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'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 brigh...

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What is a digital brain twin? contributed by Lukas · Jul 8
How can we use AI to make drugs? contributed by Lukas · Jun 17
How do you build the aeroplane of the future? contributed by Lukas · Jun 3
Should I be freaked out by the hantavirus? contributed by Lukas · May 20
Should we kill animals for conservation? contributed by Lukas · May 6
Can you predict the lottery? contributed by Lukas · Apr 22
How does reading work? contributed by Lukas · Apr 8
What's it like for women working in F1? contributed by Lukas · Mar 25
How do you convert CO2 to rock? contributed by Lukas · Mar 11
From the Milk on the Move podcast: Purity and Danger contributed by Lukas · Feb 25
What was Einstein doing in Oxford? contributed by Lukas · Feb 25
Where do baby penguins come from? contributed by Lukas · Feb 11
How can I use AI to raise my salary? contributed by Lukas · Jan 28
Could stuff be living on Saturn's moon? contributed by Lukas · Jan 14
What happened to the birds in 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'? contributed by Lukas · Dec 10, 2025
What is quantum computing? contributed by Lukas · Nov 26, 2025
Could vaccinations stop people from getting cancer? contributed by Lukas · Nov 12, 2025
Why do I bite my nails? contributed by Lukas · Oct 29, 2025
How do you find a theoretical particle? contributed by Lukas · Aug 6, 2025
Is there a better way to screen blood? contributed by Lukas · Jun 25, 2025
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'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.

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