# Oxford Sparks Big Questions

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Official site: https://www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/
Author: Fiona Jones
Episodes: 100

## Resource

'Will my bacon sandwich kill me?', 'Is vaping better than smoking?', 'How do you become an astronaut?' - just some of the Big Questions we ask some of the brightest minds behind Oxford science. Join us in each podcast as we explore a different area of science.

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## Episodes
- [How can we use AI to make drugs?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/how-can-we-use-ai-to-make-drugs) — 2026-06-17T11:30:00+00:00
- [How do you build the aeroplane of the future?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/how-do-you-build-the-aeroplane-of-the-future) — 2026-06-03T11:30:00+00:00
- [Should I be freaked out by the hantavirus?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/should-i-be-freaked-out-by-the-hantavirus) — 2026-05-20T12:04:00+00:00
- [Should we kill animals for conservation?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/should-we-kill-animals-for-conservation) — 2026-05-06T12:30:00+00:00
- [Can you predict the lottery?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/can-you-predict-the-lottery) — 2026-04-22T12:30:00+00:00
- [How does reading work?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/how-does-reading-work) — 2026-04-08T12:30:00+00:00
- [What's it like for women working in F1?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/what-s-it-like-for-women-working-in-f1) — 2026-03-25T12:30:00+00:00
- [How do you convert CO2 to rock?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/how-do-you-convert-co2-to-rock) — 2026-03-11T12:30:00+00:00
- [From the Milk on the Move podcast: Purity and Danger](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/from-the-milk-on-the-move-podcast-purity-and-danger) — 2026-02-25T12:45:00+00:00
- [What was Einstein doing in Oxford?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/what-was-einstein-doing-in-oxford) — 2026-02-25T12:30:00+00:00
- [Where do baby penguins come from?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/where-do-baby-penguins-come-from) — 2026-02-11T12:30:00+00:00
- [How can I use AI to raise my salary?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/how-can-i-use-ai-to-raise-my-salary) — 2026-01-28T12:30:00+00:00
- [Could stuff be living on Saturn's moon?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/could-stuff-be-living-on-saturn-s-moon) — 2026-01-14T12:30:00+00:00
- [What happened to the birds in 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/what-happened-to-the-birds-in-the-twelve-days-of-christmas) — 2025-12-10T12:30:00+00:00
- [What is quantum computing?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/what-is-quantum-computing) — 2025-11-26T12:30:00+00:00
- [Could vaccinations stop people from getting cancer?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/could-vaccinations-stop-people-from-getting-cancer) — 2025-11-12T12:30:00+00:00
- [Why do I bite my nails?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/why-do-i-bite-my-nails) — 2025-10-29T11:30:00+00:00
- [How do you find a theoretical particle?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/how-do-you-find-a-theoretical-particle) — 2025-08-06T11:30:00+00:00
- [Is there a better way to screen blood?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/is-there-a-better-way-to-screen-blood) — 2025-06-25T11:30:00+00:00
- [How does Ozempic actually work?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/how-does-ozempic-actually-work) — 2025-06-11T11:30:00+00:00
- [Why does a stranger's phone noise annoy me?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/why-does-a-stranger-s-phone-noise-annoy-me) — 2025-05-28T11:30:00+00:00
- [What's the origin of water on Earth?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/what-s-the-origin-of-water-on-earth) — 2025-05-14T11:30:47+00:00
- [How can robots investigate underwater volcanoes?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/how-can-robots-investigate-underwater-volcanoes) — 2025-04-30T11:41:00+00:00
- [What is it like to be on Countdown?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/what-is-it-like-to-be-on-countdown) — 2025-04-16T12:30:00+00:00
- [What happens after a dementia diagnosis?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/what-happens-after-a-dementia-diagnosis) — 2025-04-02T12:30:00+00:00
- [Is it OK to laugh at Tourette's?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/is-it-ok-to-laugh-at-tourette-s) — 2025-03-19T12:30:00+00:00
- [What is a dinosaur highway?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-sparks-big-questions-420721/what-is-a-dinosaur-highway) — 2025-03-05T12:30:00+00:00

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