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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How safety engineers test everyday products to ...
35 min
2
Why we need to be taking asthma more seriously
22 min
3
What our evolutionary history can teach us abou...
30 min
4
Why Smell is Our Most Overlooked Sense
23 min
5
Are We Living in a Simulation? How to Tell If R...
32 min
6
Why we need to rethink our ideas about laziness
25 min
7
Why interpersonal conflict is a natural, health...
30 min
8
The hidden reasons common knowledge shapes our ...
27 min
9
Why understanding how time works is the biggest...
26 min
10
How forensic scientists gather vital evidence t...
22 min
11
Why the most extreme El Niño event for a centur...
23 min
12
The secret world hidden in the ground below us
32 min
13
The truth about the Nazi fascination with alter...
21 min
14
What we’re getting wrong about narcissists
24 min
15
The latest breakthroughs in Parkinson’s research
25 min
16
How to harness your brain’s underused superpowers
31 min
17
How we define intelligent life
25 min
18
Exploring Darwin’s ideas through a queer lens
32 min
19
On the frontlines of our fight against dementia
26 min
20
Why the search for life on Mars is far from over
30 min
21
Why rediscovering simple pleasures may be the k...
29 min
22
Why human urine may be our most untapped natura...
22 min
23
How new technology can change our emotional liv...
25 min
24
The birth, evolution and future of microchips
25 min
25
What we can learn from music’s ability to evoke...
22 min