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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#49: New coronavirus variants contributed by Lukas · Jan 8, 2021
#48: Must-know science of 2021 contributed by Lukas · Jan 1, 2021
#47: Christmas special quiz of the year contributed by Lukas · Dec 18, 2020
#46: Stardust hunting, the illusion of the self, space rocks return to Earth contributed by Lukas · Dec 11, 2020
#45: Vaccine roll out in UK and China; Chris Packham on connectedness; AlphaFold breakthrough contributed by Lukas · Dec 4, 2020
#44: When we’ll get the vaccine; fast-expanding universe; lunar missions contributed by Lukas · Nov 27, 2020
#43: How the covid RNA vaccine works; systemic racism; origin of humans contributed by Lukas · Nov 20, 2020
#42: Vaccine for covid-19; origin of animals; overpopulation contributed by Lukas · Nov 13, 2020
#41: The function of dreams contributed by Lukas · Nov 6, 2020
#40: Halloween special: real-life vampires, the science of ghosts, deep-sea zombies, monster black holes contributed by Lukas · Oct 30, 2020
#39: Social lives of viruses; CRISPR to fight antibiotic resistance; dealing with risk; George RR Martin and the moon contributed by Lukas · Oct 22, 2020
#38: Tackling the climate crisis; essential, like, filler words of, um, language; mystery of the human penis; your covid questions answered contributed by Lukas · Oct 15, 2020
#37: Black holes and CRISPR gene editing spring Nobel surprises; climate change and indigenous people in the Arctic; symptom clusters identified for covid-19 contributed by Lukas · Oct 8, 2020
#36: Hunt for life on Venus and Mars; how the paleo diet affects your age; strategy for the second wave of coronavirus; species extinction crisis contributed by Lukas · Oct 1, 2020
#35: The first woman on the moon; evolution special; purpose of sleep and dreams; deep water mystery contributed by Lukas · Sep 24, 2020
#34: Race to find life on Venus; coronavirus claims lives of 1 million people; extinction crisis; how the brain slows time contributed by Lukas · Sep 17, 2020
#33: The healthy-eating revolution; China’s cosmic ambitions; Russia’s pursuit of gene-editing technology; the world’s greatest mammal contributed by Lukas · Sep 10, 2020
#32: Billionaire plan to geoengineer the planet; how the moon affects your health; Neuralink’s telepathic pigs contributed by Lukas · Sep 3, 2020
#31: Widening the search for alien life on habitable planets; why unconscious bias training might not work; the microbiome of cancer tumours contributed by Lukas · Aug 27, 2020
#30: Redefining time; why mindfulness can cause problems; secrets of super-resilient tardigrades contributed by Lukas · Aug 20, 2020
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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 2026-09-21, The World, the Universe and Us ranks #17 in the Science category on Apple Podcasts in New Zealand.

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First charted2025-12-17
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