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Science is always adding to our knowledge of health, but how do ideas become breakthroughs, and how can those breakthroughs bring about a better world? Could mosquitos help prevent disease? Will AI tools transform mental healthcare? How is a once-ignored drug now being used to save lives? And what can science do to keep us healthy as we age? Join botanist-turned-Hollywood actor Alisha Wainwright as she meets the scientists, innovators, and communities working together to solve our biggest health challenges. ****Brought to you by Wellcome, an independent global foundation that supports science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone. Please visit wellcome.org for more information.
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When Science Finds a Way is hosted by Wellcome. The show has published 42 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Why does trust in science matter?" (26 October 2026, 41 minutes), "What does it take for science to be trustworthy?" (19 October 2026, 41 minutes), and "Does science have a trust problem?" (12 October 2026, 29 minutes).
When Science Finds a Way publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 42 episodes.
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Wellcome hosts When Science Finds a Way, a science podcast with 42 episodes published.
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When Science Finds a Way
Trust is shaped by people's experiences of science: the histories they remember, whether they were listened to, and whose voices shaped what happened next. So, what does it take for science to earn trust? In this...
When Science Finds a Way
When we say we trust science, what are we actually trusting it to do? And who gets a say in where it goes next? In the second episode of our special mini-series on trust in science, Alisha Wainwright is joined by...
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How much do people around the world trust in science? How has that trust changed since 2018? In the first episode of our special mini-series on trust in science, Alisha Wainwright is joined by social researcher Dr Cary...
<p >We may think of carbon dioxide as the main culprit in climate change, but could tackling "super pollutants" provide an emergency brake for global warming? </p> <p >Dr Tom Grylls tells Alisha Wainwright how we...
<p > Tuberculosis has been with us so long that traces appear in mummies. But today, the challenge is different: how do we respond to TB that's resistant to modern drugs? </p> <p >Professor Salome Charalambous tells...
<p >We know how extreme heat impacts us physically, but science is still uncovering its effects on mental health. </p> <p >Professor Andrea Mechelli tells Alisha Wainwright what analysing millions of datapoints is...
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<p >In much of the world people are living longer, but how can we make sure those extra years are healthy? Professor Dame Linda Partridge tells Alisha Wainwright how our ever-growing knowledge of health and ageing could...
<p >We know that the food we eat affects us physically, but how might our diets help or hinder mental health? Dr Wolfgang Marx tells Alisha Wainwright about his work to find a link between mental health and diet. We...
<p >Tranexamic acid (TXA) has enormous potential to prevent deaths from postpartum haemorrhage, but until very recently it's been overlooked. Professor Haleema Shakur Still tells Alisha Wainwright how she stumbled on...
<p >It might sound like something out of TV shows like The Last of Us, but brain-invading fungi are a real-world problem.</p> <p >Alisha Wainwright speaks to Drs. Rachael Dangarembizi and Rebecca Drummond, an...
<p > AI chatbots and apps are increasingly being used for mental health support. But could these new tools carry hidden risks?</p> <p > </p> <p > In the second part of this special episode, Alisha Wainwright unpicks her...
<p >Launching season 4 with a special two-part episode, Alisha Wainwright explores the potential revolution AI is sparking in mental healthcare, and how our phones could play a part. </p> <p >Digital psychiatry...
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<p>By the time we realise an outbreak is underway, the disease is already spreading, and the window to act is closing fast. But what if we could get ahead of it? Over the past decade, scientists and technologists have...
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Chair of Wellcome, former Prime Minister of Australia, Global Institute for Women’s Leadership
Baszucki Research Fellow in Metabolic Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh
Certified Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
director of the digital psychiatry division at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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