
BBC Inside Science by BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
Categories: Science & Medicine
Listen to the last episode:
It’s the biggest story of recent weeks. Literally.
Trillion-tonne iceberg A23a is on the move. But where is it headed and why – and what might it mean for the scientists and penguins in its path?
And from a giant ‘megaberg’ to a giant pile of highly radioactive material, we find out what locking away a load of radioactive waste has in common with baking a cake.
And we’re joined by science journalist Caroline Steel to guide us through this week’s science news.
We’ll hear about the first study into whether banning phones in schools works, why scratching an itch might have benefits beyond just satisfaction, and the perfect formula to boil an egg...
Presenter: Victoria Gill Producers: Sophie Ormiston, Ilan Goodman & Gerry Holt Editor: Martin Smith Production Co-ordinators: Jana Bennett-Holesworth & Josie Hardy
Science-backed boiled egg recipe:
- You need two pans… and exactly 32 minutes - Keep one pan at 100 degrees Celsius (boiling) and the other pan at 30 degrees Celsius - Move the egg between the two every two minutes for 32 minutes
Enjoy!
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Previous episodes
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950 - The World’s Biggest Iceberg Thu, 06 Feb 2025
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949 - Science in 2025 Thu, 06 Feb 2025
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948 - The Science of Laughter Thu, 30 Jan 2025
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947 - Board Game Science Thu, 23 Jan 2025
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946 - The Year in Science Thu, 16 Jan 2025
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945 - The rising threat of bird flu Thu, 09 Jan 2025
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944 - Fact-checking the Bovaer backlash Thu, 02 Jan 2025
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943 - Is flood forecasting failing? Thu, 26 Dec 2024
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942 - The climate cost of war Thu, 19 Dec 2024
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941 - Nuclear medicine shortages and Jane Goodall on COP29 Thu, 12 Dec 2024
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940 - COP29: Are climate summits working? Thu, 05 Dec 2024
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939 - Spooky Science Thu, 28 Nov 2024
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938 - Whatever happened to graphene? Thu, 21 Nov 2024
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937 - Are our carbon sinks failing? Thu, 14 Nov 2024
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936 - Should we bring back extinct animals? Thu, 07 Nov 2024
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935 - Could coal shut-down mark new era for energy? Thu, 31 Oct 2024
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934 - How green is space travel? Thu, 24 Oct 2024
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933 - Is lab-grown meat the future of food? Thu, 17 Oct 2024
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932 - The first civilian spacewalk Thu, 10 Oct 2024
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931 - The Grenfell cladding Thu, 03 Oct 2024
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930 - Predicting everything Thu, 26 Sep 2024
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929 - Why aren’t we eating more insects? Thu, 19 Sep 2024
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928 - Beavers of London Thu, 12 Sep 2024
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927 - Going for gold Thu, 05 Sep 2024
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926 - How much of a risk is space junk? Thu, 29 Aug 2024
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925 - CERN’s Supercollider Plan Thu, 22 Aug 2024
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924 - Should Antarctica be off limits? Thu, 15 Aug 2024
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923 - Wimbledon Grass Science Thu, 08 Aug 2024
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922 - Sun, sea... and science Thu, 01 Aug 2024
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921 - What makes an effective protest? Thu, 25 Jul 2024
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920 - Taylor Swift Seismology Thu, 18 Jul 2024
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919 - Are implanted brain chips the future? Thu, 11 Jul 2024
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918 - How do we solve antibiotic resistance? Thu, 04 Jul 2024
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917 - Why do we sleep? Thu, 27 Jun 2024
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916 - Micro Nuclear Reactors Thu, 20 Jun 2024
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915 - Is gene therapy the future? Thu, 13 Jun 2024
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914 - Is treated sewage worse for the environment than raw? Thu, 06 Jun 2024
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913 - Ugly animals and asteroid Apophis Thu, 30 May 2024
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912 - Can we get plastic waste under control? Thu, 23 May 2024
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911 - Do we need a new model of cosmology? Thu, 16 May 2024
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910 - Bird flu outbreak in cows Thu, 09 May 2024
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909 - 200 years of dinosaur science Thu, 02 May 2024
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908 - Inside Your Microbiome Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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907 - Our Accidental Universe Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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906 - World’s oldest forest fossils Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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905 - Human Consciousness: Could a brain in a dish become sentient? Thu, 26 Apr 2018
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904 - Plastic-eating bacteria, Foam mattresses for crops, The evolved life aquatic, The Double Helix Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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903 - Pesticides in British Farming Thu, 12 Apr 2018
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902 - Stephen Hawking Tribute Thu, 05 Apr 2018
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901 - Genes and education, John Goodenough, Caring bears and hunting Thu, 29 Mar 2018