Science Weekly
Summary: Alok Jha and the Guardian's science team bring you the best analysis and interviews from the worlds of science and technology
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Podcasts:
Darwin's frog is a tree-living species native to Chile that broods its young in the male's mouth, but it's under threat of extinction
Prof Kate Jones discusses the potential of genetic science to bring back extinct animals
Camila Ruz meets Blanca Huertas, of London's Natural History Museum, to learn about the museum's Sensational Butterflies exhibition, and documentary Planet Ant reveals the genius of the leaf-cutter ant
A pioneer of virtual reality technology and the open web, Jaron Lanier discusses why power is held by those with the biggest computers and best scientists
Kevin Fong discusses his new book Extremes about the connection between the human capacity to explore extreme environments and medical understanding of our physiology
The last of our three nexus debates looking at the scientific, technological and social developments needed to sustain global energy and water supplies
The second of our Nexus debates about the scientific, technical and social challenges of achieving sustainability in water, energy and food consumption
The first in a series of panel discussions on the scientific, technological and social challenges of achieving sustainability in water, food and energy consumption
Physiologist turned anthropologist Jared Diamond discusses his new book The World Until Yesterday about the lessons we can learn from traditional societies
Neil Shubin reveals the cosmic accidents that created our world in The Universe Within. Plus, Dr Kevin Dutton on the lessons we can learn from psychopaths
Neil Shubin reveals the cosmic accidents that created our world in The Universe Within. Plus, Dr Kevin Dutton on the lessons we can learn from psychopaths
Psychologist Maria Konnikova discusses her new book Mastermind: How to Think like Sherlock Holmes. Plus, sleep apnoea, DNA sonnets and beleaguered mackerel
Physicist Sean Carroll at the Royal Institution reveals the truth about particles and fields. Plus, Nasa goes into space with Esa, and pain in crustaceans
The leading environmentalist Tony Juniper argues for the economic benefits of conservation
The winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize for Chemistry reveals how the award changed his life in an instant and ponders why his discovery of quasicrystals took so long to be accepted
