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Image of an elderly lady's hands
Wednesday 15th Jan 2020, 12.30pm

Can we stop ageing?

We’re pretty obsessed with the concept of ageing. Ancient civilizations supposedly sought an ‘elixir of life’, and today many of us get hung up on finding a way to ‘younger looking skin’… But what’s the science behind ageing? What determines the life expectancy of a species and – time for the '...
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Why do diets fail? Image of an ice cream.
Wednesday 1st Jan 2020, 12.30pm

Why do diets fail?

It's a new year (and a new decade!) and many of us will be looking to turn over a new leaf when it comes to diet and lifestyle. But - as anyone who's tried one will know - diets are VERY difficult to stick to.
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Anna Bidgood standing next to a snowmobile
Wednesday 11th Dec 2019, 12.30pm

What's under Lapland?

We know it as the home of Father Christmas, but why is Lapland of interest to geologists?
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A superconducting bulk hovers above a figure of eight track
Wednesday 27th Nov 2019, 12.30pm

Where is my hoverboard?

According to the much-loved 'Back to the Future' franchise, we should all be zipping around on hoverboards by now.
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Photo of construction site - Thames Tideway Tunnel project
Wednesday 13th Nov 2019, 12.30pm

How do you build a super sewer?

What do you do when a city outgrows its 150 year old sewer system? Build a super sewer of course! Join University of Oxford engineer Dr Brian Sheil as we go underground, and learn how his innovative sensors are revolutionising the Thames Tideway Tunnel Project – and the construction industry....
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Bat photograph
Wednesday 30th Oct 2019, 12.30pm

Are bats superheroes or villains?

The Big Questions podcast is back with a new series, and we start with a special Halloween edition! Join University of Oxford evolutionary virologist Emilia Skirmuntt as we learn all about the weird and wonderful world of bats, and ask the question 'Are bats superheroes or villains?'
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Why are athletes using ketones?
Wednesday 19th Jun 2019, 09.00am

Why are athletes using ketones?

It’s considered one of the hardest athletic challenges. 21 day-long stages covering around 3,500 kilometres (2,200 miles) - it’s the Tour De France.
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why aren’t we dead?
Wednesday 5th Jun 2019, 09.00am

Why aren’t we dead?

There is a whole world of things out there that want us dead – we are talking microscopic invaders that want to get inside our bodies and kill us. Lucky for us we have a secret weapon to keep us alive…ANTIBODIES

In this episode we are taking a deep dive and looking at these teeny tiny...
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how big a deal is that picture of a black hole?
Wednesday 22nd May 2019, 09.00am

How big a deal is that picture of a black hole?

By now you have probably seen that picture of the BLACK HOLE! But we have some questions….in this episode of the Big Questions podcast we are asking: how big a deal is that picture of a black hole?

To find out we visited the Department of Physics, University of Oxford, and met with...
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Wednesday 8th May 2019, 09.00am

Did volcanoes help kill off the dinosaurs?

Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago. We should take a moment to realise how much history that is! Volcanoes are just one of Earth’s creations that have stood the test of time and on this Big Questions podcast we want to know: did volcanoes help kill off the dinosaurs?
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