal that there is, perhaps surprisingly, rather a lot to say about nothing at all. Producer: Mel Brown A BBC Studios Production
22 hr ago

The Skeptics Guide #1111 - Oct 24 2026

Guest Rogue: Alice Howarth; What's the Word: Centripetal-Centrifugal; News Items: Christina Applegate's MS Diagnosis, Ultraprocessed Food and Cancer Risk, Superworms Clean Skeletons, Goodbye Leap Second, Wellness and Hyperoptimization; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction
22 Jul

#486 — Luck All the Way Down

Sam Harris speaks with Kathryn Paige Harden about behavioral genetics, moral luck, and the problem of blame. They discuss Harden's book Original Sin, the controversy over Charles Murray and Ezra Klein, why behavioral genetics remains taboo, the meaning of heritability, nature and nurture as feedback loops, why biological explanations can increase blame, psychopathy as a continuum, a hypothetical cure for evil, embryo selection and IVF, and other topics. Related Episode: #212 - A Conversation with Kathryn Paige Harden If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.
7 Oct

Apollo 11 — The Complete Story of Humanity’s First Moon Landing 🚀🌕 | Boring History for Sleep

On July 20, 1969, humanity reached another world for the first time. Apollo 11 carried Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins on a mission that had taken years of engineering, testing, political ambition, and extraordinary preparation. This documentary tells the complete story of Apollo 11, from the origins of the Moon landing program and the Space Race to the construction and testing of the spacecraft, the training of its three astronauts, and the tense journey to the Moon. Follow the mission from launch through lunar orbit, the historic landing, the first steps on the surface, and the journey safely back to Earth. What made the Apollo 11 mission possible? What challenges did NASA engineers and astronauts have to overcome? And what was happening behind the scenes as millions of people watched the historic broadcast? Settle in for a detailed journey through one of the most remarkable achievements of the 20th century — the story of how Apollo 11 carried humans to the Moon and brought them home again. Boring History for Sleep — Soft stories about exploration, science, technology, and the moments that changed history.

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