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New Scientist are running a 9 week podcast pilot. Each week, listeners will be able to access a 12 minute podcast which will include topical news stories, informative interviews and fun competitions.

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Chapter One: Variation under domestication. In which Darwin uses examples from domestication to explore the causes of variability and the principles of selection. Narrated by Kat Austen...

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[ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:05:00 GMT ]

To mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of Species, geneticist and author Steve Jones has updated the book for the 21st century. Listen to his version in this new series of podcasts...

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[ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT ]

Fifty years ago, the launch of Russia's Sputnik satellite kick-started the space age. In this special edition podcast, we reflect on half a century of space exploration, hear from veteran astronaut Jeff Hoffman about what it's like to blast into space, and find out why our future might not lie on planet Earth...

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The US is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and the nation that can do the most to slow the impact of global warming. In this special edition podcast we explore American attitudes to climate change and bust some common climate myths....

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[ Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:00:00 GMT ]

Sputnik's Legacy

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[ Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:00:00 GMT ]

Professor Richard Wiseman takes us on a tour of the weird, the wonderful and the human mind. Also this week: Uncovering the true story behind America's origins, and just how do our dogs perceive us?...

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[ Mon, 2 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT ]

Climate Change USA

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[ Mon, 2 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT ]

How To Make Up Your Mind

New developments in brain science shed light on how our minds grapple with decisions, large and small. Also this week, astronomers have another chance to witness the great supernovae of history and why "carbs" (like bread, rice and potatoes) are white, while carbon is black....

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[ Fri, 11 May 2007 17:00:00 GMT ]

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[ Fri, 11 May 2007 17:00:00 GMT ]

What can the precariously balanced boulders of California and Nevada tell us about predicting the next big earthquake there? Also this week: astronomers discover the most Earth-like exoplanet yet, and our Last Word column considers an evolutionary explanation for why sheep are notorious road hogs...

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[ Fri, 04 May 2007 12:15:00 GMT ]

Quirkology

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Rock Steady!

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[ Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:45:00 GMT ]

Epidemiologist Gilbert Burham ignited controversy after publishing figures suggesting the number of people killed by the war in Iraq is far higher than coalition forces have acknowledged - he defends his survey. Also this week: teen transexuals helped and sterile neutrinos hunted....

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[ Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:45:00 GMT ]

A War of Numbers

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[ Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:45:00 GMT ]

Cosmic Axis of Evil

New evidence suggests the universe may have a preferred direction - the so-called axis of evil. If it's real, the feature puts a bizarre new twist into current cosmological models. Also this week: a real life test for Australia's tsunami warning system, and why cold bananas go black...

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[ Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:25:00 GMT ]

Darwin's Descendant

Author Matthew Chapman recounts his experience as a great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin covering a court case that pitted evolutionary biologists against proponents of Intelligent Design. Also this week: an unlicensed cancer drug fuels a dangerous trend and a live performance celebrating popular "Feedback" column....

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[ Mon, 2 Apr 2007 11:25:00 GMT ]

A New State of Matter

An oddly named mineral (herbertsmithite) could contain a bizarre new state of matter and bring us closer to a working quantum computer. Also this week: a war of worms in the Minnesota woods and a space toilet that offers thirsty astronauts a "re-flushing" solution....

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I Am a Strange Loop

Cognitive scientist Douglas Hofstadter recounts his life-long journey into the nature of the self: "the illusion that feels like the most real thing of all." Also this week: scientists head to Mount Everest to study how the body adapts to low oxygen, and the physics of plastic wrap....

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Chimp culture

In the Fongoli region of Senegal chimps have been observed hunting prey with spears and taking shelter in caves. Also this week, an innovative device turns jarring street noise into evocative musical sounds, and we debate whether being cold makes it easier to catch a cold....

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[ Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:10:00 GMT ]

Good and evil

Is there a biological basis for our sense of right and wrong? Author and cognitive evolution researcher Marc Hauser believes the answer is "yes". We devote a full episode to exploring Hauser's work on the "moral organ" and what it means to our notions of justice and fair play....

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[ Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:40:00 GMT ]

Hearing voices

A new approach to voice synthesis puts the emphasis on personality rather than the sound behind the voice. Also this week: Behind the scenes at the Paris climate change meeting, and how to unstick cereal from the side of the bowl....

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[ Fri, 9 Feb 2007 11:15:00 GMT ]

Science in San Francisco

Bio-engineering better biofuels, recalling infant memory, stalking killer asteroids and more! SciPod goes on location to bring you stories from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Francisco....

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Dark dilemma

We grapple with dark energy, the biggest mystery in the universe. Also this week, was the genome of many Europeans shaped by the Black Death 650 years ago? And why do stale biscuits go soft while stale baguettes go hard?...

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Brains and games

In two separate stories we look at recent progress in simulating the behaviour of neurons and the behaviour of American football players in a championship game. Also this week: Why every breath you take contains a little of Leonardo da Vinci...

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Lone voices in science

Some are outsiders to science, some are scientists as outsiders - a special look at those individuals who challenge the status quo. Also this week: Water on the Mars, right now, and why light bulbs only seem to pop just as you turn them on...

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[ Fri, 8 Dec 2006 11:45:00 GMT ]

Hidden Antarctica

Four kilometres below the barren surface of the Antarctic ice sheet lies Lake Vostok, one of the largest fresh water bodies in the world. Scientists inch closer to its pristine depths, all the while debating whether the lake can possibly harbour life. Meanwhile, the first person to walk to both poles is on a crusade to save the world's last true wilderness....

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[ Fri, 2 Dec 2006 11:20:00 GMT ]

Science vs. Religion

Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins is among the participants at a special meeting to discuss whether science and religion can coexist. We bring you exclusive coverage, plus an investigative report on the rise of religious home schooling in the US...

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[ Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:48:00 GMT ]

Gene genius

Author Matt Ridley discusses the life and work of Francis Crick, and explores why he was unlike so many of the great scientists of history. Also this week: Hubble's new quest and why the dead can rest easy...

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[ Thu, 3 Nov 2006 9:00:00 GMT ]

Tony Blair on science

The British Prime Minister talks to New Scientist Editor, Jeremy Webb, and says scientists should stop worrying about the small stuff, and start to engage in public debate on the big issues...

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[ Thu, 2 Nov 2006 10:48:00 GMT ]

Mars: dead or alive?

Astrobiologist Chris McKay explains why, 30 years after the fact, scientist still puzzle over the results from the Viking landers' life-detection experiments, and why Chile's Atacama desert may provide a solution. Also this week: New neighbours for Lonesome George the Galapagos tortoise, and the science of shiny meat...

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[ Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:07:00 GMT ]

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