The Life Scientific Episodes Available now
Michele Dougherty on Saturn
Michele Dougherty tells Jim Al-Khalili why she diverted the Cassini mission to Saturn.
Neil de Grasse Tyson on Pluto
US science superstar, Neil de Grasse Tyson describes why Pluto isn't a planet.
Richard Morris on how we know where we are
Neuroscientist Richard Morris explains how brain cells remember.
Julia Higgins on polymers
Professor Dame Julia Higgins shares her passion for polymers with Jim Al-Khalili.
Roger Penrose on black holes
Sir Roger Penrose talks to Jim Al-Khalili about black holes and flaws in quantum physics.
Lynne Boddy on Fungi
Lynne Boddy enthuses about fungi.
Ian Wilmut on Dolly the sheep
Jim Al-Khalili talks cloning with the creator of Dolly the sheep, Ian Wilmut.
Frans de Waal on chimpanzees
Frans de Waal tells Jim Al-Khalili why we should expect chimpanzees to be clever.
Trevor Cox on sound
Acoustic engineer Trevor Cox discusses the science of sound with Jim Al-Khalili.
Georgina Mace on threatened species
Georgina Mace talks to Jim Al-Khalili about her Red List of Threatened Species.