This week on Show Me the Science, Professor Luke O'Neill talks about a recent cancer conference in Chicago, where they announced some remarkable new results...
The Science of Wearables
25/06/2026 | 13 mins.
This week on Show Me the Science, Professor Luke O'Neill takes a look at the science of wearables, from smart watches to smart rings. Are they useful to people overall?
The Science of Navigation
18/06/2026 | 13 mins.
This week on Show Me the Science, Professor Luke O'Neill takes a look at the science of how animals navigate and find their way home. In particular, pigeons, and how the immune system helps them to navigate.
The Science of Ozempic
11/06/2026 | 14 mins.
This week on Show Me the Science, Professor Luke O'Neill takes a look at the science of Ozempic, Mounjaro, GLP 1 and more broadly, the science of Peptides.
The Science of Ebola
04/06/2026 | 15 mins.
This week on Show Me the Science, Luke O'Neill takes a look at the Ebola virus and the current outbreak happening in Africa. The current outbreak is being caused by the Bundibugyo virus. The last outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus was in 2012. What are the symptoms? Is there a vaccine? And is there a risk of the virus coming to Europe?
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