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Alok Jha and The Guardian's science team bring you the best analysis and interviews from the worlds of science and technology

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    Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books - podcast

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    The best popular science book of the year, Rosetta's moment in space and Cern's new leader

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    The science of food and drink - podcast

    Food author Harold McGee on the chemistry of cooking and ...

    Food author Harold McGee on the chemistry of cooking and working with Heston Bluementhal

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    Should the creation of novel viruses be banned? – podcast

    Do the benefits of creating enhanced viruses to study transmissibility ...

    Do the benefits of creating enhanced viruses to study transmissibility and virulence outweigh the risks? Virologist Wendy Barclay and epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch debate this controversial question

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    Halloween special: the science of scary apparitions – podcast

    Why are we so obsessed with ghosts, werewolves, witches and ...

    Why are we so obsessed with ghosts, werewolves, witches and voices from the other side? Psychologist Chris French and vampire slayer Deborah Hyde explain

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    How the brain navigates: science Nobel prize special – podcast

    We speak to the three winners of the 2014 Nobel ...

    We speak to the three winners of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, who discovered 'the brain's GPS'

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    Are the latest government guidelines on drugs for MS sufferers good news or bad? - podcast

    Sarah Boseley asks if the latest guidelines on drugs for ...

    Sarah Boseley asks if the latest guidelines on drugs for MS sufferers are good news or bad

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    Do antibiotics cause obesity? - podcast

    Professors Nick Finer and Tim Spector consider the possible role ...

    Professors Nick Finer and Tim Spector consider the possible role of gut microbes in human disease, including a study linking childhood obesity to antibiotic use

    Oct 2, 2014 Read more
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    The science of The Simpsons – podcast

    Al Jean and David X Cohen of The Simpsons and ...

    Al Jean and David X Cohen of The Simpsons and Futurama reveal the maths behind the two hit animation series

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    Mark Miodownik on why stuff matters - podcast

    Mark discusses his exploration of the wonders of modern materials ...

    Mark discusses his exploration of the wonders of modern materials in Stuff Matters, which has just been shortlisted for this year's Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books

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    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - podcast

    Ian Sample meets the historian Yuval Noah Harari to discuss ...

    Ian Sample meets the historian Yuval Noah Harari to discuss his international bestseller

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