Instant Genius

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June 20, 2021 The Neanderthals, with Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes
Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes tells us all about Neanderthals, and reveals how they continue to shape our view about deep human history.

Once you’ve mastered the basics with Instant Genius. Dive deeper with Instant Genius Extra, where you’ll find longer, richer discussions about the most exciting ideas in the world of science and technology. Only available on Apple Podcasts.

Produced by the team behind BBC Science Focus Magazine. Visit our website: https://www.sciencefocus.com/

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40 min
June 17, 2021 The golden age of dinosaur discovery, with Prof Steve Brusatte
Prof Steve Brusatte tells us how the latest findings in palaeontology have turned our picture of dinosaurs on its head.

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37 min
June 16, 2021 The Big Bang, with Prof Jim Al-Khalili
Jim Al-Khalili, a theoretical physicist and Professor of Public Engagement in Science, tells us about the origins of the Universe.

Once you’ve mastered the basics with Instant Genius, dive deeper with Instant Genius Extra, where you’ll find longer, richer discussions about the most exciting ideas in the world of science and technology. Only available on Apple Podcasts.

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20 min
June 15, 2021 Your brain chemistry and you, with Ginny Smith
Science journalist and presenter Ginny Smith tells us about the chemicals that run your brain.

Once you’ve mastered the basics with Instant Genius, dive deeper with Instant Genius Extra, where you’ll find longer, richer discussions about the most exciting ideas in the world of science and technology. Only available on Apple Podcasts.

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36 min
June 14, 2021 The science of cooking, with Dr Stuart Farrimond
Food scientist, doctor and TV presenter Stuart Farrimond tells us about how you can use science to upgrade your cooking.

Once you’ve mastered the basics with Instant Genius, dive deeper with Instant Genius Extra, where you’ll find longer, richer discussions about the most exciting ideas in the world of science and technology. Only available on Apple Podcasts.

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27 min
June 13, 2021 The end of the Universe, with Dr Katie Mack
Theoretical astrophysicist, author and one of Twitter’s most-followed scientists Dr Katie Mack tells us about the Universe's ultimate fate.

Once you’ve mastered the basics with Instant Genius, dive deeper with Instant Genius Extra, where you’ll find longer, richer discussions about the most exciting ideas in the world of science and technology. Only available on Apple Podcasts.

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36 min
May 31, 2021 Welcome to Instant Genius
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4 min
May 24, 2021How AI and androids could shape the music of the future
While Daft Punk may have sadly split, machine-created music may be about to skyrocket in popularity. Not only are artificial intelligence neural networks now capable of creating original melodies, but scientists are also developing robots capable of playing – and improvising – live music.
So, will AI and androids soon top the charts? And could they even replace human musicians entirely?
On this week's episode of the Science Focus Podcast, Prof Nick Bryan-Kinns, director of the Media and Arts Technology Centre at Queen Mary University of London, joins staff writer Thomas Ling to explain groundbreaking new music technology.
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Listen to more episodes of the Science Focus Podcast:
Could these gloves be the future of music? – Imogen Heap
Why do humans make music?
The psychology of the sea shanty: Why work songs are such earworms
Meet the computer scientist teaching an AI to play Dungeons and Dragons
The creator of Bellingcat on using the internet to investigate global affairs
The future of human flight, with real-life Iron Man Richard Browning

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26 min
May 17, 2021Could 'counterfactuals' solve the biggest problems in physics?
Most laws of physics tell us what must happen. Throw a ball in the air and it will come back down. But physicist Chiara Marletto, a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, says that laws like this only tell us part of the story.
She believes that the rest lies in 'counterfactuals': things that could be.
In her new book, The Science of Can and Can’t (£20, Allen Lane), she explains how these counterfactual properties could solve many of science’s biggest outstanding problems.
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Listen to more episodes of the Science Focus Podcast:
Prof Avi Loeb on what 'Oumuamua tells us about the problem with modern physics
Marcus Chown: Does the Big Bang really explain our Universe?
Dr Douglas Vakoch: Should we try to contact aliens?
Katie Mack: How will the Universe end?
Sonia Contera: How will nanotechnology revolutionise medicine?
Everything You Wanted To Know About… Physics with Jim Al-Khalili

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30 min
May 10, 2021What happens to you after 40 days with no natural light?
Around two months ago, a group of 15 people – scientists, explorers and medics – travelled deep into a cave in the south of France. The expedition descended to a point so deep that natural light could not reach them, and there the team stayed for 40 days and 40 nights without clocks, phones or anyway of telling the time.
The project’s goal was to understand what happens to our brains and bodies when we’re deprived of an external measure of time and they hoped to discover how a group of people could adapt to such an extreme situation.
Just two weeks ago, that team emerged from the cave, and Christian Clot, the expedition’s leader and the designer of the DEEP TIME mission, joins editor Daniel Bennett on this week's episode of the Science Focus Podcast to talk about what the experiment discovered, how the expedition changed him and what ultimately happened when the team returned to the surface.
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Listen to more episodes of the Science Focus Podcast:
Why realistic humanoid robots need to learn to lip-sync
The psychology of the sea shanty: Why work songs are such earworms
Mental health and your brain: What happens when it goes wrong
Why you can’t multitask (and why that’s a good thing)
How to maximise your motivation, according to a neuroscientist
Prof John Drury: The psychology of lockdowns

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38 min

About Instant Genius

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Whether you’re curious about getting healthy, the Big Bang or the science of cooking, find out everything you need to know with Instant Genius. The team behind BBC Science Focus Magazine talk to world-leading experts to bring you two bite-sized masterclasses on a new subject each week.