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: Does loneliness really cause ill health?; A time-travelling photon; The supermassive mystery of early black holes contributed by Lukas · Sep 20, 2024
Weekly: Thorin and the lost Neanderthals; Fish that use mirrors; SpaceX’s spacewalk contributed by Lukas · Sep 13, 2024
CultureLab: Amorina Kingdon on the grunting, growling and singing world underwater contributed by Lukas · Sep 9, 2024
Weekly: First living transparent mouse; lab-grown stem cells; Spy balloons contributed by Lukas · Sep 6, 2024
Weekly: Could mpox be the next covid-19?; Science of beat drops; Clothes made from potatoes contributed by Lukas · Aug 30, 2024
CultureLab: Lucy Foulkes on how adolescence shapes us contributed by Lukas · Aug 26, 2024
Weekly: 1 in 5 coma patients have awareness; How to end the opioid crisis; ‘Wow’ space signal…is lasers? contributed by Lukas · Aug 23, 2024
Anxiety Special: The science of anxiety and how to make it work for you contributed by Lukas · Aug 15, 2024
CultureLab: The best science TV of the year – so far. contributed by Lukas · Aug 12, 2024
Weekly: Deepest hole ever drilled in Earth’s mantle; Glitter on Mars; Quantum telepathy contributed by Lukas · Aug 9, 2024
Dead Planets Society: Can We Move the Sun? contributed by Lukas · Aug 6, 2024
Weekly: The first life on Earth; Banana-shaped galaxies; When is smartphone use ‘problematic’? contributed by Lukas · Aug 2, 2024
CultureLab: Carlo Rovelli on the link between quantum physics and world peace contributed by Lukas · Jul 29, 2024
Weekly: Shocking source of deep sea oxygen; Alcohol really is unhealthy; ‘Green’ plastic downsides contributed by Lukas · Jul 26, 2024
Dead Planets Society: Can We Burn Uranus? contributed by Lukas · Jul 23, 2024
Weekly: New human cases of bird flu; Sail away to Alpha Centauri; Sea slugs hunt in packs contributed by Lukas · Jul 19, 2024
CultureLab: The incredible, intelligent abilities of plants with Zoë Schlanger contributed by Lukas · Jul 15, 2024
Weekly: Woolly mammoth jerky; Google simulates the origin of life; food without farming contributed by Lukas · Jul 12, 2024
Dead Planets Society: Putting Black Holes Inside Stuff contributed by Lukas · Jul 8, 2024
Weekly: World’s Oldest Ritual; Quantum Wi-Fi; Report from the Arctic contributed by Lukas · Jul 5, 2024
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#139 Overall · United States

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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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