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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Weekly: Big Nobels for tiny science; how Earth might make water on the Moon; the head-scratching mathematics behind your favourite puzzles contributed by Lukas · Oct 6, 2023
CultureLab: Surviving the climate crisis – Michael Mann’s hopeful lessons from Earth’s deep history contributed by Lukas · Oct 2, 2023
Weekly: Antimatter falls down; Virtual healthcare comes with a price; What’s causing Europe’s insect apocalypse? contributed by Lukas · Sep 29, 2023
Dead Planets Society: #6 Make Venus Earth Again contributed by Lukas · Sep 25, 2023
Weekly: First ever RNA from an extinct animal; big news about small solar system objects; “brainless” jellyfish can still learn contributed by Lukas · Sep 22, 2023
CultureLab: Real Life Supervillains - John Scalzi on the science of volcano lairs and sentient dolphin minions contributed by Lukas · Sep 18, 2023
Weekly: Science that makes you laugh (and think); black holes behaving badly; drumming cockatoos contributed by Lukas · Sep 15, 2023
Dead Planets Society: #5 The Return of Pluto contributed by Lukas · Sep 11, 2023
Weekly: New type of brain cell; Alaska’s first bridge over a moving glacier; quantum batteries that never age contributed by Lukas · Sep 8, 2023
CultureLab: The weird ways animals sense the world – Ed Yong on his book An Immense World contributed by Lukas · Sep 5, 2023
Weekly: Our ancestors nearly went extinct?; Why beer goggles aren’t real; Smelling ancient Egyptian perfume contributed by Lukas · Sep 1, 2023
Dead Planets Society #4: Asteroid Gong contributed by Lukas · Aug 28, 2023
Weekly: India lands on the moon; Placenta cells could heal the heart; Mind-altering drugs and binge drinking on the rise contributed by Lukas · Aug 25, 2023
CultureLab: Must watch science shows – the best TV of 2023 contributed by Lukas · Aug 22, 2023
Weekly: Climate Special - an antidote for doom; plus the key ingredient for alien technology, and surprising revelations about an ancient tattooed mummy contributed by Lukas · Aug 18, 2023
Dead Planets Society #3: Gravitational Wave Apocalypse contributed by Lukas · Aug 14, 2023
Weekly: Ultra-processed foods not so bad?; Another milestone toward fusion power; Mapping the genes we know nothing about contributed by Lukas · Aug 11, 2023
CultureLab: Adventures of a prehistoric girl – Alice Roberts on her new book Wolf Road contributed by Lukas · Aug 7, 2023
Weekly: Surprise superconductor claims put to the test; Alzheimer’s test goes on sale; how NASA (briefly) lost Voyager 2 contributed by Lukas · Aug 4, 2023
Dead Planets Society #2: Punch A Hole in a Planet contributed by Lukas · Jul 31, 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 #10 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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