Madeleine Finlay
Madeleine is an audio producer with a background in science
July 2024
Science WeeklyZOE and personalised nutrition: does the evidence on glucose tracking add up? – podcastTo find out what we know about blood glucose levels and our health, and whether the science is nailed down on personalised nutrition, Ian Sample hears from philosopher Julian Baggini, academic dietician Dr Nicola Guess of Oxford University and ZOE’s chief scientist, and associate professor at Kings College London, Dr Sarah Berry
Science Weekly‘Spermageddon’: is male fertility really in crisis? – podcastRecent research has suggested a global reproductive crisis could be in the offing, with researchers in Israel saying average sperm counts may have more than halved in the past 40 years. But a study published last month appears to call this narrative into question. Ian Sample is joined by the Guardian’s science correspondent Nicola Davis to unpick why these studies have come to different conclusions – and what could be causing the crisis, if declines are as dramatic as they appear
Science WeeklyCaroline Lucas on climate, culture wars, and 14 years as the only Green MP - podcastAs she steps down as the Green party’s first, and so far only, MP, Caroline Lucas tells Madeleine Finlay what it’s been like as the sole Green voice in parliament for the past 14 years, her hopes for her party in Thursday’s UK general election, and what she plans to do in her life beyond politics
