Science you can trust. Questions that matter. Join Professor Brian Cox and a panel of the world’s top scientists and experts as they tackle your questions about some of the biggest science challenges facing society today. Can we cure cancer? How do you separate nutrition fact from fiction? What do climate change and the march of AI mean for our future? Could we live forever? Each episode is recorded in front of a live audience and it’s their questions that drive the debate. Hear from the experts who actually know what they’re talking about, including Adam Rutherford, Helen Sharman, George Monbiot, Giles Yeo, Jeanette Winterson, Rory Cellan-Jones, Paul Nurse, Kevin Fong and You, Me and the Big C’s Lauren Mahon. With a focus on accuracy, openness, and debate, A Question of Science brings you the latest on what we know, what we don’t, and where science might take us next. A BBC Studios production for the Francis Crick Institute, an independent charity and world-leading research lab.
What this show covers
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What listeners will find here
Can technology, adaptation and science keep pace with global warming?
Global warming is the focus as Brian Cox revisits listener questions with two returning experts. The episode probes whether green technologies can truly deliver net zero, explains solar forcing, and asks which parts of the world may become uninhabitable over time.
Brian Cox returns with live science panels on AI, oceans, superbugs and more
A Question of Science returns with a new run of live recordings hosted by Professor Brian Cox. The series promises audience questions and expert panels on A.I. in medicine, the teenage brain, ocean science, superbugs, addiction, and elite sport performance.
Can AI really reshape medicine, diagnosis, and drug discovery?
AI in medicine is the focus here, from drug discovery and diagnosis to treatment, admin, and data privacy. A panel of experts explores how healthcare could change now and in the future, and where trust, control, and patient benefit fit in.
Embryo DNA, microplastics, and the future of human reproduction
Fertility is the focus here, as Brian Cox and returning experts tackle listener questions about embryo DNA screening, A.I.-guided embryo selection, diet and environmental risks, and emerging reproductive technologies. It sounds like a wide-ranging follow-up that mixes practical concerns with big future-facing science.
Ancient DNA’s reach: from Egyptian history to Cheddar Man and shared genes
Ancient DNA is the focus here, as Brian Cox and two returning experts tackle listener questions about how far genetic evidence can reach into the past. The episode explores accuracy, human diversity, and familiar claims like sharing DNA with bananas.
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