NASA, SpaceX, and Mars One are all scrabbling to get to the red planet. To understand why, I speak with a Mars One candidate and two co-founders of a satellite startup. What’s the overview effect? How do you build a PocketQube? And will humans really become an interplanetary species?

‘He wouldn’t have hurt a flea.’ There are only 250 forensic entomologists in the world, and my guest this episode is one of them. As I follow her journey from FBI school in Tennessee to film set in Cinecittà (Italy’s Hollywood), we discover the unexpected pieces to the puzzle that often crawl around crime scenes. 

Startups are in. Tech is in. So what do we get out? In this episode, I meet an 18-year-old founder - four years later. Sharing his experiences as a young entrepreneur, we talk business, the new economy, and California - where he’s headed next year. 

Lots of people claim to have seen the world, but few see it like a diplomat. Between understanding Bengali jokes, shattered space equipment, and finding a new way to look at 'home', my guest this week is full of fascinating stories. She tells them to me over a cup of tea at her house, as we chat about life and current affairs. 

Encore: I am back with my guest from Episode 4, with more discussions about life as seen by an astrophysicist. Sit back, close your eyes, and imagine along as we take a trip to the known edges of existence - the cosmic web. 

Imagine sitting at your desk, but trying to look at something two million light years away. That's the daily for an astrophysical researcher, who takes a break from bright stars by speaking with me.

Eleven years ago, the founder of Colosoul Group Inc. set out to be a journalist. Instead, she ended up building an arts and media organisation from thin air. So how does it run without wages or products?

Science is all around us, but not everyone understands it. As I find myself in the office of Scitech's CEO, we discuss the work involved in leading a science centre, the role of STEM in contemporary society, and beer-drinking races.

This week, I Skype call a clinical hypnotist from Atlanta, GA. Join me as I find out what a Laughter Ambassador does, how laughter yoga works, and then try it out for myself.