Real Science Questions
Three friends on a quest to blow each others minds - with science. Join Tara Silgram, Alec Wilby, and Dr Pip Clark as they explore different areas of science each week.
- Update frequency
- every 24 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 24
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2024
#20.5 When was Season 2?
We look back over season 2, giving some updates, answering follow up questions, and reminiscing. Highlights include revisiting the cheese moon simulations - can we get it to melt this time? and Alec …
#20 Will it Roast? Christmas (twenty twenty) Tree!
I don't want a lot from science, there is just one thing I need, I really care about the needles, growing on my Christmas tree, I just want an episode, with a maximum bird roast - we'll make your wi…
#19 Who the Winner? Nobel Prizes 2023!
The annual episode where we discuss what this years most prestigious awards for medicine, physics and chemistry were awarded for, and the massive impacts the winners made in their fields to deserve t…
#18 What the Bread?
Man's best friend: Bread. Yes that's right you're getting 2 hours of sciency chit chat about bread, full of facts, baking anecdotes, and getting to the bottom of all the Real Bread Questions we had. …
#17 How'd that get there?
Invasive species: let's talk about human blunders that led to changing ecosystems, both accidental and intentional cases. Did the building of massive shipping canals connecting seas and oceans allow …
#16 What's that Smell?
The good the bad and the interesting smell.. What's actually going on when we smell something? And how entangled is this sense with everything else? What are some crazy ways smell is being used to ad…
#15 Where the Gulf Stream?
What the gulf is that stream anyway? We follow the Gulf Stream from it's source at our equator, and learn why it's there in the first place, how it warms norther Europe and brings some unusual surpri…
#14 How the Coal? & Proof in the Pudding
Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the house, Real Science Questions was playing, to puddings and mouse. Alec merrily discussed the logistics of coal, for naughty children who deserve to…
#13 Who the Moon?
How well do you know the Moon, really? This time we get to know our only natural satellite and the wild effects it has on our lives. Sometimes even the silliest questions have surprisingly mind blowi…
#12 Who the Winner? Nobel Prizes 2022!
Want to know about this years Nobel prize awards in Medicine/Physiology, Physics, and Chemistry? Unravelling our genetic past, untangling quantum entanglement, and uncovering click chemistry! Pip and…
# 11 Should I Suncream?
We're back! And kicking off season 2 with an episode on suncream*! The perfect episode to introduce our new (pale and ginger) co-host: Alec. Did you ever think about what we cover ourselves in on hot…
#10 When was Season 1? Follow-up Questions
Do NOT start here! Consider yourself warned. We've been two thirds of the way round the sun since we last released an episode for you, so here is the much delayed follow up of season one. We go throu…
#9.5 Will it Snow? Christmas Bonus 2021
To get everyone in the festive mood we've produced a special Christmas Science themed episode, first with snow! We look into the burning snow conspiracy, how snow is formed and how all snowflakes are…
#9 Wood the Fungi?
Amazing Mushrooms! How did Fungi transform the planet millions or years ago? And how are they transforming it again right now? As well as the fascinating properties of Fungi, we look at their symbiot…
#8 Is the Music? Part 2
In part 2 we explore the neuoscience and physchological aspects of music, how it can be used to maniupulate us, and how it can even help with things like dimentia or brain injuries. We look into perf…
#7 Is the Music? Part 1
How does science relate to music? - in part 1 we explore how sound becomes music, how it effects us, and the physics behind why instruments have such different sounds - we explore the sound waves of …
#6 How the Extreme? Part 2: Plants and animals
This week we're sticking with extreme life, but channelling our inner David Attenboroughs by looking at extreme animals and plants, living in hostile places, ultra cold places, incredibly deep and hi…
Trailer - Real Science Questions
A few clips from various episodes to give you a taste of what we get up to on the Real Science Questions podcast.
#5 How the Extreme? Part 1: Hardcore microbes
This week Pip and Tara explore extremophile life - life that not just survives, but thrives in hostile environments (super hot, salty, cold, toxic). We discuss how extremophile life can benefit human…
#4.5 Who the Winner? Nobel Prize 2021 Bonus!
Want to know about this years Nobel prize awards in Medicine/Physiology, Physics, and Chemistry? Here with have a bonus episode for you, where Pip explains the work deserving the prizes to Tara, and …