How much does Geography inform History? Why did humanity first emerge where it did? What influence do ancient rock formations have on U.S politics? In the final episode of the season, Rick and Michael try to answer all this and more, diving int

8: Episode 100: The Invisible Man

Mar 6th, 2020 45m 23s

Will we ever be able to turn invisible? The idea of magically disappearing has fascinated humanity for centuries. Once dismissed as impossible, a promising new wave of technologies could bring this dream one step closer to reality. Rick and Mic

7: Dark Waters

Feb 28th, 2020 46m 2s

Have we all been poisoned? PFAS chemicals are all around us and almost certainly in your blood. But just how worried should we be? Michael sits down with Mark Ruffalo and Rob Bilott to talk about the shocking true story behind Dark Waters.Link

6: Robocop

Feb 21st, 2020 45m 30s

Will we inevitably all become Cyborgs? More than ever, we’re hearing from Silicon Valley types that humans are going to need to merge with machines. But just what would our augmented future look like? Rick and Michael plug in to the techno-dyst

5: Silence of The Lambs

Feb 14th, 2020 41m 25s

Why aren’t there more cannibals? Through the unforgettable horror of Silence Of The Lambs, Rick and Michael discover that eating your own has all sorts of surprising evolutionary benefits. So why have humans (for the most part) given it up? Tim

Bonus

Message from Rick

Jan 15th, 2020 2m 34s

A quick update from Rick

4: Star Wars

Dec 20th, 2019 43m 30s

Is the Force a real thing? Michael takes Rick on a mind bending tour through a galaxy far, far away in Star Wars! Crucial questions will be answered: did Luke Skywalker get his powers from a parasite? Can we use quantum entanglement to summon a

3: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Dec 13th, 2019 42m 53s

Looking to escape to another reality? Why not try a virtual one? In this episode Rick and Michael get sucked into the world of Jumanji, as they pose the question on everybody's mind's right now, "could we ever live in a game?" Whether it's digi

2: Game Of Thrones (Live)

Dec 6th, 2019 51m 29s

Rick and Michael go full Westeros at a special live show from the Underbelly comedy festival. So, could you really build an Ice Wall that big without using magic? Could a Dragon really fly and breathe fire? And the big one - just how bad is inc

1: Jaws

Nov 29th, 2019 42m 30s

Is there such a thing as a perfect predator? Rick and Michael kick off Season 5 with the mother of all blockbusters, Steven Spielberg’s 1975 masterpiece Jaws. From a deep dive into the evolution of predation, to a nasty encounter with Free Will

Bonus

14: Winter Has Come

May 2nd, 2019 2m 25s

Get your tickets to see Science(ish) Game of Thrones special - Live from Underbelly Festival South Bank.

Trailer

13: Winter Is Coming

Mar 25th, 2019 2m 30s

Come and see Rick and Michael take on Game of Thrones in a special live recording of Science(ish) as part of the Underbelly Festival on London's Southbank. Thursday 16th May at 7:30 pm. Tickets are on sale now!

11: Deadpool

Mar 14th, 2019 41m 15s

Will we ever be able to regrow limbs? The more we learn about the incredible regenerative abilities of salamanders and planarian worms, the closer we come to coaxing our bodies into repairing any injury. Through Marvel’s Deadpool, Rick and Mich

10: Inside Out

Mar 8th, 2019 40m 20s

Personality testing is a multi-billion dollar industry. But how reliable are assessments like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator? Can we really find out which Lord of the Rings character Michael is? Rounding off our animated classics trilogy of an

9: Antz

Feb 28th, 2019 37m 50s

Does nature prefer hierarchy? When we look out into nature, we see hierarchical systems everywhere. Is it inevitable that humans follow suit? The lads dive into the 1998 animation Antz to find out why these systems evolved and more importantly,

8: WALL-E

Feb 22nd, 2019 41m 23s

Every year we produce over 2 billion tonnes of waste. That figure is only going up. Never before has the question been more pressing: what should we do with all our stuff? From atop a giant pile of broken printers, Rick and Michael discuss Pixa

7: Geostorm

Feb 14th, 2019 41m 7s

What if we could control the weather? Inspired by the futuristic disaster film Geostorm, the boys delve into the contentious field of geoengineering. Can or should we tinker with the Earth’s climate to mitigate the risks of runaway climate chan

6: Icarus

Feb 7th, 2019 35m 19s

When Bryan Fogel’s 2017 docu-thriller Icarus exposed Russia's Olympic doping programme, it sent shockwaves through the sports community. This week the boys explore the long and bizarre history of doping in sport and the perpetual arms race betw

5: Dante's Peak

Jan 31st, 2019 37m 47s

Without volcanoes there would be no life on Earth. But just how afraid of supervolcanoes - like the one in Yellowstone National Park - should we be? Inspired by 90s disaster movie Dante’s Peak, the boys explore just how bad it could get for hum

Trailer

Public Service Announcement

Jan 3rd, 2019 2m 16s

Uh oh... a quick message from Dr Michael Brooks

4: Westworld

Dec 20th, 2018 36m 57s

What better way to kick off Christmas than a deep dive into the ethics of sex robots? Exploring the science and pitfalls of dystopian drama Westworld, the boys sit down with renowned computer scientist Kate Devlin to discuss her new book ‘Turne

3: Blindness

Dec 14th, 2018 38m 9s

Could we be on the cusp of eradicating vision loss? Through the 2008 epidemic thriller ‘Blindness’, the boys explore the mind-boggling complexity of the eye and the conditions that led to its evolution in the animal kingdom. With tens of millio

2: Moonraker

Dec 6th, 2018 36m 14s

With the declaration of Trump’s ‘Space Force’, the domain of space is ever closer to becoming a new and potentially terrifying theatre of war. Through the Roger Moore classic Moonraker, the boys examine our reliance on vulnerable satellites and

1: Fight Club

Nov 29th, 2018 36m 31s

To kick off Series 4, Michael asked Rick to hit him as hard as he can… with knowledge! Through the Brad Pitt/Ed Norton classic Fight Club, the boys dive headfirst into the uncomfortable world of pain research. From the world’s most painful ailm

33: Is LIGO right?

Nov 2nd, 2018 37m 16s

The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics went to ‘a discovery that shook the world’, gravitational waves. These were detected by the LIGO experiment, a century after Einstein first predicted them. But behind the celebration, another story has been brewi