Beyond the Lab Podcast
1) A Cure for Aging?
Thanks to medical science we experience more life but also more old age than ever before. But, what if you could slow it all down? What if there was a cure for aging?
2) You, yourself, and your brain
Sometimes the world can feel out of control so it's nice to think that the one thing we do have control of is what goes on inside our own heads. But, what if this wasn't as true as we'd like to believ...Show More
3) The Psychedelic Renaissance
Before LSD, magic mushrooms and MDMA were street drugs they were seen as one of the most exciting things in psychiatry.
4) Birds and Borders
It's easy to forget that the way we see the world isn't always the same as how the creatures we share it with see it.
5) What happens when an idea becomes a disease?
We generally get the idea that mood and personality can be infectious. Sometimes though an idea can be so powerful, it is not only able to affect you psychologically, but make you physically sick as w...Show More
6) Life in the sky
There was a time when it was a given that humanity was alone in the universe, But, after decades in the search for life outside of earth, are we any closer to finding it?
7) Living in (science) denial
Think you're pretty science literate? I've got some bad news for you; just because you subscribe to a dozen or so science news feeds online, it doesn't mean you're not susceptible to science denial.
8) Making Life
From IVF to so called three parent babies; new reproductive technologies open up the possibility of children to couples who may have thought it impossible. But, the road from research to reality can b...Show More
9) The Sound of the Universe
It's easy to think of space as cold, static and silent. But, the universe is 'noisier' than you may first think; you just need to know how to tune into it its song.
10) Special: The Citius Limits
The constant felling of Word Records is something athletes and armchair athletes alike come to expect from our elite performers. In this classic Beyond the Lab we return to the track to ask; is this r...Show More