This podcast explores the latest sexology research – including the topics that are still too taboo to get funding. We talk to sex robot experts and find out how sex work has moved online.

In this episode of The Anthill podcast, we bring you stories on helicopter parenting, early puberty, and what it's like to grow up as a Muslim in Britain.

In this episode of The Anthill podcast, we bring you stories on helicopter parenting, early puberty, and what it's like to grow up as a Muslim in Britain.

We're pouring cold water on old ideas in this episode: from why the population of Easter Island really declined and what makes a good urban legend.

We're pouring cold water on old ideas in this episode: from why the population of Easter Island really declined and what makes a good urban legend.

Pain is something everyone experiences. This episode of The Anthill podcast explores how and why it works in our brains, what kinds of drugs are being developed to reduce pain, and whether or not robots of the future should be built so that they experience pain.

Pain is something everyone experiences. This episode of The Anthill podcast explores how and why it works in our brains, what kinds of drugs are being developed to reduce pain, and whether or not robots of the future should be built so that they experience pain.

It’s been 100 years since revolution swept through Russia and we have dedicated The Anthill 18 to this seminal moment in world history.

It’s been 100 years since revolution swept through Russia and we have dedicated The Anthill 18 to this seminal moment in world history.

From the man who gave away his genome under open consent, to the 'Mathematikado', this episode of the podcast features highlights from the British Science Festival in Brighton.