The World, the Universe and Us

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From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The world, ...

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Science of cannabis: #2 The anatomy of a high contributed by Lukas · Dec 10, 2023
Weekly: IBM’s powerful new quantum computers; climate wins and flops at COP28; our sweet partnership with honeyguide birds contributed by Lukas · Dec 8, 2023
CultureLab: Teaching science through cooking with Pia Sorenson’s real life ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ contributed by Lukas · Dec 5, 2023
Weekly: Biggest climate summit since Paris; thanking dirt for all life on Earth; what if another star flew past our solar system? contributed by Lukas · Dec 1, 2023
Science of cannabis: #1 A long history and a seismic shift contributed by Lukas · Nov 28, 2023
Weekly: Salt glaciers could host life on Mercury; brain cells that tell us when to eat; powerful cosmic ray hits Earth contributed by Lukas · Nov 24, 2023
Dead Planets Society: #11 Cube Earth Part Two contributed by Lukas · Nov 22, 2023
Dead Planets Society: #10 Cube Earth Part One contributed by Lukas · Nov 21, 2023
Weekly: Saving the trees we already have; why US men are dying younger; soap bubble lasers (pew pew pew) contributed by Lukas · Nov 17, 2023
CultureLab: Orbital - A love letter to Earth from the International Space Station, with Samantha Harvey contributed by Lukas · Nov 14, 2023
Weekly: Spinal cord stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease; half-synthetic yeast; harvesting the ocean’s heat for energy contributed by Lukas · Nov 10, 2023
Dead Planets Society: #9 Unify the Asteroid Belt contributed by Lukas · Nov 7, 2023
Weekly: Do you really need 8 hours of sleep?; The ancient planet buried inside Earth; Starfish are just heads contributed by Lukas · Nov 3, 2023
CultureLab: Suzie Edge’s curious (and sometimes gruesome) history of famous body parts contributed by Lukas · Oct 31, 2023
Weekly: Security risks of ChatGPT; do other mammals go through the menopause?; record breaking quantum computer contributed by Lukas · Oct 27, 2023
Dead Planets Society: #8 The Worst of All Worlds contributed by Lukas · Oct 23, 2023
Weekly: Communicating with sleeping people; Massive marsquake; World’s smallest particle accelerator contributed by Lukas · Oct 20, 2023
CultureLab: Free will doesn’t exist? Robert Sapolsky’s vision to reshape society contributed by Lukas · Oct 17, 2023
Weekly: Most detailed map ever of the human brain; clash of the ice planets; are US spies weakening encryption for everyone? contributed by Lukas · Oct 13, 2023
Dead Planets Society: #7 Halve the Moon contributed by Lukas · Oct 10, 2023
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From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The world, the universe and us is your essential weekly dose of science and wonder in an uncertain world. Hosted by journalists Dr Rowan Hooper and Dr Penny Sarchet and joined each week by expert scientists in the field, the show draws on Ne...

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As of 2026-09-23, The World, the Universe and Us ranks #9 in the Science category on Apple Podcasts in the United Kingdom.

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First charted2025-12-17
Best ever#118 on Apple Podcasts (Argentina) · 2026-05-03
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