In the latest Science Weekly podcast, Alok Jha and the team are joined by Caspar Melville, editor of the New Humanist magazine, who tells us about a fictional dinner party hosted by Charles Darwin, with scientists Steve Jones and Jerry Coyle in attendance. The other guests are the noted historian John Van Wyhe and our very own James Randerson. Who would you invite to such an occasion and why?
Also in the show, Nobel prize winner Roger Myerson discusses game theory, and we hear from Arpad Pusztai, the scientist who kick-started the controversy over GM food almost a decade ago. You can listen to more of that interview in this week's Science Extra.
Plus, we discuss good news for boozers; the dangers of buying fake drugs on the internet (who knew?); why doctors are urging us to spend more time in the sun; and why Colin Blakemore should not have been passed over in the new year's honours list.
Finally, Briony Greenhill, creator of the thenag.net - which won best ethical website in the Yahoo Find of the Year awards - tells us about making the world a better place. Think you're up to the challenge? Listen on...
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