Oxford Sparks Big Questions
'Will my bacon sandwich kill me?', 'Is vaping better than smoking?', 'How do you become an astronaut?' - just some of the Big Questions we ask some of the brightest minds behind Oxford science. Join us in each podcast as we explore a different area of science.
Latest Episode
How do you find a theoretical particle? (06.08.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Is there a better way to screen blood? 25.06.2025
- How does Ozempic actually work? 11.06.2025
- Why does a stranger's phone noise annoy me? 28.05.2025
- What's the origin of water on Earth? 14.05.2025
- How can robots investigate underwater volcanoes? 30.04.2025
- What is it like to be on Countdown? 16.04.2025
- What happens after a dementia diagnosis? 02.04.2025
- Is it OK to laugh at Tourette's? 19.03.2025
- What is a dinosaur highway? 05.03.2025
- How horny are hedgehogs? 19.02.2025
- What can batteries of the future learn from eels? 05.02.2025
- Why is my bottle cap attached to my plastic bottle? 22.01.2025
- Why are we seeing the Northern Lights more often? 08.01.2025
- Why track mistletoe? 11.12.2024
- Why are birth rates falling in the UK? 27.11.2024
- What is a wind drought? 13.11.2024
- How do you sequence the genomes of 70,000 species? 30.10.2024
- How do I keep my house cool without air conditioning? 17.07.2024
- What time is it on the moon? 03.07.2024
- How can origami help make energy? 19.06.2024
