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A curated collection of general science podcasts. Also see the Physics, Math, and Astronomy Podcast Collection and the SciPhi-Adjacent Podcast Collection.

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Updated: 2025-Nov-26 18:09 UTC. Podcasts listed: 80. Ordered by date of most recent episode (newest to oldest). AI-generated content is based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions.


Collection summary covering past 30 days of combined episodes (AI-generated):

These podcasts explore a wide range of scientific and academic topics, offering insights into cutting-edge research, philosophical questions, and the intertwining of science with everyday phenomena. Across the episodes, a recurring theme is the exploration and explanation of complex scientific theories and discoveries, often with the help of expert guests and scholars. From theoretical physics and the mysteries of the universe to the technological advancements in AI and quantum computing, these discussions delve into significant scientific advancements and the broader implications for society.

Listeners can expect deep dives into the natural world, such as the behaviors of unique animal species and environmental phenomena. Issues related to health and disease, including the exploration of non-traditional treatment methods and the intricacies of human biology, are discussed alongside tales of scientific history and discovery. Some episodes address the intersection of science with culture and fiction, such as the portrayal of famous scientific events, meditation's benefits and drawbacks, and the societal impacts of technology.

Moreover, there is a focus on pressing global issues like climate change, natural disasters, and biodiversity, which are covered through stories of scientific efforts to tackle these problems. Ethical and philosophical questions are examined, particularly in relation to human cognition, the impact of scientific progress, and the quest for understanding complex existential questions. With episodes that unravel the intricacies of neuroscience, explore space phenomena using new astronomical data, and challenge preconceived scientific norms, these podcasts invite listeners to broaden their understanding and appreciation of science's role in the modern world.


Podcasts:
Nature Podcast Image Nature Podcast
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845 episodes
2014 to 2025
Median: 25 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Cutting-edge scientific research • Protein discoveries • Genetic studies • Evolutionary insights • Technological innovations • Health and medical findings • Climate change implications • AI advancements • Neuroscience exploration • Ecological impacts

Description (podcaster-provided): The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of the Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and provide in-depth analysis from Nature's journalists and editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-26 16:00 UTC): This is what lightning on Mars sounds like

NOVA Presents Image NOVA Presents
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46 episodes
2020 to 2025
Median: 28 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science breakthroughs • Space and astronomy • Neuroscience • Climate and environment • Technology and AI • Health and medicine • Complex theories explained

Description (podcaster-provided): Ever wonder what's really going on in the world of science? We've got you covered. Join us for conversations with the researchers making tomorrow's breakthroughs, deep dives into the universe's biggest mysteries, and clear explanations of the discoveries that matter most. We're talking climate breakthroughs, space mysteries, AI developments, and quantum leaps, all explained by the people doing the work.
Whether you're curious about breaking headlines, fascinated by black holes and alien worlds, or ready for mind-bending conversations with brilliant scientists, NOVA Presents delivers four incredible series that make complex science feel like chatting with your smartest friend. For over 50 years, NOVA has been your trusted guide to understanding the world, now we're bringing that same curiosity and clarity straight to your ears. Come explore with us.
Discover more NOVA content and subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-26 11:00 UTC): How To Recognize Alien Life | Peter Girguis

Science Friday Image Science Friday
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1183 episodes
2018 to 2025
Median: 45 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science discoveries • Technology developments • Environmental issues • Space exploration • Medical advancements • Historical insights • Food science • Mental health discussions • Anthropology studies • Cultural phenomena

Description (podcaster-provided): Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-26 11:00 UTC): Everything You Never Knew About Squash And Pumpkins

Stuff To Blow Your Mind Image Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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2951 episodes
2010 to 2025
Median: 48 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science mysteries • Cosmic and horror cinema • Transhumanism • Folklore and mythology • Classic horror films • Neuroscience and psychology • Ancient cultures • Technology and AI discussions • Star Trek themes

Description (podcaster-provided): Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-26 11:00 UTC): The Monstrefact Redux: Hortus the Rotting Mermaid

Science Quickly Image Science Quickly
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1858 episodes
2014 to 2025
Median: 3 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Scientific discoveries • Health and medicine • Climate and environment • Technology and space exploration • Social issues and cultural phenomena • Microbiome and nutrition • Neuroscience and psychology

Description (podcaster-provided): Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-26 10:50 UTC): Thanksgiving’s Iconic Bird Is Thriving Again in the Wild

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe Image Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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760 episodes
2018 to 2025
Median: 48 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science explanations • Universe exploration • Listener Q&A • Physics debates • Health and biology • Space travel • Historical insights • Guest experts • Technology discussions • Parasitology • Astrophysics

Description (podcaster-provided): Scientists Daniel and Kelly cannot stop talking about our amazing, wonderful, weird Universe! Each episode is a fun, easy-to-understand, and in-depth explanation of topics in science, from particles to black holes to moon colonies to ecosystems to parasites and everything else in the Universe!

Latest episode (2025-Nov-26 10:00 UTC): Introducing : Inner Cosmos with Host David Eagleman and Guest Daniel Whiteson

Short Wave Image Short Wave
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1389 episodes
2019 to 2025
Median: 12 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science news • Everyday mysteries • Evolutionary biology • Human health • Environmental science • Technology developments • Space exploration • Scientific history • Nature and climate change • Creative storytelling

Description (podcaster-provided): New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — in just under 15 minutes. It's science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join hosts Emily Kwong and Regina Barber for science on a different wavelength.
If you're hooked, try Short Wave Plus. Your subscription supports the show and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/shortwave

Latest episode (2025-Nov-26 08:00 UTC): How To Disagree Better

The Infinite Monkey Cage Image The Infinite Monkey Cage
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235 episodes
2009 to 2025
Median: 42 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science exploration • Humor • Expert panels • Curiosity-driven topics • Phenomena of the universe • Biology and life • Scientific history and controversies • Fun facts and scientific insights

Description (podcaster-provided): Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists’ eyes. Joined by a panel of scientists, experts and celebrity science enthusiasts they investigate life, the universe and everything in between on The Infinite Monkey Cage from the BBC.
From the smallest building blocks of life to the furthest stars, the curious monkeys pull apart the latest science to reveal fascinating and often bizarre insights into the world around us and what lies beyond. Can trees talk to each other? Can science help you commit the perfect murder? What might aliens look like and the burning question of our time, are strawberries alive or dead? Join them as each episode they put a different scientific topic under the microscope, from aliens, black holes and hedgehogs, to bacteria, poison and the Big Bang.

With past guests including actors Dame Judi Dench and Sir Patrick Stewart, comedians Steve Martin and Conan O’Brien, astronaut Tim Peake, primatologist Jane Goodall and mathematician Hannah Fry, The Infinite Monkey Cage promises to make you laugh, enrich your knowledge and leave you with a deeper appreciation for the universe that we call home.

Whether you’re a seasoned scientist or someone who nodded off in physics class, listen in to learn all about funny, fascinating and sometimes ridiculous topics – with the occasional monkey business.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-26 07:00 UTC): What’s the deal with eels? – Lucy Porter, David Righton and Caroline Durif

A Moment of Science Image A Moment of Science
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1496 episodes
2013 to 2025
Median: 2 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science behind natural phenomena • Biology • Human behavior and evolution • Unusual scientific findings • Environmental insights and climate change • Exploration of senses and emotions • Surprising historical discoveries

Description (podcaster-provided): A Moment of Science is a daily audio podcast, public radio program and video series providing the scientific story behind some of life's most perplexing mysteries.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-26 05:00 UTC): Birds of a Feather Flock Together

The Quanta Podcast Image The Quanta Podcast
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303 episodes
2015 to 2025
Median: 19 minutes
Collections: Physics, Math, and AstronomyScience

Themes (AI-generated): Science • Mathematics • Quantum mechanics • Climate change • Artificial intelligence • Cryptography • Biology • Earth science • Physics • Information theory

Description (podcaster-provided): Exploring the distant universe, the insides of cells, the abstractions of math, the complexity of information itself, and much more, The Quanta Podcast is a tour of the frontier between the known and the unknown. In each episode, Quanta Magazine Editor-in-Chief Samir Patel speaks with the minds behind the award-winning publication to navigate through some of the most important and mind-expanding questions in science and math. Quanta specifically covers fundamental research — driven by curiosity, discovery and the overwhelming desire to know why and how. Join us every Tuesday for a stimulating conversation about the biggest ideas and the tiniest details.
(If you've been a fan of the Quanta Science Podcast, it will continue here. You'll see those episodes marked as audio edition episodes every two weeks.)

Latest episode (2025-Nov-25 11:00 UTC): Game Theory, Algorithms and High Prices

The Life Scientific Image The Life Scientific
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344 episodes
2011 to 2025
Median: 28 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Conversations with leading scientists • Scientific discoveries • Personal journeys and motivations • Cutting-edge research • Impact of science on society • Innovations in medicine, technology, and environment

Description (podcaster-provided): Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future

Latest episode (2025-Nov-25 09:30 UTC): Caroline Smith on meteorites and potential ancient life on Mars

New Books in Science Image New Books in Science
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858 episodes
2008 to 2025
Median: 58 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Interviews with authors • New scientific discoveries • Evolution and biology • Space exploration • Physics and cosmology • Neuroscience • Environmental issues • Cultural studies • Technological advancements • Historical perspectives

Description (podcaster-provided): Interviews with Scientists about their New Books
Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science

Latest episode (2025-Nov-25 09:00 UTC): Andrew H. Jaffe, "The Random Universe: How Models and Probability Help Us Make Sense of the Cosmos" (Yale UP, 2025)

Brains On! Science podcast for kids Image Brains On! Science podcast for kids
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382 episodes
2013 to 2025
Median: 29 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science for kids • Kid-friendly topics • Mystery sounds • Space exploration • Nature and animals • Health and the body • Technology and innovation • Earth and environment • Brain teasers • Expert interviews

Description (podcaster-provided): Brains On!® is a science podcast for curious kids and adults from Brains On Universe. Each week, a different kid co-host joins Molly Bloom to find answers to fascinating questions about the world sent in by listeners. Like, do dogs know they’re dogs? Or, why do feet stink? Plus, we have mystery sounds for you to guess, songs for you to dance to, and lots of facts -- all checked by experts.
Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/

Latest episode (2025-Nov-25 08:30 UTC): How does music get recorded and stored?

The Naked Scientists Podcast Image The Naked Scientists Podcast
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1208 episodes
2005 to 2025
Median: 55 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Scientific breakthroughs • Interviews with top scientists • Listener science questions • Home experiments • Health and medicine advances • Technology and environmental reports • Space exploration • Genetic research

Description (podcaster-provided): The Naked Scientists flagship science show brings you a lighthearted look at the latest scientific breakthroughs, interviews with the world's top scientists, answers to your science questions and science experiments to try at home.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-25 07:45 UTC): New ways to combat the Antibiotic Apocalypse

The Science Show Image The Science Show
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250 episodes
2022 to 2025
Median: 54 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Scientific research insights • Space exploration • Climate change • Evolution and biodiversity • Quantum mechanics • Animal behavior • Human health • Environmental science • Technological advancements • Historical scientific figures

Description (podcaster-provided): The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-25 01:30 UTC): Lab Notes: Why aurora season isn't over yet

Discovery Image Discovery
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817 episodes
2010 to 2025
Median: 26 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science and research stories • Pioneering achievements • Contributions of scientists • Exploration of natural world • Innovative technologies and theories • Human understanding and health advancements

Description (podcaster-provided): Explorations in the world of science.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-24 21:00 UTC): The Animal Employment Agency

Science Weekly Image Science Weekly
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299 episodes
2023 to 2025
Median: 16 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science news • Environmental issues • Medical discoveries • Technological advancements • Health investigations • Scientific research summaries • Expert interviews

Description (podcaster-provided): Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news

Latest episode (2025-Nov-24 17:42 UTC): Bitter rows and overnight talks: how a fragile Cop30 deal was agreed

PNAS Science Sessions Image PNAS Science Sessions
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409 episodes
2019 to 2025
Median: 6 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science research discussions • Environmental impact • Evolutionary studies • Climate change • Technological advances • Neuroscience insights • Social and cultural studies • Genetics and health • Animal behavior

Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome to Science Sessions, the PNAS podcast program. Listen to brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, Academy members, and policymakers as they discuss topics relevant to today's scientific community. Learn the behind-the-scenes story of work published in PNAS, plus a broad range of scientific news about discoveries that affect the world around us.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-24 14:00 UTC): Air pollution and pet health

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria Image Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria
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579 episodes
2014 to 2025
Median: 66 minutes
Collections: SciPhi-AdjacentScience

Themes (AI-generated): Science communication • Conversations with experts • Books on diverse topics • Health and biology • Environment and conservation • History and sociology • Technology and innovation

Description (podcaster-provided): Cara Santa Maria is a science communicator, television host, producer, and journalist. She is excited to present "Talk Nerdy," a place for conversations with interesting people about interesting topics.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-24 08:00 UTC): Science Under Siege w/ Michael Mann

People Behind the Science Podcast Stories from Scientists about Science, Life, Research, and Science Careers Image People Behind the Science Podcast Stories from Scientists about Science, Life, Research, and Science Careers
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300 episodes
2020 to 2025
Median: 42 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science careers • Research journeys • Modern discoveries • Challenges and successes • Career advice • Life of scientists in various fields

Description (podcaster-provided): Are you searching for great stories to ignite your curiosity, teach you to perform better in life and career, inspire your mind, and make you laugh along the way? In this science podcast, Dr. Marie McNeely introduces you to the brilliant researchers behind the latest scientific discoveries. Join us as they share their greatest failures, most staggering successes, candid career advice, and what drives them forward in life and science.
Our website with show notes
Greetings science fans!
We're elated to welcome you to People Behind the Science where we explore the lives and experiences of the people behind the research and scientific discoveries of today.
People Behind the Science's mission is to inspire current and future scientists, share the different paths to a successful career in science, educate the general population on what scientists do, and show the human side of science.
In each episode, a different scientist will guide us through their journey by sharing their successes, failures, and passions. We are excited to introduce you to these inspiring academic and industry experts from all fields of science to give you a variety of perspectives on the life and path of a scientist.
Our esteemed guests will tell you:
what motivates them and how they balance their competing responsibilities
how they worked through some of the most challenging times in their careers
advice to help you through your own journey through life and science

Our Podcast
People Behind the Science is a podcast focused on the people doing fascinating research through interviews with top scientists. We are proud to have interviewed so many inspiring scientists, including U.S. National Academy scientists like Josh Sanes, Nick Spitzer, Lou Muglia, Jacob Israelachvili, Gene Robinson, Larry Squire, John Dowling, James Berger, and David Spergel, as well as popular scientists in the media like Donna Nelson (science advisor for the TV show Breaking Bad) and Jack Horner (science advisor for the Jurassic park movies). We are honored to have shared their amazing stories with people in all 50 states in the USA and in over 120 countries across the world.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-24 08:00 UTC): 840: Investigating Issues at the Intersection of People, Policy, and Marine and Coastal Environments - Dr. Ana Spalding

Big Picture Science Image Big Picture Science
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651 episodes
2006 to 2025
Median: 54 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science and technology connections • Critical examination of pseudoscience • Environmental issues • Astronomy and space exploration • Biology and evolution • Archaeological and historical insights • Health and medicine trends

Description (podcaster-provided): The surprising connections in science and technology that give you the Big Picture. Astronomer Seth Shostak and science journalist Molly Bentley are joined each week by leading researchers, techies, and journalists to provide a smart and humorous take on science. Our regular "Skeptic Check" episodes cast a critical eye on pseudoscience.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-24 05:05 UTC): Flu the Coop

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas Image Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
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403 episodes
2018 to 2025
Median: 80 minutes
Collections: PhilosophyPhysics, Math, and AstronomyScience

Themes (AI-generated): Cosmology and theoretical physics • Consciousness and human cognition • Evolutionary biology • Philosophy and politics • Misinformation and polarization • Artificial intelligence and technology • Science and medicine innovation

Description (podcaster-provided): Ever wanted to know how music affects your brain, what quantum mechanics really is, or how black holes work? Do you wonder why you get emotional each time you see a certain movie, or how on earth video games are designed? Then you’ve come to the right place. Each week, Sean Carroll will host conversations with some of the most interesting thinkers in the world. From neuroscientists and engineers to authors and television producers, Sean and his guests talk about the biggest ideas in science, philosophy, culture and much more.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-24 05:00 UTC): 336 | Anil Ananthaswamy on the Mathematics of Neural Nets and AI

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating Image Into the Impossible With Brian Keating
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568 episodes
2018 to 2025
Median: 63 minutes
Collections: Physics, Math, and AstronomyScience

Themes (AI-generated): Physics • Astrophysics • Cosmology • Artificial Intelligence • Dark Matter • Universe's Origin • Multiverse • Nobel Prize Insights • Science Communication • Alien Life • Biological Innovations

Description (podcaster-provided): Think like a physicist. Wonder like a human. Into the Impossible is where Cosmic Conversations happen — uniting Nobel Prize winners, iconoclasts, authors, and technologists to explore reality’s deepest questions. From AI to aliens, from biophysics to the brain, from the cosmos to the multiverse, Brian Keating, Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Physics at UC San Diego covers it all.
If you’ve ever asked What’s out there? or What’s next?, this is where curiosity meets clarity.
Learn to think like this. 🎙 Full episodes, notes & more: briankeating.com/podcast

Latest episode (2025-Nov-24 03:47 UTC): AI That Helps, Schools That Don't, and How Not to Go Crazy on The James Altucher Show

The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss Image The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss
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142 episodes
2019 to 2025
Median: 99 minutes
Collections: Physics, Math, and AstronomyScience

Themes (AI-generated): In-depth scientific analyses • Impact of social issues on science • Interviews with thought leaders • Questions of free speech and meritocracy • Cosmology updates • Diplomatic and political discussions

Description (podcaster-provided): The Origins Podcast features in-depth conversations with some of the most interesting people in the world about the issues that impact all of us in the 21st century. Host, theoretical physicist, lecturer, and author, Lawrence M. Krauss, will be joined by guests from a wide range of fields, including science, the arts, and journalism. The topics discussed on The Origins Podcast reflect the full range of the human experience - exploring science and culture in a way that seeks to entertain, educate, and inspire. lawrencekrauss.substack.com
lawrencekrauss.substack.com

Latest episode (2025-Nov-23 16:58 UTC): Announcing our new 12-part series: A dozen Lessons on Physics and Reality

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Image The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
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1064 episodes
2005 to 2025

Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science news • Critical thinking • Misinformation • Conspiracies • Technology advances • Space exploration • Health research • AI developments • Logical fallacies • Listener questions • Science or Fiction quizzes

Description (podcaster-provided): The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly science podcast discussing the latest science news, critical thinking, bad science, conspiracies and controversies. -The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: Your escape to reality - Produced by SGU Productions, LLC: https://www.theskepticsguide.org

Latest episode (2025-Nov-22 13:00 UTC): The Skeptics Guide #1063 - Nov 22 2025

Quirks and Quarks Image Quirks and Quarks
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17 episodes
2025
Median: 54 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science news • Astronomy • Biology • Environmental science • Technology • Health • Scientific discoveries • Interviews with scientists • Research findings • Innovations

Description (podcaster-provided): CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks covers the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom... and everything in between.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-21 21:10 UTC): The mystery of the drunken trees, and more…

CrowdScience Image CrowdScience
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468 episodes
2016 to 2025
Median: 30 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Listener questions • Scientific inquiry • Nature and environment • Physics and astronomy • Human behavior • Technology and innovation • Biology and ecology • Curiosity-driven exploration

Description (podcaster-provided): We take your questions about life, Earth and the universe to researchers hunting for answers at the frontiers of knowledge.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-21 20:57 UTC): Why do we cry?

Blue Dot Image Blue Dot
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20 episodes
2025
Median: 51 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science interviews • Climate change • Space exploration • Astronomy • Technology • Geology • Environmental conservation • Cultural history • Philosophy • Biology • Marine science

Description (podcaster-provided): Blue Dot, named after Carl Sagan's famous speech about our place in the universe, features interviews with guests from all over the regional, national and worldwide scientific communities. Host Dave Schlom leads discussions about the issues science is helping us address with experts who shed light on climate change, space exploration, astronomy, technology and much more. Dave asks us to remember: from deep space, we all live on a pale, blue dot.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-21 18:34 UTC): Blue Dot: Reimagining Ag: the California State University Chico Center for Regenerative Agriculture

Radiolab Image Radiolab
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150 episodes
2023 to 2025
Median: 38 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science exploration • Investigative journalism • Human stories • Legal history • Free speech debates • Evolutionary biology • Innovative sound design • Environmental inquiries • Medical discoveries • Astrophysics explorations

Description (podcaster-provided): Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is known for innovative sound design, smashing information into music. It is hosted by Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-21 15:11 UTC): Our Common Nature: West Virginia Coal

The world, the universe and us Image The world, the universe and us
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400 episodes
2020 to 2025
Median: 28 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science news • Technology advancements • Climate change • Space exploration • Health and medicine • Quantum computing • Biology and ecology • Artificial intelligence • Archaeology and human history

Description (podcaster-provided): From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The world, the universe and us is your essential weekly dose of science and wonder in an uncertain world. Hosted by journalists Dr Rowan Hooper and Dr Penny Sarchet and joined each week by expert scientists in the field, the show draws on New Scientist’s unparalleled depth of reporting to put the stories that matter into context. Feed your curiosity with the podcast that will restore your sense of optimism and nourish your brain.
For more visit newscientist.com/podcasts

Latest episode (2025-Nov-21 13:12 UTC): The origin and evolution of music: Steve Pretty plays the conch

Unexpected Elements Image Unexpected Elements
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301 episodes
2019 to 2025
Median: 53 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science stories • Global connections • Nature insights • Human behavior • Technology exploration • Cultural reflections

Description (podcaster-provided): The news you know, the science you don’t. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-21 10:00 UTC): Some Beautiful Science

Curious Cases Image Curious Cases
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165 episodes
2016 to 2025
Median: 29 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science conundrums explored • Listener questions answered • Topics: spontaneous combustion, probability, vibrations, evolution, animal intelligence, memory, relativity, scaling, material science, emotions, invisibility, lying, diamonds, insects, fungi, hair greying

Description (podcaster-provided): Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain tackle listeners' conundrums with the power of science!

Latest episode (2025-Nov-21 08:55 UTC): Mysteries from the Final Frontier

The Story Collider Image The Story Collider
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692 episodes
2012 to 2025
Median: 27 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science stories • Personal experiences • Diverse storytellers • Humor and emotion • Fears and challenges • Identity and relationships • Overcoming adversity • Scientific careers and exploration

Description (podcaster-provided): Whether we wear a lab coat or haven't seen a test tube since grade school, science is shaping all of our lives. And that means we all have science stories to tell. Every year, we host dozens of live shows all over the country, featuring all kinds of storytellers - researchers, doctors, and engineers of course, but also patients, poets, comedians, cops, and more. Some of our stories are heartbreaking, others are hilarious, but they're all true and all very personal. Welcome to The Story Collider!

Latest episode (2025-Nov-21 05:00 UTC): Bad News: Stories about tough conversations

This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast Image This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast
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50 episodes
2024 to 2025
Median: 116 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Weekly science news • Humorous tone • Broad range of scientific topics • Interviews with scientists • Space exploration • Neuroscience • Genetic engineering • Climate change • Biology and zoology insights

Description (podcaster-provided): The kickass science and technology radio show that delivers an irreverent look at the week in science and technology.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-21 03:37 UTC): What Does the Bin Chicken Say?

BBC Inside Science Image BBC Inside Science
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629 episodes
2013 to 2025
Median: 28 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science exploration • Environmental issues • Climate change • Emerging technologies • Scientific discoveries • Health and medicine • Space exploration

Description (podcaster-provided): A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-20 21:00 UTC): What’s in the wording of the COP 30 negotiations?

Cool Science Radio Image Cool Science Radio
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20 episodes
2025
Median: 52 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science and technology developments • Expert interviews • Space exploration • Quantum physics • Health and medicine innovations • Environmental issues • AI and robotics • Human connections • History of science

Description (podcaster-provided): Cool Science Radio is a weekly, hour-long program that focuses on the latest developments and discoveries in the fields of science and technology. Co-hosts Lynn Ware Peek and Scott Greenberg decipher what's new with science and technology experts in an entertaining, amusing and accessible way.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-20 20:19 UTC): How wind has shaped our past and what its future means for us

Science Magazine Podcast Image Science Magazine Podcast
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615 episodes
2013 to 2025
Median: 27 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Scientific research • Global news • Commentary • Oceanography • Astrophysics • Biodiversity • Public health • Archaeology • Climate science • Astronomy • Biotechnology • Neuroscience • Anthropology

Description (podcaster-provided): Weekly podcasts from Science Magazine, the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-20 19:00 UTC): A headless mystery, and a deep dive on dog research

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309 episodes
2016 to 2025
Median: 35 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science exploration • Fact vs. myth • Health topics • Environmental issues • Social phenomena • Technology insights • Controversial topics • Human body functions • Historical events • Mind and memory

Description (podcaster-provided): There are a lot of fads, blogs and strong opinions, but then there’s SCIENCE. Science Vs is the show from Spotify Studios that finds out what’s fact, what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between. We do the hard work of sifting through all the science so you don't have to and cover everything from 5G and ADHD, to Fluoride and Fasting Diets.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-20 10:00 UTC): Never Put Meatballs on Spaghetti, with Samin Nosrat

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139 episodes
2021 to 2025
Median: 29 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Forgotten female scientists • Historical context of women's contributions • Undervalued achievements in medicine, science, and technology • Social and historical challenges faced by women • Recognition of pioneering women

Description (podcaster-provided): For every Marie Curie or Rosalind Franklin whose story has been told, hundreds of female scientists remain unknown to the public at large. In this series, we illuminate the lives and work of a diverse array of groundbreaking scientists who, because of time, place and gender, have gone largely unrecognized. Each season we focus on a different scientist, putting her narrative into context, explaining not just the science but also the social and historical conditions in which she lived and worked. We also bring these stories to the present, painting a full picture of how her work endures.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-20 08:00 UTC): For Susan

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376 episodes
2020 to 2025
Median: 31 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Bizarre Science Stories • Unexpected Natural Phenomena • Medical Oddities • Surprising Animal Behavior • Curious Historical Discoveries • Humorous Journalistic Adventures • Airwave Media Podcast Network

Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome to Well… That’s Interesting, a comedy sciencey podcast for weird people who like learning about weird sh*t, like can hair grow between your teeth or could we ever lose our moon? (Sadly, yes to both.)
WTI tells the story behind the facts and, turns out, those stories are funny. Join Jill ChaCha every week as they take The Flock on a journalistic, storytelling adventure into new, bizarre, often unexpected findings. The tales are epic and the laughter is plentiful.
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WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-20 05:00 UTC): Ep. 258: These Smoked Human Remains Are The Oldest Known Mummies, So Far + Knife Brakes Off In Man’s Chest And He Didn’t Notice For 8 Years

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510 episodes
2017 to 2025
Median: 79 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Computational thinking • Science and technology history • AI development and ethics • Business and innovation strategies • Personal anecdotes and Q&A sessions • Future scientific breakthroughs

Description (podcaster-provided): Stephen Wolfram is the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and Wolfram Language; the author of A New Kind of Science; and the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research. Over the course of nearly four decades, he has been a pioneer in the development and application of computational thinking—and has been responsible for many discoveries, inventions and innovations in science, technology and business.
On his podcast, Stephen discusses topics ranging from the history of science to the future of civilization and ethics of AI.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-19 19:53 UTC): Future of Science and Technology Q&A (November 14, 2025)

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246 episodes
2021 to 2025
Median: 27 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Scientific mysteries • Cutting-edge research • Unconventional experiments • Thought-provoking questions • Exploration of unknowns • Diverse expert guests • Unexpected scientific phenomena • Critical analysis of scientific concepts

Description (podcaster-provided): Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know…and then keeps on going. The Unexplainable team — Noam Hassenfeld, Julia Longoria, Byrd Pinkerton, and Meradith Hoddinott — tackles scientific mysteries, unanswered questions, and everything we learn diving into the unknown. New episodes Mondays and Wednesdays.
From Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-19 09:00 UTC): Lost on the road to enlightenment

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481 episodes
2017 to 2025
Median: 71 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science topics • Humor • Expert interviews • Unusual subjects • Cultural explorations • Historical analysis • Environmental issues • Psychology • Social change • Curious facts

Description (podcaster-provided): Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists' obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-19 06:37 UTC): Bisonology (BUFFALO) Encore with various bisonologists

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124 episodes
2019 to 2025
Median: 21 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Unusual science and history stories • Debunked legends • Scientific controversies • Forgotten breakthroughs • Historical mysteries • Quirky scientific discoveries • Cultural impacts of science and technology • Ethical dilemmas

Description (podcaster-provided): A topsy-turvy science-y history podcast by Sam Kean. I examine overlooked stories from our past: the dental superiority of hunter-gatherers, the crooked Nazis who saved thousands of American lives, the American immigrants who developed the most successful cancer screening tool in history, the sex lives of dinosaurs, and much, much more. These are charming little tales that never made the history books, but these small moments can be surprisingly powerful. These are the cases where history gets inverted, where the footnote becomes the real story.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-18 15:07 UTC): Bringing an Extinct Owl Back to Life

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140 episodes
2023 to 2025
Median: 22 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): AI advancements and issues • Quantum computing breakthroughs • Dark matter and energy theories • Cosmology and physics news • Climate science and environmental concerns • Nuclear fusion developments

Description (podcaster-provided): Science news and updates from Sabine Hossenfelder. As simple as possible, but not any simpler.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-16 23:04 UTC): Weekly Digest: The Truth about Human-Caused Mass Extinction and more

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598 episodes
2012 to 2025
Median: 73 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Comedians discussing science • Celebrity guest appearances • Humor and science intersect • STEM topics • Comedy highlights • Pop culture references • Unique science facts • Lively discussions • Rotating host panel

Description (podcaster-provided): Professional comedians with so-so STEM pedigrees take you through this week in science. Incompetently. Featuring hosts Matt Kirshen, Andy Wood (and sometimes Jesse Case or Brooks Wheelan) along with a rotating cast of special guests from the worlds of comedy and science.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-14 23:00 UTC): Episode 585 - Jeff Zenisek

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274 episodes
2015 to 2025
Median: 18 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science discovery for kids • Family-friendly • Expert interviews • Science history • Wildlife and ecology • Geology • Astronomy and space • Unique science topics • Interactive educational content

Description (podcaster-provided): A Common Sense Selection! Exploring stories of science discovery. Tumble is a science podcast created to be enjoyed by the entire family. Hosted & produced by Lindsay Patterson (science journalist) & Marshall Escamilla (teacher). Visit www.tumblepodcast.com for educational content.

Latest episode (2025-Nov-14 09:01 UTC): What Sounds Do Fish Make?

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52 episodes
2021 to 2025
Median: 28 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science discussion • Major topics • Human and ecological impact • Technological advancements • Astrobiology • Quantum physics • Conservation efforts • Climate change impact • Psychology • Astronomy • Animal intelligence

Description (podcaster-provided): From saving the planet to understanding ourselves, this podcast sees experts discuss the major topics of our times. Hosted by IFLScience’s Dr Alfredo Carpineti, Rachael Funnell, Dr Russell Moul, Laura Simmons, and Eleanor Higgs.

Latest episode (2025-Oct-31 10:50 UTC): Searching For Nessie: IFLScience Takes On Cryptozoology

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112 episodes
2012 to 2025
Median: 40 minutes
Collections: Physics, Math, and AstronomyScience

Themes (AI-generated): Foundational physics topics • Quantum mechanics and interpretation • Cosmology and astrophysics • Yearly physics reviews • Science and technology advancements • Theoretical and experimental discussions • Multiverse and reality questions

Description (podcaster-provided): Physics podcast from the Foundational Questions Institute (FQxI)

Latest episode (2025-Oct-31 00:00 UTC): Poltergeist and Primordial Black Holes: Cosmologist Bernard Carr on Physics and the Paranormal

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335 episodes
2019 to 2025
Median: 30 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Weekly science news discussions • Climate change impacts • Advancements in space exploration • Biological research • Health and medicine insights • Scientific policy debates • Technological innovations and discoveries

Description (podcaster-provided): The BBC brings you all the week's science news.

Latest episode (2025-Oct-30 21:00 UTC): How science got here, and where next

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75 episodes
2023 to 2025
Median: 27 minutes
Collections: PhilosophyScience

Themes (AI-generated): History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science • Scientific knowledge production • Gender and society in science • Philosophy of public health • Science communication • Social impacts of science

Description (podcaster-provided): Leading scholars in History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (HPS) introduce contemporary topics for a general audience. Developed by graduate students from the HPS program at the University of Melbourne. 
Lead Hosts: Thomas Spiteri (2025) and Samara Greenwood (2023-2024). 
Season Five is now here! Episodes released weekly. More information on the podcast can be found at hpsunimelb.org

Latest episode (2025-Oct-19 09:00 UTC): S5 E11 - Steven Shapin on the Social Life of Scientific Knowledge

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308 episodes
2018 to 2025
Median: 25 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Scientific exploration • Climate change impacts • Environmental challenges • Unique natural phenomena • Social and political analysis • Innovative solutions • Cultural and historical insights • Thought-provoking questions • Personal stories

Description (podcaster-provided): Each week, UnDisciplined takes a fun, fascinating and accessible dive into the lives of researchers and explorers working across a wide variety of scientific fields.

Latest episode (2025-Sep-26 04:11 UTC): UnDisciplined: The new Disney reality — everyone (rich) is a VIP

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338 episodes
2018 to 2025
Median: 34 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science exploration • Humorous tangents • Space phenomena • Superhero science • Human anatomy • Chemistry fundamentals • Environmental elements • Popular culture analysis • Patreon bonus content • Show host interactions

Description (podcaster-provided): SciShow Tangents is the lightly competitive knowledge showcase from the geniuses behind the YouTube series SciShow. Every other Tuesday, join Hank Green, Ceri Riley, and Sam Schultz as they try to one-up and amaze each other with weird and funny scientific research... while not getting distracted. There will be tangents about video games, music, weird smells, surprisingly deep insights about life, and of course, poop, but it always comes back to the science.

Latest episode (2025-Sep-19 07:00 UTC): Spaaaace Compilation

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66 episodes
2022 to 2025
Median: 40 minutes
Collections: Physics, Math, and AstronomyScience

Themes (AI-generated): Science and math exploration • Innovative theories • Physics and cosmology • Evolutionary biology • Artificial intelligence • Quantum mechanics • Mathematical insights • Scientific communication

Description (podcaster-provided): “The Joy of Why” is a Quanta Magazine podcast about curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge. The mathematician and author Steven Strogatz and the cosmologist and author Janna Levin take turns interviewing leading researchers about the great scientific and mathematical questions of our time. New episodes are released every other Wednesday.
Quanta Magazine is a Pulitzer Prize–winning, editorially independent online publication launched and supported by the Simons Foundation to illuminate big ideas in science and math through public service journalism. Quanta’s reporters and editors focus on developments in mathematics, theoretical physics, theoretical computer science and the basic life sciences, emphasizing timely, accurate, in-depth and well-crafted articles for its broad discerning audience. In 2023, Steven Strogatz received a National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications partly for his work on “The Joy of Why.”

Latest episode (2025-Aug-21 10:00 UTC): Do Beautiful Birds Have an Evolutionary Advantage?

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292 episodes
1998 to 2025
Median: 42 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Scientific theories • Notable figures in science • Evolutionary biology • History of scientific discoveries • Astronomy and cosmology • Physics and chemistry • Earth and life sciences • Technological advancements

Description (podcaster-provided): Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.

Latest episode (2025-Jul-10 09:15 UTC): The Evolution of Lungs

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63 episodes
2024 to 2025
Median: 29 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Latest science and technology news • Climate change impacts • Space exploration • Health and medicine discoveries • AI and quantum advancements • Unusual animal behavior • Ancient history and archaeology

Description (podcaster-provided): A news podcast for the instatiably curious by the world's most popular weekly science magazine. Everything from the latest science and technology news to the big-picture questions about life, the universe and what it means to be human.
For more visit newscientist.com/podcasts
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Latest episode (2025-Apr-25 16:19 UTC): First brain engineering in a mammal; landmark in fossil fuel lawsuits, the legacy of Pope Francis

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1112 episodes
2010 to 2025
Median: 49 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Weekly science news • Breakthroughs and discoveries • Expert interviews • Health and medicine • Environment and sustainability • Technology and innovation • Space exploration • Animal behavior • Climate change

Description (podcaster-provided): 5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.

Latest episode (2025-Jan-12 07:00 UTC): Titans of Science: Marc Abrahams

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119 episodes
2019 to 2024
Median: 57 minutes
Collections: Physics, Math, and AstronomyScience

Themes (AI-generated): Complexity science • Artificial intelligence • Neuroscience • Intelligence assessment • Physics of life • Language and thought interaction • Evolutionary biology • Human cognition • Multidisciplinary research

Description (podcaster-provided): The official podcast of the Santa Fe Institute. Subscribe now and be part of the exploration!

Latest episode (2024-Dec-04 21:41 UTC): Nature of Intelligence, Ep. 6: AI’s changing seasons

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20 episodes
2019 to 2024
Median: 1 minute
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science education • Astronomy • Biology • Space exploration • Insects • Historical science advancements • Technology • Wildlife • Human anatomy • Diseases • Environmental issues • Alcohol effects

Description (podcaster-provided): "Science on the Radio" is a 90-second science information segment featuring Marvin Druger, retired chair of the Department of Science Teaching and professor of biology and science education at Syracuse University.

Latest episode (2024-Nov-21 14:12 UTC): Total Solar Eclipse

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14 episodes
2024
Median: 39 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Culture and arts • Science and technology impacts • Books and authors • Exploration of the natural world • Societal issues in science • Astronomy and space • Sci-fi television and literature

Description (podcaster-provided): CultureLab is an array of delights from the world of culture and the arts. Sometimes we interview the world’s most exciting authors about their fascinating books, other times we delve into the science behind a movie or TV show. New episodes every other Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episode (2024-Sep-09 23:05 UTC): Amorina Kingdon on the grunting, growling and singing world underwater

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2361 episodes
2016 to 2024
Median: 7 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Technology trends • Science and society • Politics and the internet • Health and medicine • AI developments • Space exploration and discoveries • Environment and climate change • Innovations in energy and infrastructure

Description (podcaster-provided): Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.

Latest episode (2024-Sep-04 10:00 UTC): Introducing WIRED's Gadget Lab!

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544 episodes
2006 to 2024
Median: 25 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science communication • Nature exploration • Uncertainty in science • Technology and innovation • Scientific discoveries • Environmental issues • Human behavior • Health and medicine • Historical and cultural insights

Description (podcaster-provided): Science Talk is a podcast of longer-form audio experiments from Scientific American--from immersive sonic journeys into nature to deep dives into research with leading experts.

Latest episode (2024-May-01 09:45 UTC): Episode 5: How Do We Know Anything?

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250 episodes
2018 to 2024
Median: 11 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science exploration • Innovation in research • Citizen science • Indigenous knowledge • Environmental conservation • Space exploration • Bioengineering • Ethical AI • Health and medicine • Cultural perspectives

Description (podcaster-provided): This program is no longer in production. Ockham’s Razor is a soap box for all things scientific, with short talks about research, industry and policy from people with something thoughtful to say about science.

Latest episode (2024-Mar-06 23:35 UTC): Some news about Ockham's Razor and introducing Quick Smart

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23 episodes
2022 to 2024
Median: 59 minutes
Collections: Physics, Math, and AstronomyScience

Themes (AI-generated): Theoretical physics • Quantum mechanics • Black holes • Cosmology • Quantum computing • Scientific motivations • Challenges in research • Public engagement in science

Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations at the Perimeter will introduce you to brilliant researchers working at the forefront of science, seeking to solve nature’s deepest mysteries – from quantum to cosmos. Learn about their motivations, the challenges they encounter, and the drive that keeps them searching for answers. Join the conversation!

Latest episode (2024-Feb-01 17:24 UTC): Neil Turok on the simplicity of nature

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300 episodes
2015 to 2023
Median: 60 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science and society • History and future of science • Books and interviews with authors • Public policy impact • Cultural influences on science • Environmental issues • Psychological and biological insights

Description (podcaster-provided): Science for the People is a long-format interview podcast that explores the connections between science, popular culture, history, and public policy, to help listeners understand the evidence and arguments behind what's in the news and on the shelves. Our hosts sit down with science researchers, writers, authors, journalists, and experts to discuss science from the past, the science that affects our lives today, and how science might change our future.

Latest episode (2023-Dec-31 04:00 UTC): #642 The Last Episode

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46 episodes
2021 to 2023
Median: 41 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science and tech achievements • Behind-the-scenes stories • Interviews with creators • Innovations in transportation • Space exploration • Environmental solutions • Genetic research • AI and digital trends

Description (podcaster-provided): Hear the untold stories of mind-blowing achievements in science and tech. “CBS Sunday Morning” correspondent and six-time Emmy winner David Pogue takes you behind the scenes into the creation stories of the world’s greatest advances and the people behind them. From transportation, food, space, internet, and health, creators reveal their inspirations and roadblocks they encountered in bringing their breakthroughs to the public. Hear all-new episodes of the award-winning Unsung Science podcast every other Friday.

Latest episode (2023-Dec-08 08:01 UTC): Grand Finale: A Pop Song is Born

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151 episodes
2019 to 2023
Median: 43 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science questions • Expert insights • Food science • COVID-19 discussions • Astronomy updates • Climate topics • Explorations of sound and smell • Evolutionary biology • Tech innovations • Cultural and societal impacts

Description (podcaster-provided): Bill Nye is on a mission to change the world — one voicemail at a time. Bill and science writer Corey S. Powell take your burning questions and put them to the world's leading experts on just about every topic in the universe. Should you stop eating cheeseburgers to combat climate change? Could alien life be swimming inside the moons of Jupiter and Saturn? Does your pet parakeet learn to sing the way that you learned to speak? Bill, Corey, and their special guests will answer those questions and convince you that... science rules!

Latest episode (2023-Nov-01 04:05 UTC): Introducing Sound Detectives from LeVar Burton

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136 episodes
2018 to 2023
Median: 11 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science and medicine talks • Climate change solutions • Biotechnologies • Space and astronomy • Environmental conservation • Human evolution • Innovative technologies • Biodiversity and ecosystems • Humanitarian efforts

Description (podcaster-provided): Some of the world's greatest scientists, doctors and medical researchers share their discoveries and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.

Latest episode (2023-May-25 14:51 UTC): Are life-saving medicines hiding in the world's coldest places? | Normand Voyer

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249 episodes
2018 to 2023
Median: 6 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science topics • Dr Karl Kruszelnicki • Space, time, gravity • Medicine and health • Technology and innovation • Nature and environment • Physics and chemistry • Historical science moments

Description (podcaster-provided): From the ground breaking and life saving to the wacky and implausible, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki reveals some of the best moments in science.

Latest episode (2023-May-23 01:30 UTC): The Greatest Moment in Science

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364 episodes
2009 to 2023
Median: 77 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science conversations • Pseudoscience critiques • Drinks discussion • Climate change • Evolutionary biology • Paleontology • Science communication • Technology • Nature and wildlife • Interviews with experts

Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations about things that are science, things that are sort of science, and things that wish they were science.
A member of the Brachiolope Media Network.

Latest episode (2023-Apr-29 18:50 UTC): 347 - Skipping Strikes

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50 episodes
2018 to 2022
Median: 28 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Nature stories • Animal behaviors • Conservation efforts • Environmental challenges • Unique ecosystems • Science and exploration • Human-animal interactions • Cultural perspectives • Soundscapes and wildlife • Species preservation

Description (podcaster-provided): Each week the BBC Earth podcast brings you entertainment, humour, an abundance of amazing animal stories and unbelievable unheard sounds. Explore the world of animals with superpowers, deep dive into death, hear from heroes passionately protecting the planet and get expert insights into corners of the natural world you’ve never explored before.
Hosted by zoologists Rutendo Shackleton and Sebastian Echeverri, each episode features special guests including the world’s most respected scientists and naturalists, stars of film and television, nature Instagrammers and more.
Listen, laugh and learn – whether you’re a nature lover, nature curious or haven’t yet realised nature is for you, there’ll be a story here to captivate your ears.
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Latest episode (2022-Dec-20 00:00 UTC): Ghosts

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20 episodes
2020 to 2022
Median: 23 minutes
Collections: PhilosophyPhysics, Math, and AstronomyScience

Themes (AI-generated): History of physics • Philosophy of physics • Ancient Greek philosophers • Scientific concepts • Solar spectroscopy • Gender equity in STEM • Pythagoreanism • Nobel prize disparities • Intelligent Speech Conference

Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast looking at the wonderful world of physics through the lenses of history and philosophy!

Latest episode (2022-Dec-02 16:50 UTC): Bonus 5: You Are My Sun-Line (Intelligent Speech Conference 2022)

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26 episodes
2020 to 2021
Median: 48 minutes
Collections: Physics, Math, and AstronomyScience

Themes (AI-generated): Conversations with leading scientists • Explorations of scientific and mathematical concepts • Topics include neuroscience, quantum physics, AI, and cosmology • Focus on creativity and problem-solving in science

Description (podcaster-provided): The acclaimed mathematician and author Steven Strogatz interviews some of the world's leading scientists about their lives and work.
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Latest episode (2021-May-17 16:00 UTC): Eve Marder on the Crucial Resilience of Neurons

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9 episodes
2020 to 2021
Median: 42 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Math • Physics • History • Politics • Art • Neuroscience • Science Fiction • Artificial Intelligence • Consciousness • Implicit Bias • Predictability • Black Holes • Futurism

Description (podcaster-provided): Math, physics, history, politics, and art all rolled into one.

Latest episode (2021-May-10 22:15 UTC): Max Predictability in a Chaotic World

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16 episodes
2021
Median: 20 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science and discovery themes • Topics include nature, music, perception, space, and invisibility • Discussions on scientific phenomena, inventions, extraordinary achievements, and unsung heroes • Hosts: Rowan Hooper, Anna Demming, Timothy Revell

Description (podcaster-provided): Are you tired of hearing about coronavirus? Has lockdown left you worn out? Then perhaps it’s time to escape. Join Rowan Hooper and the team at New Scientist in this covid-free space, as they discuss all that’s right with the world - the stories that remind us of how wonderful this planet really is. Find out more at newscientist.com/podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episode (2021-Apr-26 23:00 UTC): #15 The unseen world: bats, neutrinos and invisibility cloaks

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18 episodes
2018 to 2020
Median: 53 minutes
Collections: PhilosophyScience

Themes (AI-generated): History of science • Philosophy of science • Science's impact on society • Exploration of scientific concepts • Guest interviews • Diverse scientific topics • Humor and informal approach

Description (podcaster-provided): Wonder Cupboard asks what science is, how it works, and how it came to be. Elena Falco and Ian Bridgeman present a new topic on the history and philosophy of science every episode.

Latest episode (2020-Jul-31 12:00 UTC): 018 – Sunbathing

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25 episodes
2019 to 2020
Median: 21 minutes
Collections: Physics, Math, and AstronomyScience

Themes (AI-generated): Interviews with leading physicists and mathematicians • Exploration of physics-mathematics relationship • Insights into modern physics and mathematics • Discussions on theoretical physics developments and future prospects • Conversations with influential scientists

Description (podcaster-provided): In The Universe Speaks in Numbers award-winning science writer Graham Farmelo is in conversation with some of the great names in modern physics and mathematics. Among the interviewees are Michael Atiyah, Ruth Britto, Lance Dixon, Simon Donaldson, Freeman Dyson, Juan Maldacena, Michela Massimi, Roger Penrose, Martin Rees, Simon Schaffer and Edward Witten.To read more see Graham's book The Universe Speaks in Numbers: How Modern Maths Reveals Nature's Deepest Secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episode (2020-Apr-02 14:09 UTC): The Universe Speaks in Numbers: Phil Anderson interviewed by Graham Farmelo

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102 episodes
2015 to 2020
Median: 38 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science behind popular culture • Interviews with experts • Exploration of films and their scientific themes • Topics include invisibility, geoengineering, regeneration, cryogenics, artificial intelligence, and more

Description (podcaster-provided): Flâneur and irrepressible commentator, Rick Edwards, and "Indiana Jones in a lab coat" Dr. Michael Brooks, delve into the science behind popular culture.

Latest episode (2020-Mar-06 17:29 UTC): 8: Episode 100: The Invisible Man

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9 episodes
2019 to 2020
Median: 21 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science and research concepts • Diversity and inclusion • Healthcare • Environmental issues • Groundwater and pollution • Robotics • Perception and reality • Astrobiology and life in the universe

Description (podcaster-provided): Science Distilled is a podcast based on the lecture series of the same name, where we break down concepts from cutting edge science and research and learn how they apply to the world around us. The podcast is hosted by KUNR's Paul Boger and Michelle Matus. This show is for science nerds and novices alike. We'll geek out on robots, dive into astrobiology, and take a deeper look at the world around us. With every topic we cover, you'll hear conversations from scientists doing the research and learn how that research impacts you and the world around us. This podcast is a production of KUNR Public Radio, in partnership with the Desert Research Institute and the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum in Reno, Nevada.

Latest episode (2020-Feb-05 21:37 UTC): Diversity: Are We Thinking About It All Wrong?

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9 episodes
2007
Median: 26 minutes
Collection: Science

Themes (AI-generated): Science communication • Discussions with scientists and authors • Books and research topics • Astronaut experiences • Interviews with science broadcasters • Exploration of space and Mars • Scientific influences and inspirations

Description (podcaster-provided): Talking Science provides great scientists and great science communicators with a relaxed forum to talk about their work, their influences, inspirations and irritations.

Latest episode (2007-Mar-19 04:20 UTC): Peter Doherty and Alain de Botton talk with Bernie Hobbs and Paul Willis