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The Life Sci Fantastic

by Eliot Forster

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HEALTHSPAN vs. LIFESPAN: How to live healthier for longer

August 20, 2026 · 36 min

We have the science, the tools, and the evidence to help people live longer healthier lives. So why do our healthcare systems still spend the vast majority of their money treating rather than preventing disease? In this episode, Eliot sits…
CAN A SELFIE REPLACE YOUR DOCTOR?

July 16, 2026 · 41 min

We have spent a century building an extraordinary system to fix people once they are broken. What would it take to build one that stops them breaking in the first place? In this episode, Eliot sits down with George Tomeski, founder and CEO…
HOW SCIENTIFIC IDEAS BECOME MEDICINES

July 2, 2026 · 59 min

For an idea to travel from a university laboratory to a patient's bedside is long and difficult. In this special double-header, Eliot sits down with two people who see that journey from opposite ends of the table. First, Professor Chas…
WHAT ACTUALLY HELPS YOU LIVE LONGER?

June 11, 2026 · 40 min

Most of the advice that genuinely helps you live longer is free, simple, and a little boring. That is probably why so few people follow it. That idea sits at the heart of this episode. Host Dr Eliot Forster sits down with Dr James McIlroy…
HOW SCREENS HIJACK THE BRAIN

May 28, 2026 · 32 min

We're not just raising children in a digital world – we're all living in it. In part two of this conversation, Eliot turns the lens around and asks Dr. Michael Rich what a lifetime of screens means for the rest of us: the adults…

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ARE SMARTPHONES CHANGING OUR CHILDREN’S BRAINS?

May 14, 2026 · 32 min

What is happening to our children's brains as they grow up with a supercomputer in their pocket? In part one of this two-part conversation, Eliot sits down with Dr. Michael Rich – paediatrician at Boston Children's Hospital, associate…
CAN AI CURE LIVER DISEASE?

April 30, 2026 · 40 min

What if the next breakthrough in liver disease comes from an algorithm rather than a lab bench? In this episode, Eliot sits down with Dr. Quin Wills, clinician, geneticist, and co-founder and CEO of Ochre Bio, an Oxford-based biotech using…
LIVING WITH ADHD

April 16, 2026 · 42 min

What does it actually feel like to live with ADHD – and what does the science say about why? In this episode, Eliot chats with Dr. James Brown: neuroscientist, author, and co-host of the ADHD Adults Podcast. Diagnosed with ADHD at 45…
BUSINESS OF BIOTECH

October 17, 2025 · 14 min

In this bonus episode, which concludes the first series of the ‘Life Sci Fantastic’, Eliot steps back from examining the science of biotech to look at the business of this rapidly developing industry. Eliot asks, what is driving those…
UNDERSTANDING (AND TREATING) AGING

October 17, 2025 · 24 min

Across the world, people can now expect to live longer. These advances are thanks to better sanitation, vaccination, access to food and healthcare. But aging inevitably involves decline in many of our biological functions, making people…
FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE

October 17, 2025 · 23 min

In an age of rapid technological development in medical science, how does a new treatment come about? What is the process by which it goes from the mind of the scientist at the laboratory bench to the patient’s bedside? In this episode…
CELLS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE

October 17, 2025 · 23 min

Cells are the basic buildings blocks of living organisms and are the smallest unit of life that can exist on their own. But what differentiates a healthy cell by from one that is harmful to our bodies? In this episode Eliot finds out…

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About the show

This is the podcast that pulls back the curtain on life sciences – explaining the scientific breakthroughs that are literally changing our lives. Hosted by Eliot Forster, scientist and entrepreneur with more than thirty years’ experience, each episode dives into the science of our bodies and the innovations reshaping modern medicine. With leading experts as his guests, Eliot makes complex discoveries clear, relatable, and inspiring — showing how today’s research is transforming tomorrow’s treatments.