Lagrange Point

Lagrange Point Episode 178 - Growing Food On Mars, Vanishing Water On Venus And Sci Fi Staples

Can you really grow food on Mars? Where did all the water from Venus go? Is it possible to really make weaponised lasers and railguns? All these Sci-Fi staples and more in this week's Lagrange Point.

Lagrange Point Episode 177 - Biomimicry And Odd Energy Sources

Renewable energy from unusual sources, and learning lessons from plants to help improve our solar panels! Lots of biomimicry in action helping improve our energy in this week's Lagrange Point.

Lagrange Point Episode 176 - Evolutionary Stories and clever animals

Tracking mammals evolution story from sea to land, surviving mass extinctions, flourishing then some going back to the sea again. Plus we find out about clever birds using tools, and creatures with over 25 million years of farming experience.

Episode 175 - Black Holes Colliding, Asteroids Hiding & How Long It Takes For Aliens

Another pair of black holes collide and give us more info on gravitational waves. We find out about an asteroid that's stalking the earth in a stable orbit. Plus how long would it take to hear from alien signals from across the galaxy?

Lagrange Point Episode 174 - A Changing Climate, More Floods, And A New Way Of Storing Carbon

15 years on did we hit our Kyoto Protocol goals? Are we now more likely to have bigger floods, and where? Plus new ways to reduce C02 emissions using volcanic rock!

Lagrange Point Episode 173 - Adaptive Behaviour In Orcas, Parrots And Zebrafish

Do animals develop cultures that change across the world? Do animals with different personalities have different genes? We find out about some unusual genetic diversity in animals.

Lagrange Point Episode 172 - The Antiobiotics Arms Race

How do we keep up in the arms race against antibiotic resistant bacteria? What can we do when our last line of resort fails? What new ways can we tackle antibiotic resistance.

Lagrange Point Episode 170 - New Planets, Jupiters Red Spot And AI In The Classroom

1000s of new planets have been discovered, so could any potentially hold life? Plus squashing rumours of alien Dyson spheres, finding out what colours Jupiter's Great Red Spot and an AI teaching assistant fools students.

Lagrange Point Episode 169 - Making Computers Understand Language And Humanity

How do you make a machine talk like a real human? How do you make a robot learn a language? We delve into the complicated world of making an AI more humans.

Lagrange Point Episode 168 - LHC Vs Weasel And DNA Datacenters

How do you shrink down a datacenter onto DNA? Who wins in a fight between the LHC and a Weasel, and what does it all have to do with the discovery of the electron? All this and more on Lagrange Point.

Lagrange Point Episode 167 - Surviving Extinction From Dinosaurs Birds To Animals In The Outback

How do animals survive extreme disasters and avoid extinction level events? How did some dinosaurs manage to survive the dramatic events that wiped so many others out?

Lagrange Point Episode 166 - Animals That Smell Like Hot Buttered Popcorn And The Tiniest Navigators

How does the bearcat make delicious popcorn smells? Well the answer is a tad surprising to all involved. Plus we find out how the tiniest navigators the Monarch Butterflies cross continents without a compass.

Lagrange Point Episode 165 - SpaceX, Reusable Rockets, Cleaning Up Space And Weird Stellar Objects

Reusable robot rockets landing on robot boats carrying inflatable space stations into space - It's been a big week in space! Plus we find out about mysterious lone planets and triple stars.

Lagrange Point Episode 164 - Unicorns, Mega Sharks And Dodos

Unicorns on the siberian tundra and the downfall of the mega sharks. We find out about extinct megafauna and repair the Dodo's reputation.

Lagrange Point Episode 163 - Kickstopping Underwater Breathing Devices And Waterfall Climbing Fish

Can you really squeeze a SCUBA suit into 1 into mouthpiece? We kick-stop some crowdfunding campaigns with real science! Plus we find out about a fish that can climb up waterfalls!

Lagrange Point Episode 162 - Moldy Bread Batteries, Ant Empires At War

How can moldy bread help recharge batteries? How do ant empires recover from large scale warfare? Which animals made it to the Elite Eight in Mammal March Madness! Check out Episode 162 of Lagrange Point.

Lagrange Point Episode 161 - AIs That Can GO And Mammal March Madness Round 1

Why has a 2,500 year old game got the AI community abuzz? Are we one step closer to creative AIs? We also bring you the Round 1 update on Mammal March Madness!

Lagrange Point Episode 160 - Mammal March Madness 2016 Preview, Sumatran Orangutans And Woodpeckers

Lets get ready to rumble...for Mammal March Madness 2016. We preview the best battle of the animals of the calendar year. Plus we find out about the language of the drumming taps of woodpeckers and the surprising revival of the Sumatran orangutans!

Lagrange Point Episode 159 - Misremembering History And Computers Knowing When You're Bored

Do we misremember the past? How do our brains keep the context in place? Can your computers or robots tell if you're bored, and what would happen if they could?

Lagrange Point Episode 158 - Farming In The Desert, Baking Coffee And Biofuels

Farms in a desert, baking with coffee instead of drinking it, and finding the right balance with biofuels. We tackle the scientific challenges involved in sustainably feeding our planet!