Science Weekly

Neurophilosophy blogger Mo Costandi takes us on a tour of the brain and astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell reveals the surprising sounds of space

Kate Jones discusses how recent advances in our understanding of mammals can help prevent extinctions, and Nisha Ligon reports on the growing problem of counterfeit malarial drugs in Thailand

Alok Jha meets biologist John Bradshaw to discuss his new book In Defence of Dogs: Why Dogs Need Our Understanding

Professor Julian Ma discusses his research using GM plants to produce antiviral HIV drugs, and Nasa scientist Jack Connerney tells us about the Juno spacecraft launched on Friday on a mission to probe the mysterious planet Jupiter

In a special edition devoted to how our brains make sense of what our ears are telling us, we speak to Sophie Scott about how the brain filters sounds, and to Roland Schaette about tinnitus

In an extended interview with Prof Russell Foster of Oxford University, Alok Jha probes the inner workings of our daily sleep-wake cycle

Author and environmental activist Mark Lynas discusses his new book The God Species and we visit this year's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

As the space shuttle programme draws to a close, Piers Sellers and Scott Altman describe what it was like to fly on the shuttle – and we recreate the sounds

Michael Brooks discusses his book about mavericks in science, Free Radicals, and Brian Switek heralds a golden era of dinosaur research

Tim Harford talks science and success, and Alok Jha attends the Bright Club comedy night where sperm featured in one scientist's stand-up routine

Alok Jha talks human evolution with Chris Stringer

We meet researchers who have identified ingenious ways to repair tissue damage once thought to be irreversible in heart disease and multiple sclerosis

Psychologist and film buff Tim Smith explains how the best movie makers direct viewers' attention and why Hollywood is getting interested in the science

Sir Paul Nurse talks to Alok Jha about the misuse of Freedom of Information requests to harass climate scientists

Author of The Sky's Dark Labyrinth Stuart Clark explores the early days of astronomy. Plus, Ian Sample discusses his explosive interview with Stephen Hawking, and we review a new science fiction exhibition