Lagrange Point

What can we learn by scientifically studying tumblr and twitter memes? What is the scientific reasons behind why things go 'viral' on social media? What Artificial Intelligence is Tumblr deploying to help police their site? Social media in the spotlight on Lagrange Point.

A rogue star gave our solar system a drive by 70,000 years ago which puts pave to the Nemesis theory. We also find out about super sized saturn type rings.

How do you become the number 1 bat in the batcave? With tricky jams of course! We also find the scientific proof for the eloquent poetry of Carl Sagan.

We celebrate the second birthday of Lagrange Point! We look back at some of our stories we've covered in the past, and how the research has grown, adapted and changed over time. This includes gold that live on bacteria, and worms that break down pollution.

Why are prions the hipster protein virus? Can we really put an egg back together again, and why would you want to? Plus we meet our latest batch of presenters.

How did a sea monster manage to survive since dinosaur times? Did asteroid impacts really just wipe out the dinosaurs instantly? What odd lengths do strange medical researchers go to in the search for new discoveries? All this and more in Lagrange Point 102!

How do you turn 'uncultured' bacteria into world saving super heroes? Just add dirt. We discuss some of the latest innovations in Immunology and microbiology. We also meet more of our presenters in Who's Who of Lagrange Point Part 3!

It's our 100th episode and we celebrate with discussing black holes, FTL travel possibilities and the wide range of brand new planets we've discovered with Kepler! We also meet more of the presenters in a who's who of Lagrange Point.

Are you ready for house robots that will do more than just vacuum your home? Find out about a range of futuristic robots that can be used for automating every chore and hobby you can think from skiing and selfies to cleaning your BBQ.

How is planet hunting like celebrity paparazzi pictures? What is the US Navy doing with a robot nemo and what is it trying to find? We also explore some question of robot ethics in a short science fiction story, called Logic.

Can life survive re-entry into the atmosphere? Can DNA travel the depths of space intact? What makes our I-tunes playlist seem 'random' or can it actually read our mind?

Can we cool the planet by painting infrared mirrors across our cities and bouncing the heat back into space? How do we go from studying ants to get insights into randomness, chaos theory and improving our telecommunications.

What happens to our brains when we read Harry Potter and what can an MRI tell us about the way we process literature and learn life lessons? How do crafty genes make ant queens immortal?

How can we use science to make sport safer? What are the risks that both amateurs and professionals face? What technologies, tools and equipment can we use to improve lives and outcomes? Find out in this week's Lagrange Point!

We all witnessed the miraculous landing of Philae on Comet 67P, but what happened next for the Rosetta mission, and what does the future hold for the plucky probe and it's lander? We also find out all the obstacles the mission overcame in it's 10 year journey!

Is there a scientific explanation for feeling like a ghost is watching you? Is it possible for a super-pill to improve your brain and make you ace those tests? Check out Episode 92 of Lagrange Point.

Can we use genetic engineering but avoid a dystopian future? can we harness human evolution? Can we use genetic engineering to feed our planet and adapt to our new environments? Can the X-Men dream become a reality?

Can art be so bad, so terrible, that it hurts to see it? Why does our brain recognise faces in all the wrong places? Find out about these amazingly obscure innovations in science that won Ignoble Prizes in 2014.

How did the invention of little lights in red, green and blue let us have the marvelous technology that we have today? How did the invention of blue LEDs enable us to have smart phones? Find out how 3 researchers from Japan cracked the final piece of the puzzle in our Noble Prize 2014 Special.

How do we make mental maps? What enables us to not get lost when it's dark or we close our eyes? How does our brain track these locations? We find out in our 2014 Nobel Prize Special - Part 1.

Are cat owners at more risk than dog owners? What's scarier for a reindeer - a polar bear or a human dressed as a polar bear? Why were these even researched in the first place? Check out our Ignoble Prize special - Part 2!

Just how slippery is a banana peel? What is the mysterious dark triad that can haunt nightowls and what does it have to do with Facebook, twitter and selfies? Check out Part 1 of our Ignoble Prize special!

Want to know how to make a drink that's truly out of this world? What happened to the love struck space lizards? What exactly is planet earth's address? All this in more in an intergalactic special of Lagrange Point!

Can we solve crime using our own unique microbiological aura? Have we managed developed a vaccine to help fight Ebola? What is the last place you expect to find some secret spiders? All this and more on this week's Lagrange Point!

What causes rocks to mysteriously race across Death Valley? Was it aliens or an ancient conspiracy? Never fear, science sets the record straight. We also find out about animal con artists in zoos!