About this episode

Listeners' science questions are answered by experts in various fields.

This week, we’re letting you run the airwaves. Victoria Gill puts your science questions to Catherine Heymans, Astronomer Royal for Scotland and Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Edinburgh, Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science at University College London, and Penny Sarchet, Managing editor of New Scientist. If you’ve ever wondered why men have nipples, how gravity slingshots work, or whether photosynthesis could solve our energy problems, that’s all on this week’s BBC Inside Science. Presenter: Victoria Gill Producers: Ella Hubber & Debbie Kilbride Editor: Martin Smith Production Co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth

People in this episode

Host: Victoria Gill

Guests: Catherine Heymans, Mark Maslin, Penny Sarchet

Topics covered

• science questions
• astrophysics
• earth system science
• photosynthesis
• gravity
• energy problems

Keywords

• science
• astrophysics
• gravity
• photosynthesis
• energy
• earth science
• questions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Edinburgh, University College London, New Scientist, BBC Radio 4

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