BBC Inside Science

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Will AI complete mathematics?

October 08, 2026

Tom Whipple investigates one of the biggest days in the 10,000 year history of maths. This week, overnight, OpenAI dropped hundreds of mathematical papers onto the internet. From the Margulis-Platonov conjecture to the Gaussian Propeller conjecture to Banach’s simple Lebesgue-spectrum problem. Decades of maths progress overnight. PhDs of work done in hours. This week saw the Nobel Prizes awarded for Chemistry, Physics and Physiology or Medicine. From mice with blue lights in their brain to m...

The future of particle physics

October 01, 2026

Tom Whipple travels 100m below Switzerland to the tunnels of CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) where the beams have been powered down to begin the High-Luminosity LHC upgrade. Paulo Fessia, deputy head of the upgrade project, shows us what they're doing and why.In one of the cavernous halls on the site, Antti Onnela explains what the machinery is used for when it's not smashing particles together; understanding the formation of clouds. With Eva Sommer, Run Coordinator of the project, we lear...

Do you have the correct time?

September 24, 2026

In October members of the General Conference on Weights and Measurements are voting to change how we keep time on Earth accurate. Currently an additional second, known as a Leap Second, can be added to make sure modern atomic clocks stay in sync with solar time. However, all of this might be about to change as the rotation of the Earth speeds up and interferes with our measurements. Tom takes a trip to meet Principal Scientist Setnam Shemar at the National Physics Laboratory to learn how our ...

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Who is an ideal guest for BBC Inside Science?

BBC Inside Science typically books well-known public figures. Typical guest background: Senior academic, researcher, science author, specialist journalist, or leader of a major scientific or research institution, with the ability to explain complex subjects clearly to a general audience. Common among recent guests: Leadership roles at prominent scientific or research organisations; University professorships or senior research appointments; Published research in a specialist field. Recent guests include Steve Ramirez, Deborah Cohen, and Tim Bestwick.

How hard is it to get booked on BBC Inside Science?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does BBC Inside Science cover?

Recent episodes cover Science, Scientific Research, Artificial Intelligence, Climate Science, and Medicine. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.