The Life Scientific Episodes Available now
Julie Williams on Alzheimer’s disease
Julie Williams on the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease.
James Jackson on understanding earthquakes and building resilience
How studying processes that shape the planet’s surface can help us become more resilient.
Marie Johnston on health psychology and the power of behavioural shifts
Why subtle changes in how we act can radically change our lives and our health.
Julia King on manipulating metals and decarbonising transport
A metals-focused engineer's route from academia to industry to the House of Lords.
Danny Altmann on how T cells fight disease
Jim Al-Khalili talks T cells, our immune response and Long Covid with Prof Danny Altmann.
Haley Gomez on cosmic dust
Jim Al-Khalili talks to astrophysicist Haley Gomez.
Adrian Smith on the power of Bayesian statistics
How a once-derided approach to statistics paved the way for AI.
Clifford Johnson on making sense of black holes and movie plots
Jim Al-Khalili hears about new approaches to quantum questions and using science in films.
Rebecca Kilner on beetle behaviours and evolution
How corpse-based beetles can answer long-standing questions about human evolution.
Pam Shaw on the research battle against motor neurone disease
How new drug trials could mark a turning point in MND research.
