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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 Carpineti sat down with Dr Alexandre Kōberle, a research fel... by IFLScience - The Big Questions

15 min listen

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 this episode, host Dr Alfredo Carpineti is joined by theor... by IFLScience - The Big Questions

15 min listen

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 Astronomer at the SETI Institute to tackle the fundamental qu... by IFLScience - The Big Questions

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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, host Dr Alfredo Carpineti and Professor Liad Mudrik f... by IFLScience - The Big Questions

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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 a potential new approach. Can we master nuclear fusion ... by IFLScience - The Big Questions

31 min listen

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 mysterious components dark matter and dark energy, but our under... by IFLScience - The Big Questions

41 min listen

$What Is The Universe Made Of?: Everything we see and interact with, regular matter, is only a small fraction of what the universe contains. In fact, the vast majority of the universe is invisible to us. We've named these mysterious components dark matter and dark energy, but our under...$

How Do We Know When A Species Is Extinct?: It’s no secret that species extinction and biodiversity loss are making our environment increasingly less stable. As it feels like we inch closer to waving goodbye to threatened animals like the Javan rhino, a question springs to mind: How do we know whe... by IFLScience - The Big Questions

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How Does Your Diet Impact The Body’s Ability To Fight Disease?: What and how we eat plays a huge role in keeping us healthy. The role of diet in helping us when we are fighting off diseases is also enormous, but not discussed often enough. Dr Alfredo Carpineti sat down with Dr William Li to talk about cutting-edge re... by IFLScience - The Big Questions

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How Does Imagination Work?: Every second of every day, whether we’re actively aware of it or not, we’re using our imagination: from what we might have for dinner to life on other worlds. But how can our brains conjure up stuff that we are not looking at or even images of things tha... by IFLScience - The Big Questions

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What Are The Limits Of Computers And Supercomputers?: Computers and supercomputers, whether we like them or not, run our lives. They have revolutionized every aspect of society and we rely on their technology to push beyond our limits. But what about their limits? What are they, when will we reach them... by IFLScience - The Big Questions

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Is Math The Greatest Subject In The World?: In school, math is one of those polarizing subjects that people either love or hate. For each person complaining they will never use Pythagoras theorem outside of class, there is somebody else pointing out that math is actually about learning skills like... by IFLScience - The Big Questions

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Is The Future Of Farming Underwater?: As the human population increases so too does our demand for food, but in the face of the climate crisis scientists are seeking alternative and sustainable solutions to traditional agricultural practices. In this episode of IFLScience, The Big Questions,... by IFLScience - The Big Questions

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