Terrorist attacks are making headlines again in recent weeks, especially in the UK.
In our news this week, a new kind of battery might change the future of hybrid and electric cars and research into how we recognise familiar faces.
Our first story looks at man’s best friend, and how they’re helping us sniff out bombs and drugs. With the aid of geneticist and CEO of Braveheart Bio Dog Academy John Greyvenstein, we learn just how powerful sniffer dogs are.
Unscience takes a look at how needing the bathroom relates to making bad decisions.
Plus, we speak to Willem Els from the Institute of Security Studies about bomb disposal and how one becomes a bomb disposal engineer or technician.
The Science Inside is presented by Elna Schütz and DJ Keyez. Our production team is Matthew Law, Gabriel Chemhuru , Nelly Black and Moniq Lyons, with technical production by Kutlwano Serame.
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