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Hosted by The Francis Crick Institute · science · EN-US · 24 episodes
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
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A Question of Science is hosted by The Francis Crick Institute. The show has published 24 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How does biological sex affect health?" (21 October 2026, 46 minutes), "Can we cure addiction?" (14 October 2026, 43 minutes), and "How is AI transforming medicine?" (7 October 2026, 43 minutes).
A Question of Science publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 35 minutes across 24 episodes.
Booking probability for A Question of Science is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. A Question of Science requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. A Question of Science's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for A Question of Science are Educational Support Services and Scientific Research & Development. A Question of Science has a science audience.
The Francis Crick Institute hosts A Question of Science, a science show with 24 episodes published.
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Episode #3
Our biological sex affects every cell in our body, so how does it influence our health - from embryo development through to the risk of disease and diagnosis? How and why do some conditions affect females and males...
Episode #2
Why do people become addicted? When does a habit turn into self harm and what makes recovery so hard? From drugs and alcohol to gambling and social media, join our panel of experts as they explore the causes of...
Episode #1
How is AI revolutionising medicine and drug discovery and could it really improve diagnosis and treatment for everyone? Could the role of doctors and nurses change forever, with AI taking care of admin and...
A Question of Science
<p>A Question of Science is back - with free tickets to live recordings available now!</p> <p>Join Professor Brian Cox in person and put your questions to a panel of leading scientists and experts on a huge range of...
Episode #18
<p>Professor Brian Cox takes a deeper dive into the science of ancient DNA, with two experts returning to answer more of your questions.</p> <p>How far can we go back in time using DNA? How accurate is ancient DNA when...
Episode #17
<p>Professor Brian Cox takes a deeper dive into the science of fertility, with a panel of returning experts answering more of your questions. </p> <p><br>Should we sequence the DNA of embryos and use A.I. to choose...
Episode #16
<p>Professor Brian Cox takes a deeper dive into the science of global warming and how society should adapt, with two experts returning to answer more of your questions. </p> <p>Will new green technologies really help us...
Episode #15
<p>Professor Brian Cox takes a deeper dive into the science of cancer, with a panel of returning experts answering more of your questions.</p> <p><br>Do tumours communicate with the brain, is glucose carcinogenic and...
Episode #14
<p>Professor Brian Cox takes a deeper dive into the science of nutrition, with a panel of returning experts answering more of your questions. </p> <p>What is food noise, what is the impact of artificial sweeteners on...
Episode #13
<p>Professor Brian Cox takes a deeper dive into the science of ageing, with two experts returning to answer more of your questions. How do men and women age differently? Why is it healthy to forget things? What’s the...
Episode #13
<p>Introducing More Questions of Science – bite-size episodes where we revisit some of the biggest ideas from the first 12 episodes of the series and take the conversation even further.</p> <p>Professor Brian Cox will...
Episode #12
<p>Professor Brian Cox and our expert panel explore the frontier of human bioengineering and building, replacing, and enhancing our bodies. </p> <p>Will we ever have bionic brains and cloned humans? Is there a danger of...
Episode #11
<p>Professor Brian Cox and an expert panel explore the elusive science of consciousness – what it is, how it arises, whether it can be observed in the brain, and the most compelling theories explaining it. </p> <p>In a...
Episode #10
<p>Professor Brian Cox and our expert panel dive into the complex world of diet, nutrition and food choices. </p> <p>With new probiotic and high-protein products appearing on supermarket shelves every day and...
Episode #9
<p>Professor Brian Cox and our expert panel explore the science of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other conditions that cause dementia.</p> <p>More than 55 million people around the world are living with dementia, with...
Episode #8
<p>Professor Brian Cox and our expert panel explore the science of fertility. </p> <p>Making babies is big business but our scientific understanding of fertilisation, pregnancy and embryo development is surprisingly...
Episode #7
<p>Professor Brian Cox and an expert panel tackle the technology, politics and ethics of space exploration. </p> <p>From space tourism to the search for life on Mars, space is a rapidly expanding, multi-trillion-pound...
Episode #6
<p>Professor Brian Cox and our expert panel are talking all things ancient DNA.</p> <p>Over the past 50 years, new technology has allowed researchers to sequence and study centuries-old DNA taken from ancient...
Episode #5
<p>Professor Brian Cox and a panel of experts discuss how to curb rising global temperatures and what life could be like in a warmer world.</p> <p>Our planet is hotting up. But as temperatures climb, can we cope with a...
Episode #4
<p>Professor Brian Cox and a panel of experts discuss COVID-19 and whether we are prepared for the next pandemic.</p> <p>Where or when could it happen? How could we control it? What would we do differently? In this...
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