We are creating digital data all the time. Via social media, we’re generating evidence of everything we see and hear. But when an emergency or terrorist attack strikes, the mass of information produced is confusing, complicated and misleading.

Every year we get through 1 trillion plastic bags worldwide. Quick math, that means we are using 1 million bags per minute. In this podcast episode we are asking: how do you turn a plastic bag into fuel?

King Kong, PI, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind and Superman III. What do these 4 films have in common? SCIENCE! They caught attention of one film fan Edwin Davies. On this episode of the Big Questions podcast we are separating the fact and fiction and asking the question: What did Hollywood get right and wrong in these movies?

Most new-born mammals and some reptiles emerge from their mothers through the usual channels. But baby birds are stuck cracking open eggshells – but why?

If we could travel inside our body, shrinking down to a cellular level, we could see how amazing our immune system really is.

Our nerves don’t stop talking. They’re 24-7 communication systems for our bodies. But does all this cellular chitta-chatta actually make a noise? On this episode of the Big Questions podcast we are asking: What do nerves sound like?