Whether you’re curious about getting healthy, the Big Bang or the science of cooking, find out everything you need to know in under 30 minutes with Instant Genius. The team behind BBC Science Focus Magazine talk to world-leading experts to bring you a bite-sized masterclass on a new subject each week.
New episodes are released every Monday and Friday and you can subscribe to Instant Genius on Apple Podcasts to access all new episodes ad-free and all old episodes of Instant Genius Extra.
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Childhood, with Dr Emma Byrne
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2021-08-08
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Calories, with Dr Giles Yeo
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2021-08-01
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Sleep, with Dr Matthew Walker
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2021-07-25
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The science of pain, with Dr Monty Lyman
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2021-07-18
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Forensic anthropology, with Prof Sue Black
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2021-07-11
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Personality change, with Dr Christian Jarrett
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2021-07-04
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Hidden geometry, with Jordan Ellenberg
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2021-06-27
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The Neanderthals, with Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes
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2021-06-20
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The golden age of dinosaur discovery, with Prof Steve Brusatte
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2021-06-17
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The Big Bang, with Prof Jim Al-Khalili
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2021-06-16
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Your brain chemistry and you, with Ginny Smith
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2021-06-15
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The science of cooking, with Dr Stuart Farrimond
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2021-06-14
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The end of the Universe, with Dr Katie Mack
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2021-06-13
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Welcome to Instant Genius
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2021-05-31
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How AI and androids could shape the music of the future
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2021-05-24
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Could 'counterfactuals' solve the biggest problems in physics?
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2021-05-17
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What happens to you after 40 days with no natural light?
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2021-05-10
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Why do humans make music?
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2021-05-03
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The future of human flight, with real-life Iron Man Richard Browning
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2021-04-26
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Why realistic humanoid robots need to learn to lip-sync
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2021-04-19
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