Discovery Episodes Episode guide
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The Life Scientific: Doyne Farmer
Doyne Farmer on how predict the future to help prevent climate change and win at roulette.
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The Life Scientific: Tori Herridge
Dr Tori Herridge on her fascination with Ice Age elephants and their evolutionary story.
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The Life Scientific: Sir Magdi Yacoub
Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub discusses his career at the cutting edge of transplant surgery
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The Life Scientific: Claudia de Rham
Claudia de Rham on playing with gravity
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The Life Scientific: Neil Lawrence
Neil Lawrence on taking down the 'digital oligarchy' and why we shouldn't fear AI
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The Life Scientific: Liz Morris
Liz Morris on Antarctic adventures and the melting polar ice sheets
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The Life Scientific: Anthony Fauci
Anthony Fauci on a medical career navigating pandemics and presidents
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Tooth and Claw: Praying Mantises
An insect known for eating its prey alive – including, at times, its own species!
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Tooth and Claw: Leopards
An elusive big cat known for its tree climbing abilities, it stalks and ambushes its prey
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Tooth and Claw: Harpy Eagles
Named after a mythological beast, this raptor is the apex predator of rainforest canopies
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Tooth and Claw: Killer Whales
This black-and-white marine mammal is the undisputed apex predator of the sea
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The Life Scientific - Tim Peake
Tim Peake on his journey to becoming an astronaut and science in space
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Unstoppable: Inge Lehmann
How seismologist Inge Lehmann rewrote geophysics by discovering Earth’s inner core
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Unstoppable: Tebello Nyokong
Tebello Nyokong is deploying cutting-edge chemistry to revolutionise cancer treatment
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Unstoppable: Kura Paul-Burke
Kura Paul-Burke is combining Māori knowledge with marine science to save our ocean
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Unstoppable: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered a new stellar object to redefine astrophysics at just 24
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Unstoppable: Tu Youyou
Tu Youyou scoured ancient medical texts to find a world-changing treatment for malaria
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Unstoppable: Purnima Devi Barman
Discover how Purnima Devi Barman recruited an army of women to save the storks of India.
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The Life Scientific: Dr Nira Chamberlain
Nira Chamberlain on how mathematics can solve real-world problems.
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The Life Scientific - Anna Korre
Explorations in the world of science
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The Life Scientific - Rosalie David
Explorations in the world of science
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The Life Scientific - Peter Stott
Explorations in the world of science
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The Life Scientific - Ijeoma Uchegbu
Explorations in the world of science
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The Life Scientific - Darren Croft
Explorations in the world of science.
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The Life Scientific: Bill Gates
The Gates Foundation has tackled issues around health, education, and climate change
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Uncharted: A different kind of justice
A small, informal survey leads to shocking revelations about the US justice system
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Uncharted: The golden spike
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery
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Uncharted: Songs of the sea
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery
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Uncharted: The grain of truth
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery
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Uncharted: Love Bytes
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery.
