Show overview
Science Weekly has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 321 episodes. That works out to roughly 100 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 16 min and 19 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-GB-language Science show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 50 episodes already out so far this year. Published by The Guardian.
Episodes
321
Running
2023–2026 · 3y
Median length
17 min
Cadence
Several per week
From the publisher
Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news
Latest Episodes
View all 321 episodesThe dinosaurs who survived the asteroid
Jun 9, 202617 min
Heatstroke, sports washing and VAR psychology: the science of the World Cup
Jun 4, 202620 min
The incredible science of the sleeping brain
Jun 2, 202614 min
Are robots nearing their ChatGPT moment?
May 28, 202617 min
Red-light masks: can they really slow ageing?
May 26, 202614 min
Stateside with Kai and Carter: why the fight over abortion pills is only just beginning
May 23, 202642 min
Can a name change transform PCOS outcomes for women?
May 21, 202616 min
Ebola: how does it spread and can the outbreak be contained?
May 18, 202613 min
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Stacey Abrams on why gutting of the US Voting Rights Act is ‘evil’
May 16, 202635 min
Hantavirus update, Pentagon’s UFO files, can art slow biological ageing?
May 14, 202621 min
Strange trip: why Trump is backing psychedelics
May 12, 202617 min
100 years on Earth: celebrating David Attenborough’s birthday
May 7, 202620 min
Hantavirus explained: how does it spread and who is most at risk?
May 5, 202613 min
‘Historic breakthrough’: could the fossil fuel era be coming to an end?
May 5, 202614 min
Sub-two-hour marathon, spooky houses explained and why is UK health in decline?
Apr 30, 202619 min
What is a food intolerance, and how do you know if you have one?
Apr 28, 202617 min
Muons, massive waves and restored sight: the winners at the ‘Oscars of science’
Apr 23, 202616 min
Mythos: are fears over new AI model panic or PR?
Apr 21, 202615 min
The surprising value of boring chats, ‘super El Niño’ and Alzheimer’s evidence reviewed
Apr 16, 202620 min
Helium: the invisible gas that powers AI, and why it’s in short supply
Apr 14, 202616 min
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