The Life Scientific Episodes Available now
EO Wilson on ants and evolution
Leading biologist EO Wilson talks to Jim Al-Khalili about ants, altruism and evolution.
Niamh Nic Daeid on forensic science
Forensic chemist Niamh Nic Daeid talks about investigating fires and analysing legal highs
Carlos Frenk on dark matter
Carlos Frenk talks to Jim Al-Khalili about dark matter and modelling the cosmos.
Dorothy Bishop on language disorders
Why do some children find language difficult? Dorothy Bishop talks about her life's work.
Henry Marsh on brain surgery
Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh talks to Jim Al-Khalili about slicing through our thoughts.
Kate Jones on bats and biodiversity
From bats to biodiversity, ecologist Kate Jones discusses her Life Scientific.
Anil Seth on consciousness
Anil Seth discusses the hard problem of understanding consciousness with Jim Al-Khalili.
Susan Jebb on nutrition
Obesity expert Susan Jebb talks to Jim al-Khalili about the science of what we eat.
Nigel Shadbolt on the worldwide web
Sir Nigel Shadbolt talks about artificial intelligence and open data with Jim Al-Khalili.
Stephanie Shirley on computer coding
Software pioneer Dame Stephanie Shirley talks to Jim Al-Khalili.