Science podcast
Co-hosted by Helen Frost and young Dr C, the Talking of Science podcast puts a kid's annoying questions to good use, by making the latest research clear, meaningful and surprisingly fun.
Latest episodes
Artificial intelligence is not new. In fact, its origins go back to ideas that emerged even before the first modern computers. But what we have today seems nothing short of magical. AI chatbots can answer questions, w…
What a head-scratcher! Animals probably don't speak our language, but they are constantly communicating through movement, sound, smell, behaviour, and choices. The challenge is learning how to read those signals witho…
Trees clean our air, cool our cities, support wildlife, protect our soils, and quietly keep the world running. But forests are much more than collections of trees. They are also homes, workplaces, supermarkets, pharma…
Why listen
Why can I see the moon during the day? What language do animals think in? If I grazed my knee every day, would I eventually run out of blood? There are so many times we find ourselves chatting about science without knowing all the answers. It's not always easy, but it is often eye-opening. Listen in to the show to hear how the experts handle a child's curiosity.