A curated collection of general science podcasts. Also see the Physics, Math, and Astronomy Podcast Collection and the SciPhi-Adjacent Podcast Collection.
Updated: 2026-May-03 17:12 UTC. Podcasts listed: 92. 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 collectively focus on science and its intersections with society, history, technology, and everyday life. A major throughline is explaining current research and big scientific questions in accessible terms, ranging from cell and brain function (development, immunity, connectomics, pain, microbiomes, hormones, aging, and infectious disease) to physics and astronomy (black holes, gravity measurements, dark matter/energy, neutrinos, telescopes, and the origins of the Moon and universe). Space exploration is a recurring topic, especially the practical and political realities of returning to the Moon: mission goals, scientific payloads, human health in space, habitats and food production, and longer-term prospects like lunar bases and Mars travel.
Another common theme is environmental science and risk: climate change and extreme events (flooding, wildfire, El Niño), pollution (PFAS, microplastics, pharmaceuticals in waterways), conservation and ecosystem dynamics (birds, forests, rivers, amphibians, marine systems), and the long shadow of nuclear incidents, including how societies assess and prepare for future disasters. Several podcasts highlight the “messy” human side of science through biographies, controversies, propaganda, ethics, and the evolution of evidence-based decision-making.
Technology and computation appear in multiple forms: artificial intelligence’s role in discovery, security, and industry; the energy and infrastructure behind data centers; quantum computing and communication; and specialized tools such as robotics, wearable medical devices, and new imaging methods. There’s also substantial attention to skepticism and media literacy—evaluating health claims, scientific replication, misinformation, and popular myths—alongside lighter science storytelling that uses humor, film, and pop culture to explore scientific ideas.
The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1087 episodes 2005 to 2026 Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): science news analysis • skepticism/critical thinking • misinformation and pseudoscience debunking • AI impacts and risks • space/NASA Artemis updates • medicine, vaccines, biotech • climate and energy tech • logical fallacies, Q&A games 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 (2026-May-02 14:00 UTC): The Skeptics Guide #1086 - May 2 2026 |
Science FridayProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1302 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 27 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science and technology news • Space exploration and astronomy • Biology, evolution, genetics • Animal behavior and communication • Human health, medicine, drugs • Environment, climate, pollution • AI and society/policy 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 (2026-May-02 10:00 UTC): The decades-long movement to kill FEMA |
Stuff To Blow Your MindProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 3086 episodes 2010 to 2026 Median: 48 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): science-and-mythology deep dives • strange reality, cosmology, “before creation” concepts • biology/nature focus: deep-ocean predators, amphibian conservation, fish, cacti, caves/bats • monsters/folklore/kaiju • cult and genre film discussions (horror, sci‑fi, cyberpunk) • psychology/philosophy themes like cynicism 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 (2026-May-02 10:00 UTC): From the Vault: Cynicism, Part 4 |
The Science ShowProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 250 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 54 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Australian science news and debate • space exploration, astronomy, auroras • AI data centres, energy impacts • infectious disease, vaccines, cancer, pregnancy health • climate, forests, weather forecasting • archaeology, human evolution, origins of language • plastics, mining, measurement history 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 (2026-May-01 22:00 UTC): Australian science under strain |
Quirks and QuarksProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 27 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 54 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Space science and astronomy • Evolution, fossils, ancient humans • Animal behavior and cognition • Climate change and ecology • Earth systems, oceans, ice • Health, genetics, neuroscience • Emerging tech, AI, alternatives to animal testing 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 (2026-May-01 20:10 UTC): Cocaine in waterways makes salmon roam further, and more… |
CrowdScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 491 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 30 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Listener-driven science explanations •animal behaviour, evolution, ecology •Earth hazards, climate, environmental restoration •physics of waves, quantum, light •space, stars, origins •human mind, senses, health •technology, AI, brain augmentation 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 (2026-May-01 19:57 UTC): Why can't I recognise faces? |
Blue DotProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 20 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 51 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): science interviews • climate and conservation • rivers, deltas, coastal ecosystems • regenerative agriculture • wildfire “good fire” ecology • space exploration and NASA missions • astronomy comets, SETI • disasters and hazards • science education • wildlife photography 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 (2026-May-01 17:17 UTC): Blue Dot: Rivers from space and on the ground: the US/French SWOT mission and restoration of Battle Creek |
A Moment of ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1605 episodes 2013 to 2026 Median: 2 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Bite-sized science explainers • animal behavior, evolution, sensory biology • human brain, perception, personality • Earth science, geology, rivers, climate, disasters • space, Sun, Moon • everyday physics, chemistry, technology, food and health topics 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 (2026-May-01 16:00 UTC): The Hair of the Caterpillar |
Nature PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 888 episodes 2014 to 2026 Median: 25 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Weekly science news and analysis • Biomedical research: immunity, cancer, gene editing, ageing, microbiomes • Space/astronomy missions and discoveries • Climate, pollution and disasters • Robotics, AI and research culture • Evolution, palaeontology, animal behaviour 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 (2026-May-01 14:00 UTC): Briefing Chat: Stressed mitochondria spawn new 'organelles' in cells |
RadiolabProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 650 episodes 2006 to 2026 Median: 39 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Investigative science and medical mysteries • animal behavior, ecology, conservation • evolution, reproduction, menopause • neuroscience, consciousness, brain organoids • ethics, law, free speech • technology, AI, internet systems • space, quantum and theoretical physics 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 (2026-May-01 14:00 UTC): What is a Pig Worth? |
The World, the Universe and UsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 433 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 28 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science news and big ideas • Climate crisis, tipping points, geoengineering, energy transition • Space exploration, astronomy, dark matter • Genetics, evolution, human origins • Brain, consciousness, mental health • Medicine, AI, technology impacts 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. Latest episode (2026-May-01 13:44 UTC): Craig Venter’s Legacy: The Most Influential Geneticist Since Watson and Crick |
Science QuicklyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1921 episodes 2014 to 2026 Median: 3 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science news roundups • Space exploration (Artemis, Mars, satellites) • Health/medicine: vaccines, outbreaks, pain, psychiatry, GLP‑1s • AI impacts: voice clones, math, warfare, caregiving • Climate, pollution, wildlife, evolution/behavior science 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 (2026-May-01 09:50 UTC): The science of psychedelic therapy |
The Naked Scientists PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1250 episodes 2005 to 2026 Median: 55 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): science news and breakthroughs • space astronomy and Moon missions • medicine: neurodegeneration, cancer, vaccines, infectious disease, microbiome • climate, flooding, energy and nuclear tech • AI, ethics, society • biology and evolution 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 (2026-May-01 09:30 UTC): Chernobyl 40 years on, and countering ash dieback disease |
Unexpected ElementsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 324 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 53 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Global science news hooks • biology, ecology, evolution • human health, genetics, ageing • space, physics, materials • climate, weather, oceans • technology, AI, forensics, biometrics • psychology, perception, culture, food science 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 (2026-May-01 09:00 UTC): The soaring price of condoms |
Tumble Science Podcast for KidsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 287 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): kid-friendly science discovery stories • animal behavior and biology • plants, fungi, ecosystems • space and physics mysteries • Earth science and weather • evolution, fossils, dinosaurs • human body senses • inventions, learning, accessibility science 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 (2026-May-01 08:00 UTC): Who Works Harder: Ants or Bees? |
Short WaveProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1478 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 12 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): bite-sized science explanations • space exploration, moon origins, alien searches • climate, water scarcity, pollution • health, nutrition, genetics, vaccines • neuroscience, psychology, behavior • animal ecology, evolution, conservation • emerging tech, AI, materials science 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. Latest episode (2026-May-01 07:00 UTC): Coffee is complex. Can science standardize it for the better? |
The Story ColliderProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 716 episodes 2012 to 2026 Median: 27 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): True personal science stories • urban climate change impacts (air, fire, water, earth) • healthcare, rare disease, mental health • identity, representation, racism, LGBTQ+ • technology/AI, brain-computer interfaces • ethics, misinformation, science suppression 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 (2026-May-01 04:00 UTC): Outer Layer: Stories about literal and metaphorical shields |
This Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 50 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 107 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): weekly science/news roundup • biology, animal behavior, ecology • medicine, vaccines, aging, neuroscience • climate change, carbon capture, pollution/PFAS • space exploration, Mars, astronomy • AI/tech, research policy, scientific integrity Description (podcaster-provided): The kickass science and technology radio show that delivers an irreverent look at the week in science and technology. Latest episode (2026-May-01 02:32 UTC): What Is Science Worried About? |
Cool Science RadioProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 20 episodes 2026 Median: 25 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science/tech breakthroughs • Space & cosmology: galaxies, JWST, Artemis, neutrinos • AI limits and synthetic genomics • Earth science: geology, climate, water, pollution • Paleontology & archaeology • Biology/ecology: bees, insects, veterinary medicine 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 (2026-Apr-30 22:59 UTC): A strange discovery that challenges how galaxies form |
BBC Inside ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 650 episodes 2013 to 2026 Median: 28 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Climate change, extreme weather, energy transitions • Space exploration, Moon missions, satellite risks • Biomedical advances: vaccines, pandemics, gene therapy, HIV, neurotech • Emerging tech: AI, quantum, supercomputing • Environment, oceans, plastics, biodiversity, conservation • Nuclear science, radiation, waste disposal Description (podcaster-provided): A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world. Latest episode (2026-Apr-30 20:00 UTC): Why is Europe the fastest-warming continent? |
Science Magazine PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 640 episodes 2013 to 2026 Median: 28 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Weekly research news • space/astronomy and physics • climate, ecology, conservation • health, medicine, neuroscience • technology, AI, robotics • archaeology, human evolution, ethics/policy Description (podcaster-provided): Weekly podcasts from Science Magazine, the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary. Latest episode (2026-Apr-30 18:00 UTC): Watching a spiders’ heart beat, epigenetic ethics, and what science biographies reveal about fame |
UnDisciplinedProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 320 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 25 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): researcher profiles across disciplines • climate change impacts: health, migration, inequality • wildfires, drought, water reuse/harvesting • ecology, carbon cycles, tree rings • space/NASA, Moon missions • workplace motivation/DEI • religion, communication, culture 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 (2026-Apr-30 14:30 UTC): UnDisciplined: Why we ‘reward’ motivated employees with more work |
The Quanta PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 336 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 19 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Fundamental science and math research • Quantum mechanics, entanglement, particle physics, string theory • AI and computation: models, alignment, creativity, security, robotics • Biology: cells, epigenetics, brain, sleep • Earth, climate, ecosystems, astronomy 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. Latest episode (2026-Apr-30 10:00 UTC): Audio Edition: The Cells That Breathe Two Ways |
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 806 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 48 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Accessible deep-dives in physics and astronomy • black holes, singularities, quantum measurement/time, particles, fusion, AI in science • space exploration and human adaptation • evolution, genetics, animal behavior • microbes, parasites, disease, health, environment • listener Q&A science miscellany 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 (2026-Apr-30 09:05 UTC): Listener Questions #37 |
Science VsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 328 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 35 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): science-based mythbusting • health and medicine risks • nutrition and diet debates • psychology and behavior change • sexual and reproductive science • AI impacts • public health, vaccines, pandemics • space and environment topics 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 (2026-Apr-30 09:00 UTC): Boredom: Is It Good For You? |
New Books in ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 904 episodes 2008 to 2026 Median: 58 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): scholar interviews on new science books • space travel, radiation, astrobiology, cosmology • neuroscience of identity, imagination, memory, consciousness, free will • evolution, synthetic biology, AI • history/philosophy of science, math, medicine, public health, environment Description (podcaster-provided): This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Latest episode (2026-Apr-30 08:00 UTC): Scott Solomon, "Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds" (MIT Press, 2026) |
Smologies with Alie WardProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 102 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 25 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): kid-friendly bite-size science • biology, animals, insects, marine life • plants, fungi, ecosystems • weather, climate, caves, soil • human body (noses, voice, hair, sleep) • tech, conservation, culture/history Description (podcaster-provided): Ologies → Smologies. It’s all of the science, with none of the swearing! Smologies are shortened, kid-friendly episodes of the award-winning science podcast, Ologies, which covers topics from Toads (Bufology) to the Moon (Selenology) and everything in between. Enjoy clean and witty bite-sized science delights as host Alie Ward asks Ologists of all kinds smart – and sometimes silly – questions. Get to know the charming and diverse array of experts who share not only their wisdom, but also their lived experiences. Latest episode (2026-Apr-30 07:00 UTC): BASKET WEAVING with James C. Bamba |
Science WeeklyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 299 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 17 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): science and environment news • health and medicine evidence • nutrition supplements and hormones • infectious disease outbreaks and vaccines • neuroscience sleep dreams consciousness • AI impacts and regulation • climate energy water • space physics biology Description (podcaster-provided): Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news Latest episode (2026-Apr-30 04:00 UTC): Sub-two-hour marathon, spooky houses explained and why is UK health in decline? |
Well... That’s InterestingProfile • RSS • Apple Podcasts 399 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 31 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): offbeat science storytelling • space astronomy discoveries • animal behavior evolution ecology • fossils archaeology odd history • quirky experiments and chemistry • unusual medical cases • environmental and climate solutions • humor-driven weird facts 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.) Latest episode (2026-Apr-30 04:00 UTC): Encore Presentation: WTF Is International Workers' Day And Why Should We Care? |
Lost Women of ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 152 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 29 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Biographies of overlooked women scientists • Chemistry, materials science, seismology, astronomy, meteorology, physics • Medical breakthroughs: MS, cancer, public health • Forensic science • Gender/race barriers, ethics, historical context • Bilingual English-Spanish stories 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 (2026-Apr-30 03:00 UTC): Profesora de química y caza criminales: La extraordinaria vida de Mary Louisa Willard |
The Rest Is ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 49 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 46 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Curiosity-driven science and maths • physics of everyday objects, fluids, flight, heat, magnetism, gravity, space • probability, randomness, infinity, logic puzzles • neuroscience/psychology of reasoning, boredom, pain, sleep, senses • evolution, biology, medicine, cancer research Description (podcaster-provided): Join mathematician Professor Hannah Fry and science creator Michael Stevens (Vsauce) as they dig into the weird scientific questions that often go unexplored. Latest episode (2026-Apr-29 23:04 UTC): The Barf Bag Episode |
Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 603 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 63 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Cosmology: dark energy, Hubble tension, dark matter • AI/LLMs: limits, alignment, cognition • Quantum computing, cryptography • Consciousness, brain, cellular memory • Aliens/UAP, interstellar objects, technosignatures • Science culture, replication, funding • Spaceflight, Moon-landing myths 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. Latest episode (2026-Apr-29 15:26 UTC): Princeton Scientist: We Don't Understand AI - Tom Griffiths - #553 |
NOVA PresentsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 81 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): science explainers and researcher interviews • evolution, fossils, ancient DNA, de-extinction • microbes and origins of Earth’s atmosphere, extremophiles, astrobiology • cosmology: black holes, expansion, dark energy, quantum entanglement • climate permafrost methane • AI jobs, deepfakes • brain, consciousness, flow, vocal learning • Great Pyramid engineering 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. Latest episode (2026-Apr-29 10:00 UTC): How Many Leaves Are on a Tree? | Kirk Johnson |
UnexplainableProfile • RSS • Apple Podcasts 278 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 27 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): scientific mysteries, edge-of-knowledge reporting • space exploration, astrobiology, early-universe phenomena • brain, behavior, sound perception • health science, inflammation, metabolism, pharmaceuticals • genetics, reproduction, bioethics • ecology, climate systems, extremophiles 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. Latest episode (2026-Apr-29 08:00 UTC): Dark matter music |
The DISRUPTED SCIENCE PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 47 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 53 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): scientific publishing disruption • AI hype and risks in academia • peer review, preprints, retractions • predatory publishing, paper mills, fake papers/DOIs • metrics, incentives, ad-driven platforms • misinformation/MAHA, public health politics • big tech and billionaire influence Description (podcaster-provided): From the authors of the forthcoming book ”How the Internet Disrupted Science” comes this view of science from where the action is — the scientific claims and publishing space. Hosted by Kent Anderson and Joy Moore, listeners receive analyses of current events, updates about the book, and opinions on various topics of interest. Book pre-sales available now. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-the-Internet-Disrupted-Science/Kent-Anderson/9781493094400 Latest episode (2026-Apr-29 07:56 UTC): April 29, 2026 — Eric Topol’s Misdiagnosis |
Ologies with Alie WardProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 508 episodes 2017 to 2026 Median: 71 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): science interviews across biology, medicine, psychology, ethics, environment, space • animal behavior and evolution • health topics: pain, allergies, MS, OCD, ADHD, STIs, gut microbiome, colon cancer screening • crafts, food, culture, history, social change 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 (2026-Apr-29 07:00 UTC): Antarcticology (ANTARCTIC RESEARCH) with Ariel Waldman |
Ri Science PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 113 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 55 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Contemporary science talks • Genetics, epigenetics, ancient DNA, microbiomes • Neuroscience: consciousness, memory, mental health, Alzheimer’s • AI, algorithms, data, statistics • Engineering, materials, nanoparticles • Space, exoplanets, gravitational waves • Climate, innovation, health Description (podcaster-provided): Explore a new area of science every month from the world's sharpest minds. 'From the Theatre' episodes every second Wednesday of the month, bringing you talks from the Ri's world-renowned Theatre. Ri Science Podcast original episodes every last Wednesday of the month, lifting the lid on the science all around us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Latest episode (2026-Apr-29 07:00 UTC): How does epigenetics impact the placenta? - with Jennifer Frost |
The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam KeanProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 131 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 19 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): science-history anecdotes • overlooked discoveries and controversies • self-experimentation, medical breakthroughs, public health • frauds, misattribution, prizes • science propaganda, hysteria, communication failures • war, Nazis, ethics • biology, astronomy, archaeology mysteries 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 (2026-Apr-28 14:26 UTC): Manhattan Project Propaganda |
NOVA RemixProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 8 episodes 2026 Median: 19 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Breakthrough science storytelling • archaeology and pyramid engineering • whale evolution and fossils • Arctic permafrost sinkholes and methane • quantum entanglement • black holes, spacetime, galaxy formation • brain perception and prediction • ancient environmental DNA Description (podcaster-provided): The stories that changed how we see the universe. NOVA Remix transforms science’s most astonishing breakthroughs into immersive audio adventures. From Arctic sinkholes to black holes, ancient DNA to quantum riddles, walking whales to towering pyramids—each episode pulls you into a world of wonder and discovery. For over 50 years, NOVA has brought science to your screen. Now, it’s time to hear it like never before. Latest episode (2026-Apr-28 10:00 UTC): Decoding the Great Pyramid |
SkeptoidProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1067 episodes 2006 to 2026 Median: 13 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): science-based debunking of urban legends • paranormal, ghosts, cryptids • UFOs, aliens, Area 51 lore • hoaxes, conspiracy theories • alternative medicine and wellness fads • historical mysteries, pseudo-archaeology, dating methods • critical thinking about media and myths Description (podcaster-provided): The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative medicine schemes... Skeptoid has you covered. From the sublime to the startling, no topic is sacred. Weekly since 2006. Latest episode (2026-Apr-28 09:00 UTC): Skeptoid #1038: Project Anchor: Anatomy of a Hoax |
The Life ScientificProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 352 episodes 2011 to 2026 Median: 28 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): scientist interviews • career journeys • engineering and technology innovation • climate, carbon and oceans • medicine, genetics and public health • neuroscience and cognition • space, cosmology and quantum physics • ecology, evolution and conservation • forensics, archaeology and heritage science 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 (2026-Apr-28 08:30 UTC): Washington Yotto Ochieng on the navigation tech that keeps our world moving |
Brains On! Science podcast for kidsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 406 episodes 2013 to 2026 Median: 31 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): kid-friendly science Q&A • biology and animals • human body and health • space and astronomy • materials/technology and energy • food and plants • weather and wildfires • myths/hoax-busting • interactive mystery sounds and games 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. Latest episode (2026-Apr-28 07:30 UTC): How does soap work? |
DiscoveryProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 839 episodes 2010 to 2026 Median: 26 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): science reporting and scientist profiles • medicine and public health: antibiotics, Parkinson’s, heart surgery, hydration, heat • climate, oceans, deep-sea mining • space/quantum/cosmology • ecology, wildlife, evolution • neuroscience and perception • materials, archaeology, forensics Description (podcaster-provided): Explorations in the world of science. Latest episode (2026-Apr-27 20:00 UTC): The Life Scientific: Jim Ashworth-Beaumont |
Science with SabineProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 160 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 22 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Weekly science news • theoretical physics, cosmology, dark matter/energy, black holes • quantum mechanics, computing, fusion • AI impacts and risks • emerging tech: batteries, materials, data storage • climate, geology, space anomalies Description (podcaster-provided): Science news and updates from Sabine Hossenfelder. As simple as possible, but not any simpler. Latest episode (2026-Apr-27 16:16 UTC): Weekly Digest: The Truth About China’s Green Energy Industry and more |
Whimsical Wavelengths - A Science PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 43 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 43 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): scientific discovery process, uncertainty, fieldwork • volcanology, landslides, geohazards, planetary volcanism • astronomy/cosmology: lensing, black holes, galaxies, planets • biology/ecology: insects, spiders, birds, evolution • AI/ML in geophysics/mining • science history, pollution, climate, STEM inclusion Description (podcaster-provided): Winner of the 2026 Science Podcast of the Year (American Writing Awards), Whimsical Wavelengths is a science podcast hosted by volcanologist Dr. Jeffrey Zurek dedicated to the "how" and "why" of discovery. > Eschewing the trend of bite-sized science, the show offers a deep, honest look at how science actually works—messy data, imperfect models, and the human personalities behind the research. From geophysics and planetary discovery to the history of scientific paradoxes, the focus is always on the process: how evidence is gathered, how ideas evolve over centuries, and why uncertainty is a fundamental feature of science rather than a flaw. Latest episode (2026-Apr-27 16:00 UTC): Inclusive Fieldwork: How Accessibility is Changing the Future of Geosciences |
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 424 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 80 minutes Collections: Philosophy • Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Physics and cosmology (quantum gravity, field theory, Big Bang, exoplanets, neutrinos, multiverse) • Mind/brain and AI (connectomes, consciousness, cognition, neural nets) • Ethics, politics, surveillance, misinformation • Evolution, biology, social behavior • Probability, rationality, game theory • Culture, education, technology 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 (2026-Apr-27 10:00 UTC): 352 | Bing Brunton on Connecting the Connectome to the Body |
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 600 episodes 2014 to 2026 Median: 66 minutes Collections: SciPhi-Adjacent • Science Themes (AI-generated): Science, evidence, and science communication • Psychology, behavior, disagreement, language • Social policy: criminal justice, economics, inequality, race • Health, genomics, public health, reproductive issues • Environment, climate, geology, deep time • Animals, evolution, microbes, biodiversity • Space, technology, photography, investigative journalism Description (podcaster-provided): Dr. Cara Santa Maria is a clinical health psychologist, television presenter, and science communicator. Since 2014, her podcast Talk Nerdy has been a place for conversations with interesting people about interesting topics. Latest episode (2026-Apr-27 08:56 UTC): Evidence w/ Helen Pearson |
Big Picture ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 674 episodes 2006 to 2026 Median: 54 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): science and technology reporting • space exploration, asteroids, moon and Mars, SETI • climate change impacts: Arctic, Amazon, hurricanes • biology, ecology, evolution, plants, trees, animal communication • medicine, anatomy, public health • skepticism, risk psychology, conspiracies, pseudoscience 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 (2026-Apr-27 07:05 UTC): 40 Years After Chernobyl |
People Behind the Science Podcast Stories from Scientists about Science, Life, Research, and Science CareersProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 300 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 42 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Scientist interviews • life stories, failures/successes • career paths, mentorship, work–life balance • diverse research: neuroscience, cancer, genetics/epigenetics, immunology/microbes • engineering/tech innovation • ecology, climate, Earth/space physics 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. Latest episode (2026-Apr-27 07:00 UTC): 862: Understanding How the Brain Battles Infection - Dr. Tajie Harris |
Probably ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 615 episodes 2012 to 2026 Median: 73 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Comedian-led science news chat • space missions, exoplanets, astronomy • AI and tech experiments • health/medicine, poop metrics, vaccines • animal behavior, evolution, ecology • quirky studies, weird facts, psychology and social science debunking 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 (2026-Apr-25 00:44 UTC): Episode 602 - Chandler Dean |
The Origins Podcast with Lawrence KraussProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 150 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 97 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): physics and cosmology lectures • science news, hype-checking • quantum mechanics, gravity, dark matter, particle physics • AI, computing, quantum tech • evolution and origins of life • genetics and medicine • social media psychology • polarization, democracy, academia/free speech debates 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 Latest episode (2026-Apr-24 17:44 UTC): What's New in Science With Sabine and Lawrence | Ghost Murmers, New Wires, Cosmic Questions, And AI cures? |
Behind The Science PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 123 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 61 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Philippine-focused research stories • climate change, typhoons, rainfall forecasting, urban heat • earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, remote sensing • mangroves, coasts, fisheries, coral conservation • agriculture, biotech, food safety • AI tools, science communication Description (podcaster-provided): Every research paper holds more than just data. It carries years of dedication, sleepless nights, and setbacks. Behind The Science Podcast takes you beyond the published pages and into the real stories of discovery. Latest episode (2026-Apr-23 11:00 UTC): Lec3 - Rapid mangrove colonization due to high sedimentation from a flood control project |
Maine Science PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 110 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 37 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Maine-based science conversations • biology, genetics, neuroscience, microbiology • earth systems: geology, glaciology, climate change • marine science, fisheries, ocean virology • engineering, nanomaterials, AR/VR • agriculture, PFAS, water quality, forestry, ecology • science education, energy policy, astronomy/eclipse Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations with some of the leading scientists, researchers, engineers, and innovators working in Maine. Presented by the Maine Discovery Museum. Latest episode (2026-Apr-23 09:15 UTC): Matt Mahoney (computational scientist) |
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 226 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 47 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): quirky science-and-history trivia • animal behavior and evolution oddities • space and physics curiosities • medicine, anatomy, and bodily functions • strange folklore, psychology, and social phenomena • unusual inventions, disasters, and true-crime weirdness Description (podcaster-provided): At Popular Science, we report and write dozens of science and tech stories every week. And while a lot of the fun facts we stumble across make it into our articles, there are lots of other weird facts that we just keep around the office. So we figured, why not share those with you? Welcome to The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week. Latest episode (2026-Apr-22 07:00 UTC): Cannibal Caribou, Charming Worms, Strawberry-Flavored Neutrinos |
Big Ideas LabProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 52 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Lawrence Livermore lab science • national security, nuclear stockpile, deterrence • fusion lasers/NIF, target fabrication • supercomputing, AI, quantum • materials, explosives, plutonium • space/astro, planetary defense • forensics, climate, tech transfer Description (podcaster-provided): Your exploration inside Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Hear untold stories, meet boundary-pushing pioneers and get unparalleled access to groundbreaking science and technology. From national security challenges to computing revolutions, discover the innovations that are shaping tomorrow, today. Latest episode (2026-Apr-21 11:00 UTC): JASPER |
PNAS Science SessionsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 418 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 6 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Cutting-edge PNAS research • Genomics, evolution, paleontology • Climate change impacts, extreme weather, ice cores • Sustainability: carbon, AI data centers, plant-based foods • Air pollution health/equity • Epidemiology, vaccines • Animal behavior/sensory biology • Social science policy, education, inequality 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 (2026-Apr-20 13:00 UTC): Genomic history of the Golden Horde |
The Stephen Wolfram PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 536 episodes 2017 to 2026 Median: 79 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Computational thinking across science, technology, math, and physics • AI futures: knowledge, reasoning, governance, infrastructure, consciousness • History of science/technology and communication • Metaphysics/ruliad/ruliology • Business, innovation, productivity • Educational Q&A, including kids • Space, biology, bioengineering, quantum computing • Personal storytelling and career paths 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. Latest episode (2026-Apr-17 19:21 UTC): Ep 2: Philosophy Discussion with Stephen Wolfram and Luz Christopher Seiberth |
In Our Time: ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 293 episodes 1998 to 2026 Median: 42 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): scientific principles and history • expert discussions on physics, astronomy, maths, biology, evolution, Earth and ocean sciences • key figures and instruments • life’s origins, habitability, microbes, ecology, human evolution, technology and exploration Description (podcaster-provided): Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science. Latest episode (2026-Feb-19 10:15 UTC): The Mariana Trench |
Curious CasesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 165 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 29 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Listener questions answered via science • physics, maths, chemistry demonstrations • space, relativity, invisibility, magnets • biology and evolution, animal cognition • neuroscience, memory, pain, sleep • microbes, allergies, food hygiene • climate and materials tech Description (podcaster-provided): Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain tackle listeners' conundrums with the power of science! Latest episode (2026-Jan-02 08:55 UTC): Frosty Fractals |
FQxI PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 113 episodes 2012 to 2025 Median: 41 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Foundational physics highlights • quantum mechanics interpretations, quantum computing, quantum thermodynamics • time’s arrow, causality, free will, consciousness • cosmology: dark energy, black holes, multiverse, fine-tuning • science publishing, peer review, equity debates Description (podcaster-provided): Physics podcast from the Foundational Questions Institute (FQxI) Latest episode (2025-Dec-31 00:00 UTC): The Year in Physics Review 2025 |
The Infinite Monkey CageProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 239 episodes 2009 to 2025 Median: 42 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): science and nature explained with humour • astronomy and space exploration • climate, ice, Arctic phenomena • biology, evolution, animal behaviour • human body, reproduction, medicine history • physics, materials, engineering, technology ethics 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. Latest episode (2025-Dec-24 07:00 UTC): The North Pole Unwrapped - Russell Kane, Felicity Aston and Lloyd Peck |
IFLScience - The Big QuestionsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 53 episodes 2021 to 2025 Median: 28 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): expert-led big questions across science • psychology of belief, fear, perception (magic, paranormal) • climate change, Anthropocene, glaciers, biodiversity loss/extinction • space/astronomy (black holes, space weather, solar flares, space junk) • biology, evolution, consciousness, health tech (vaccines, antibiotics, longevity, de-extinction) 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-Dec-23 10:07 UTC): Can Magic Be Used As A Tool In Science? |
Science In ActionProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 335 episodes 2019 to 2025 Median: 30 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Weekly science news roundup • climate change impacts: heatwaves, drought, glaciers, ocean circulation, storms, methane • earthquakes/tsunamis, landslides • infectious disease, vaccines, antivirals, biosecurity • space/astronomy • AI, synthetic biology, health tech • science policy funding 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 |
The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 75 episodes 2023 to 2025 Median: 27 minutes Collections: Philosophy • Science Themes (AI-generated): history and philosophy of science • knowledge production, trust, expertise, values • experimentation, models, measurement • medicine, psychiatry, public health • science communication, open science, replication • gender, fatherhood policy • public controversies, ignorance, politics 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. Latest episode (2025-Oct-19 09:00 UTC): S5 E11 - Steven Shapin on the Social Life of Scientific Knowledge |
SciShow TangentsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 338 episodes 2018 to 2025 Median: 34 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Lightly competitive science trivia and odd research • space and astronomy • human body and hygiene (pee/poop/butts) • chemistry and materials • earth/weather elements • tech futurism (AI/robots/lasers) • cancer biology/detection/treatments • listener Q&As and games 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 |
The Park Science PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 5 episodes 2022 to 2025 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): National park science and management • Geology and landmark programs • Global park collaboration • Science communication via rural radio • Wildlife conservation • Mosquito control to protect Hawaiian honeycreepers • Barrier-island change and coastal risk Description (podcaster-provided): Insightful conversations about science, nature, culture, and complex issues in our national parks. Hear the stories behind the headlines. Produced by Park Science magazine, a digital magazine of the National Park Service, https://www.nps.gov/subjects/parkscience. Latest episode (2025-Aug-29 04:00 UTC): A Landmark Program Celebrates a Milestone |
The Joy of WhyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 66 episodes 2022 to 2025 Median: 40 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Scientific and mathematical “big questions” • cosmology: Big Bang, time, black holes, gravity • quantum information/computing, error correction, cryptography • AI language, common sense, prediction, robotics • evolution, life sciences, neuroscience, medicine, climate modeling • geometry, graph theory, tilings, abstraction, emergence 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. Latest episode (2025-Aug-21 10:00 UTC): Do Beautiful Birds Have an Evolutionary Advantage? |
5 Live Science PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1112 episodes 2010 to 2025 Median: 49 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science news analysis • Health medicine: infectious disease, vaccines, cancer, obesity, mental health • Space astrophysics • Climate environment pollution • AI technology cybersecurity • Evolution archaeology palaeontology • Animal behaviour • Energy nuclear fusion batteries 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 |
Flash ForwardProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 186 episodes 2015 to 2024 Median: 38 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Speculative future scenarios • technology ethics and unintended consequences • AI, robots, surveillance, data privacy • biotech, medicine, reproduction, microbiome • climate change, energy, disasters, space • politics, law, justice, culture, identity, media misinformation Description (podcaster-provided): Flash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn’t lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn’t, and yes, respectively, in case you’re curious.) Hosted and produced by award winning science journalist Rose Eveleth, each episode combines audio drama and journalism to go deep on potential tomorrows, and uncovers what those futures might really be like. The future is going to be weird, so let's get ready for it together. Latest episode (2024-Dec-12 19:47 UTC): Should I move to an off-the-grid commune? (Advice for and from the Future is Back!) |
COMPLEXITYProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 119 episodes 2019 to 2024 Median: 57 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Intelligence and understanding in humans, animals, and AI • Large language models: capabilities, limits, testing, alignment • Language–thought relations • Infant learning and development • Origins/definitions of life, astrobiology, sample-return missions • Complex systems: collectives, scaling laws, diversity, governance and metrics 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 |
Science on the RadioProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 20 episodes 2019 to 2024 Median: 1 minute Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): 90-second science explainers • astronomy and space exploration (eclipses, asteroids, black holes, universe, Apollo, Chang’e) • biology and ecology (insects, sponges, trees, tigers, polar bears) • human health • technology and science history 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 |
New Scientist CultureLabProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 14 episodes 2024 Median: 38 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science-and-culture interviews • Books on nature, space, physics • Underwater acoustics, plant behaviour • Adolescence psychology • Racism and health • Climate narratives • AI bias, trust • Menstruation science • Science TV and science fiction analysis 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 |
Science, SpokenProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 2361 episodes 2016 to 2024 Median: 7 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Tech and AI trends impacting society and business • Generative AI, datasets, energy use, model transparency • Cyber outages and digital health systems • Public health threats, obesity drugs, aging, transplants • Space exploration and robotics • Climate, clean energy, biodiversity, misinformation politics 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! |
Science TalkProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 544 episodes 2006 to 2024 Median: 25 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Scientific uncertainty, overconfidence, intellectual humility • perception and cognition limits • research methods and scientific reasoning • nature soundscapes, wildlife, conservation, oceans • climate change impacts • health disparities, dialysis, COVID-19 • emerging technologies, AI • science history, ethics, culture and storytelling 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? |
Ockham’s RazorProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 250 episodes 2018 to 2024 Median: 11 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Scientific research, industry, policy • Australian conservation, rewilding, biodiversity, water planning • Space, astronomy, satellites, meteorites • Genetics, epigenetics, origins of life • Health, disease, mental health • Engineering, AI ethics, science communication, First Nations knowledge 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 |
Conversations at the PerimeterProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 23 episodes 2022 to 2024 Median: 59 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Theoretical physics frontiers • Quantum foundations, information, computing • Quantum gravity, field theory, cosmology • Black holes, dark energy, universe origins/fate • Condensed matter, superconductivity, thermodynamics • Big-data astronomy • Scientists’ motivations, careers, equity/Indigenous perspectives 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 |
Science for the PeopleProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 300 episodes 2015 to 2023 Median: 60 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Long-form science interviews • Ecology, conservation, climate change • Human biology: menstruation, sex, vaginas, poop • Neuroscience, emotions, music • Medicine, pandemics, vaccines • History of science, technology, materials • Archaeology, genetics, migration • Science-and-society policy, Indigenous knowledge, academia 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 |
Unsung ScienceProfile • RSS • Apple Podcasts 46 episodes 2021 to 2023 Median: 39 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Behind-the-scenes invention stories • Transportation and infrastructure innovations • Space exploration engineering • Digital platforms, AI, deepfakes • Health, genetics, vaccines, wearables • Climate, conservation, sustainable food/materials 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 |
Science Rules! with Bill NyeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 151 episodes 2019 to 2023 Median: 43 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Listener science Q&A • COVID-19 vaccines, variants, long-haul effects, public-health policy • Space exploration, Mars, asteroids, black holes • Climate, plastics, conservation • Food science, GMOs, lab-grown meat • Human evolution, behavior, happiness, exercise • Materials, sound, smell, cannabis, parasites 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 |
Great Moments In ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 249 episodes 2018 to 2023 Median: 6 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): science explainers spanning biology and medicine diagnostics, infectious disease and vaccines • physics of everyday phenomena • astronomy and cosmic hazards • Earth systems and natural disasters • technology and AI • animals, plants, evolution, human body quirks 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 |
Science... sort ofProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 364 episodes 2009 to 2023 Median: 77 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): science news and interviews • astronomy/spaceflight and astrobiology • climate change, energy, and transportation • paleontology, evolution, and biodiversity • ecology, invasive species, and conservation • science communication, books, pop-culture science discussions Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations about things that are science, things that are sort of science, and things that wish they were science. Latest episode (2023-Apr-29 18:50 UTC): 347 - Skipping Strikes |
BBC Earth PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 50 episodes 2018 to 2022 Median: 28 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): wildlife and natural-world mysteries • animal behaviour, senses, communication • conservation, extinction, climate change • field science and exploration • evolution, taxonomy, ecosystems • immersive soundscapes and nature storytelling • human–nature relationships 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. Latest episode (2022-Dec-20 00:00 UTC): Ghosts |
Lux & Flux: The History and Philosophy of Physics PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 20 episodes 2020 to 2022 Median: 23 minutes Collections: Philosophy • Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): History/philosophy of physics •Ancient natural philosophy: Babylonians, Presocratics (Thales, Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Zeno, atomists) •Cosmology, time, motion paradoxes •Light/quantum: photoelectric effect, spectroscopy •Equity in STEM, Nobel diversity, women in science 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) |
The Joy of xProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 26 episodes 2020 to 2021 Median: 48 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Scientist interviews • Mathematics across pure/applied topics • Physics: quantum, particles, cosmology, black holes • Biology/neuroscience: neurons, genetics, anesthesia, microbes, evolution • Modeling disease/cancer • Algorithms, AI, social justice, voting fairness • Creativity, collaboration, scientific careers Description (podcaster-provided): The acclaimed mathematician and author Steven Strogatz interviews some of the world's leading scientists about their lives and work. Latest episode (2021-May-17 16:00 UTC): Eve Marder on the Crucial Resilience of Neurons |
Turing Rabbit HolesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 9 episodes 2020 to 2021 Median: 42 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): math/physics deep dives • chaos and predictability limits • futurism and technology forecasting • black holes/Planet 9 cosmology • neuroscience, consciousness, AI intelligence • biology/neuropharmacology curiosities • implicit bias science, social issues • science fiction, personal story 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 |
New Scientist Escape PodProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 16 episodes 2021 Median: 19 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Bite-sized science themes • physics and cosmology (light, mass, dark matter, neutrinos, infinity) • space exploration and moons • biology and animal behaviour • perception and sound/music • chemistry and elements • psychology of flow and metacognition • scientific biographies 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 |
Wonder CupboardProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 18 episodes 2018 to 2020 Median: 53 minutes Collections: Philosophy • Science Themes (AI-generated): History and philosophy of science • How science works, realism vs instrumentalism • Scientific culture and symbols (lab coats, language) • Public health and biology (vaccines, viruses) • Everyday technologies and climate control (ice, A/C, sunbathing) • Beauty in nature and theories • Mathematics and numbers • Pseudoscience, hypnosis, cosmology debates 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 |
The Universe Speaks in NumbersProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 25 episodes 2019 to 2020 Median: 21 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Interviews on modern theoretical physics and pure mathematics • quantum field theory, gauge theory, scattering amplitudes • string theory, membranes, multiverse • gravity, spacetime, black holes, information • Standard Model, Higgs, CERN experiments • philosophy and history of science careers 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 |
Science(ish)Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 102 episodes 2015 to 2020 Median: 38 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Science behind films/TV/pop culture • future tech: invisibility, cyborgs, VR, AI • neuroscience: pain, sleep, hypnosis, mindfulness, consciousness • biology/medicine: regeneration, ageing, dementia, vision • environment/space/geopolitics: PFAS, waste, geoengineering, extinction, satellites, nuclear risk • physics/math: quantum, gravity waves, cryptography, probability 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 |
Science DistilledProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 9 episodes 2019 to 2020 Median: 21 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): cutting-edge science explained • diversity & inclusion research, healthcare outcomes • groundwater use and pollution • robotics impacts • human perception limits • search for extraterrestrial life • firefighting decision-making • climate-change resilience 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? |
TED Talks Science and MedicineProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 37 episodes 2018 to 2019 Median: 12 minutes Collection: Science Themes (AI-generated): Climate change solutions and policy • Ocean and wetland conservation • Microbial life and ecosystems • Genetics, synthetic DNA, gene editing • Medical innovations: vaccines, stem cells, diagnostics, remote monitoring • Space, evolution, human origins • Science communication, bias, scientific freedom 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 (2019-Apr-22 14:54 UTC): A personal air-quality tracker that lets you know what you're breathing | Romain Lacombe |
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Themes (AI-generated): Scientist-author interviews • science communication and influences • popular science books • space exploration and astronaut life • Mars rovers • climate and environment • stem cell research • primate behavior research • medicine and philosophy dialogues 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 |
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