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?
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Valtos: In Session
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Psychology Graduate Stories - Cardiff Uni
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The Great Women Artists
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At the Edge
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Dragonfly Tales
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Master Your Mind With Marisa
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Buffering the Vampire Slayer | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast
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Adoption in Focus
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The Rest Is Entertainment
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Eerie Edinburgh
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Frozen Bedtime Stories
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Toon'd In! with Jim Cummings
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Sleep Tight Science - A Bedtime Science Show For Kids
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Raising Good Humans
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Lessons From Our Mothers
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The Movies That Made Me
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The Memo by Howard Marks
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Talking Wednesday | The Sheffield Wednesday Podcast
