Science Weekly podcast

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Science Weekly

Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news

Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news

 

#296

Is your boss watching you? The rise of AI surveillance at work

Workers have always been monitored by their bosses, first through output targets, and then... more

15 Oct 2026

17 MINS

17:45

15 Oct 2026


#295

The surprising psychology of morbid curiosity

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan ... more

13 Oct 2026

17 MINS

17:00

13 Oct 2026


#294

All the news and science from the 2026 Nobel prizes

This year’s Nobel prizes in chemistry, physics and physiology or medicine have celebrated ... more

07 Oct 2026

23 MINS

23:21

07 Oct 2026


#293

Today in Focus: Should we be worried about a plague outbreak?

Several hospitals in eastern Russia are under quarantine after a lab worker fell ill at a ... more

06 Oct 2026

13 MINS

13:42

06 Oct 2026


#292

Narcolepsy: why you’ve been thinking about it all wrong

The sleep disorder has been the butt of jokes and a comedic plot point, but the reality of... more

06 Oct 2026

16 MINS

16:57

06 Oct 2026


#291

The incredible science of memory manipulation

Madeleine Finlay hears from Steve Ramirez, an associate professor of psychological and bra... more

01 Oct 2026

20 MINS

20:58

01 Oct 2026


#290

Are household cleaning products damaging our health?

Our use of cleaning products has increased since the pandemic, but do we understand what t... more

29 Sep 2026

17 MINS

17:51

29 Sep 2026


#289

Are baby girls more sociable? Super El Niño, meningitis outbreak explained

Madeleine Finlay sits down with her co-host and Guardian science editor, Ian Sample, to di... more

24 Sep 2026

22 MINS

22:28

24 Sep 2026


#288

From paleo to intermittent fasting: are any diets actually good for us?

As diet trends proliferate on social media, it can be hard to work out which are backed by... more

22 Sep 2026

17 MINS

17:24

22 Sep 2026


#287

The week that changed maths for ever

In early September, OpenAI announced it had solved a major mathematics problem that has st... more

17 Sep 2026

15 MINS

15:46

17 Sep 2026


#286

Is collagen all hype?

Collagen powders, gummies and pills have boomed in popularity in recent years boosted by c... more

15 Sep 2026

18 MINS

18:54

15 Sep 2026


#285

Live episode: how AI is reshaping our minds

In this episode of Science Weekly, recorded in front of an audience at the London podcast ... more

13 Sep 2026

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:51

13 Sep 2026


#284

‘One of the biggest discoveries in science’: have scientists found dark matter?

For decades physicists have been puzzling over the enigma of dark matter. We think it make... more

10 Sep 2026

16 MINS

16:50

10 Sep 2026


#283

Are rich people really worse behaved? Here’s the science

Who’s more likely to steal sweets from a child? According to science, it’s the rich. A stu... more

08 Sep 2026

18 MINS

18:01

08 Sep 2026


#282

Introducing Black Box: The Chatbots

From the Guardian Investigates team: Across the world, hundreds of people have come to bel... more

06 Sep 2026

39 MINS

39:45

06 Sep 2026


#281

There’s a quick way to slow climate change. Why isn’t everyone doing it?

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more than 80 times as much heat than carbon ... more

03 Sep 2026

13 MINS

13:47

03 Sep 2026