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?
- How does Ozempic actually work?
- Why does a stranger's phone noise annoy me?
- What's the origin of water on Earth?
- How can robots investigate underwater volcanoes?
- What is it like to be on Countdown?
- What happens after a dementia diagnosis?
- Is it OK to laugh at Tourette's?
- What is a dinosaur highway?
- How horny are hedgehogs?
- What can batteries of the future learn from eels?
- Why is my bottle cap attached to my plastic bottle?
- Why are we seeing the Northern Lights more often?
- Why track mistletoe?
- Why are birth rates falling in the UK?
- What is a wind drought?
- How do you sequence the genomes of 70,000 species?
- How do I keep my house cool without air conditioning?
- What time is it on the moon?
- How can origami help make energy?
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