- 684
- Episodes
- 66
- Transcribed
- 565
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
About Instant Genius
Whether you’re curious about getting healthy, the Big Bang or the science of cooking, find out everything you need to know with Instant Genius. The team behind BBC Science Focus Magazine talk to world-leading experts to bring you two bite-sized masterclasses on a new subject each week. New episodes are released every Monday and Friday and you can subscribe to Instant Genius on Apple Podcasts to access all new episodes ad-free and all old episodes of Instant Genius Extra. Watch full episodes of Instant Genius on BBC Science Focus Magazine's YouTube channel. Follow us on X: @SFIGPod
- Publisher
- Our Media
- Category
- science · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 Oct 2017
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
66 of 684 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How to make buildings without harming the Earth
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How to make buildings without harming the Earth
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I think what's interesting is that the stats I'm about to share, most people have no idea of these numbers, right? So The use of materials in construction is responsible for something like one tenth of all carbon emissions around the world. So that's about four times the amount of emissions that come from the aviation industry. It's responsible for about a third of all waste around the world, which is a number that's only surpassed by food waste, I think. And then on top of all of that, it's responsible for about half of all raw materials that we extract from the Earth. So that's something like three times as much fossil fuel extraction every year. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Will Arnold
- Nicholas Humphrey
- Alex Davies
- Samantha Walker
- Daniel Lieberman
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 70 ratings
- Spotify
- 3.9 / 5
- 495 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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- Quality
- 95
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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