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
What happened to the birds in 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'? (10.12.2025)
Previous Episodes
- What is quantum computing?
- Could vaccinations stop people from getting cancer?
- Why do I bite my nails?
- How do you find a theoretical particle?
- 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?
Other podcasts
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The Oxford Comment
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The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller & Adam Scott
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Recording & Mixing
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Gardeners' Question Time
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All Ears English Podcast
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Mail Unleashed with Rory Sutherland
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The Adam Friedland Show Podcast
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London: A Very Local History
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The voice.wales podcast
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The Leeds United Podcast
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The Life Scientific
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Risk And Revival [The BSSM Podcast]
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LBC Audio Articles
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All Aboard ADHD
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This Week in Retro
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The Financial Freedom Podcast
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For All Mankind: The Official Podcast
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Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe
