Podcasts: science

Scientist or rock star? Brian Cox, a 42-year-old Manchester University professor, smiles when asked which one he is.

This week in our podcast, we find out why a breakthrough in scientific research might be good news for people with red hair. Doug Bolduc from the US reads the text “The color of pain”.

We take a closer look at a man who says he has the best job in the world. His name is Spencer Wells, and Steven Humes from the US is going to tell you more about him.

In this week's podcast, we focus on a story from the World View section of the magazine. The story we've chosen for you, "Dangerous Dust", is from the Caribbean and disusses the causes of a huge local increase in asthma.

We are used to thinking of other primates such as apes, gorillas and chimpanzees as being interesting and fun to watch. Well, new research has proved that chimpanzees can carry out certain tasks as fast as we can, and sometimes even faster.