Science unscripted

On the ground, up in the air, and in the belly of a barge — science is everywhere. Zip around with us to as we dip into batteries, inhale some helium and look inside a robot's brain.

Look up at the moon when you get a chance. Because this will be the last decade where you can say, "There's no one up there right now." Join as we take a look at a barrage of lunar activity that'll happen in the next few years.

Right now, hundreds of power plants around the world are splitting atoms. But when a reactor malfunctions, what happens next? Join us at an Austrian "meltdown" as teams from Europe send in the bots.

Drive into a child, or swerve and hit two grandparents? Such horrendously difficult choices will soon be programmed into ours cars. Cast your own vote in this moral bloodbath of an episode.

On this week’s show, it’s all about bugs and birds. Is it end times for entomology, the study of insects? Can high-frequency, loud electronic music be used as mosquito spray? And, are European crows racist?

What we smell influences our intestines, how a "smart school" in China spies on its pupils, and facial recognition software… for pigs.

A viral video from the Netherlands shows how satellite constellations may end up ruining the night sky. Also, a young German meteorologist's unusual plans for a sailboat voyage around the world.

It's "Action Week Alcohol" in Germany, so join us in-studio as we take "Das Quiz." Also, we hear from the author of a study that shows women perform cognitively better as the temperature in a room rises. For men, it's the opposite.

We human beings make a lot of strange sounds with our mouths, and if you listen carefully, a lot of them are just PACKED with emotional meaning. Join us in-studio as we recreate a very interesting study.

An alarming amount of children suffer from depression and anxiety. One principle reason is that kids often can’t communicate what’s going on inside - and parents and teachers just don’t pick up on it. Maybe artificial intelligence can. We hear from two researchers in Vermont who are convinced of that. Also on Spectrum, a look at how our destruction of the planet can come back to haunt us.