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Robin Dunbar
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Robin Dunbar about his work on maintaining friendships.
Katherine Joy
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Katherine Joy about her work with moon rock.
Sir Gregory Winter
Jim Al-Khalili speaks to the 2018 Chemistry Nobel Prize winner, Sir Gregory Winter.
Turi King: Solving the mystery of Richard III through DNA
DNA detective Turi King discusses her life scientific with Jim al-Khalili.
Plastic pollution with Richard Thompson
How Richard Thompson alerted the world to the micro-plastics in the ocean.
Protecting heads in sports
How science and technology could protect sportsmen and women from traumatic brain injury
Early diagnosis and research—The Truth About Parkinson's
3/3 Finding a cure for Parkinson’s. Jane Hill on early diagnosis and repurposing drugs
Exercise—The Truth About Parkinson's
Jane Hill visits a boxing club in the Netherlands to discover the benefits for PD
Living with Parkinson's—The Truth About Parkinson's
1/3 What is life like with Parkinson’s? Jane Hill, whose father lived with PD, investigates.
Preventing pesticide poisoning
How banning pesticides in Sri Lanka led to a massive drop in suicides