Instant Genius
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.
New episodes are released every Monday and Friday and you can subscribe to Instant Genius on Apple Podcasts to access all new episodes ad-free and all old episodes of Instant Genius Extra.
Watch full episodes of Instant Genius on BBC Science Focus Magazine's YouTube channel.
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The often-bizarre history of mind-machine inter...
27 min
2
Why our brains crave answers and the psychology...
27 min
3
Why our online lives are making us sick and how...
34 min
4
Why tuning into your body’s natural rhythms is ...
39 min
5
How maths underpins almost every aspect of our ...
30 min
6
Why bogs are one of the planet’s most undervalu...
30 min
7
Why leaves are one of nature’s most versatile c...
31 min
8
How to make buildings without harming the Earth
29 min
9
Why humans are wired to appreciate beauty
34 min
10
How safety engineers test everyday products to ...
35 min
11
Why we need to be taking asthma more seriously
22 min
12
What our evolutionary history can teach us abou...
30 min
13
Why Smell is Our Most Overlooked Sense
23 min
14
Are We Living in a Simulation? How to Tell If R...
32 min
15
Why we need to rethink our ideas about laziness
25 min
16
Why interpersonal conflict is a natural, health...
30 min
17
The hidden reasons common knowledge shapes our ...
27 min
18
Why understanding how time works is the biggest...
26 min
19
How forensic scientists gather vital evidence t...
22 min
20
Why the most extreme El Niño event for a centur...
23 min
21
The secret world hidden in the ground below us
32 min
22
The truth about the Nazi fascination with alter...
21 min
23
What we’re getting wrong about narcissists
24 min
24
The latest breakthroughs in Parkinson’s research
25 min
25
How to harness your brain’s underused superpowers
31 min