Ri Science Podcast

Aoife McLysaght explores the evolution of new genes, how they sometimes become essential, and the link between new genes... Read more

Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Anil Seth looks at the neuroscience of consciousness and how our b... Read more

Neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis makes the case that addiction isn't a disease at all, although it has been r... Read more

Memories give us a sense of who we are. But how can we be sure that what we remember is what really happened? And why is... Read more

Sheila Rowan explains the nature of gravitational waves, where they come from, how we detected them, and what the future... Read more

Russell Foster, Debra Skene and Stafford Lightman discuss the science of sleep. Why do we need sleep and what are the ph... Read more

Evolutionary biologist Sean B Carroll reveals how a few simple rules govern all life on earth, from the cells in our bod... Read more

Our sense of reward motivates us and is essential for survival, so when the system malfunctions, it can lead to big prob... Read more

Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith explains what epigenetics is and how our environment interacts with our genome and if thes... Read more

Australian author and presenter Dr Karl Kruszelnicki gives a whirlwind tour of incredible science facts and questions. L... Read more

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself strapped to a giant rocket? Or to look back on the earth f... Read more

What will the world of tomorrow be like? Kelly and Zach Weinersmith give us a snapshot of the transformative technologie... Read more

In a lightning tour of human reasoning, world-renowned psychologist Richard Nisbett shines a new light on the shadowy wo... Read more

Richard Dawkins discusses the key individuals, institutions and ideas that have inspired and motivated him since the pub... Read more

For millennia, humans have been firmly rooted to the Earth, but haven't you ever fancied a change of scenery?This month,... Read more

Have new brain imaging techniques really revealed that women and men are ‘hardwired’ for their gender roles? Or has neur... Read more

The house always wins. Or does it? Mathematician Adam Kucharski looks at the mathematics, economics and physics of gambl... Read more

An evidence-based discussion of the controversial topic of race, as science sees it. Do races even exist, biologically? ... Read more

2018 marks 200 years since the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a book that is just as relevant now as it was... Read more

Henry Marsh, author of the bestseller Do No Harm, and Jim Olson, paediatric oncologist from Seattle Children’s Hospital,... Read more