IFLScience - The Big Questions
From saving the planet to understanding ourselves, this series will see experts discuss the major topics of our times.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 47
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
How Will The Universe End?
Studying the Universe told us the cosmos began with the Big Bang. But how will everything end? In a cold and desolate nothingness? Or will everything collapse back into itself in a Big Crunch? In thi…
What Is The Universe Made Of?
Everything we see and interact with, regular matter, is only a small fraction of what the universe contains. In fact, the vast majority of the universe is invisible to us. We've named these mysteriou…
Can We Achieve Unlimited Energy?
Humanity's ever-growing need for energy has led to a world that is dramatically changing, ravaged by extreme weather events. The way we get power has to change. Our question in this episode is about …
What Is Consciousness?
Of all the mysteries of the universe, none is closer to us as human beings than this one: what is consciousness? How does our brain turn electrical signals into thoughts and feelings? In this episode…
Can We Stop Or Reverse Climate Change?
The climate crisis is unfolding around us with extreme weather events becoming more common and living organisms having to survive or perish in a changing world. In this episode, host Dr Alfredo Carpi…
Are We Alone In The Universe?
From extraterrestrial intelligence to simple life forms, the Universe might be teeming with life. Can we find and communicate with these life forms? IFLScience spoke to Dr Seth Shostak, Senior Astron…