Unexpected Elements Episodes Available now
Seismic Swift
A concert in Scotland has us discussing human earthquakes and animal seismographs.
An unexpected burger
After McDonalds’ recent court case loss the team cook up a scientific culinary delight
Balloon manoeuvres
Balloons in South Korea have us floating ideas about airships and helium.
Eternal flames
From Olympic torches to zombie fires, we stoke the flames which do not go out
A world going on underground
In bunkers, basements and boreholes, we explore life going on underground
Winning Losers
Does the winner really always take it all?
Unexpected birthday party
It's party time and we look to science for advice on clothes, cake and singing
Horsey driverless cars and competitive cloning
Rampaging horses lead us to horse cloning and what horseriding can teach driverless cars
A scientific séance
Conjuring, not spirits, but critical thinking to expose fradulent psychics
Computer memories and quantum futures
From silicon chips behind the Iron Curtain to quantum computing in the cloud.