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Explorations in the world of science.
World Service,·1470 episodes
Anne Magurran on how to measure biodiversity.
20 Apr 2020,·26 mins
International experts take a look at the science surrounding Covid-19
18 Apr 2020,·49 mins
How to spot a liar. Professor Richard Wiseman tells Jim Al-Khalili
13 Apr 2020,·26 mins
Professor Saiful Islam on the materials that make renewable energy possible.
06 Apr 2020,·26 mins
International experts discuss the latest research into Covid-19
04 Apr 2020,·49 mins
Elizabeth Fisher on the role of chromosomes in conditions like Down and Turner syndrome
30 Mar 2020,·26 mins
Adrian Owen tells Jim Al-Khalili about his search for awareness in brain-injured patients.
23 Mar 2020,·26 mins
International experts take a global look at the science surrounding Covid-19.
21 Mar 2020,·49 mins
Professor Martha Clokie tells how she found viruses that destroy antibiotic-resistant bugs
16 Mar 2020,·26 mins
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Deep Mind, tells Jim Al-Khalili why he wants to create AI
09 Mar 2020,·26 mins
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Sophia Jex-Blake, first woman doctor in Scotland
24 Feb 2020,·26 mins
Isaac Newton and the story of the apple
Did Newton's theory of gravity really come to him after seeing an apple fall?
02 Mar 2020,·26 mins
Naomi Alderman tells the story of Sophia Jex-Blake, first woman doctor in Scotland
24 Feb 2020,·27 mins
Naomi Alderman tells the story of Mary Somerville, pioneer of popular science writing
17 Feb 2020,·27 mins
USA and Australia battle the unregulated stem cell clinic boom
10 Feb 2020,·26 mins
How risky are stem cell injections?
03 Feb 2020,·26 mins
The road to Glasgow
Across 2020 Matt McGrath will be reporting on what is happening to save the planet
27 Jan 2020,·26 mins
How is climate change affecting people's mental health?
20 Jan 2020,·26 mins
Why fake science spreads faster online than the truth
13 Jan 2020,·26 mins
James Gallagher tells the story of new lifesaving drugs that interfere with genes.
06 Jan 2020,·26 mins
Philip Ball tells the tale of Alexis Carrel’s immortal chicken heart
30 Dec 2019,·26 mins
Philip Ball tells the story of Ramon Llull, the medieval prophet of computer science
23 Dec 2019,·26 mins
Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss, the hand washer
16 Dec 2019,·26 mins
09 Dec 2019,·26 mins
Galileo's lost letter questions how he challenged the Church. With Philip Ball.
02 Dec 2019,·26 mins
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Robin Dunbar about his work on maintaining friendships.
25 Nov 2019,·26 mins
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Katherine Joy about her work with moon rock.
18 Nov 2019,·26 mins
Jim Al-Khalili speaks to the 2018 Chemistry Nobel Prize winner, Sir Gregory Winter.
11 Nov 2019,·26 mins
DNA detective Turi King discusses her life scientific with Jim al-Khalili.
04 Nov 2019,·26 mins
How Richard Thompson alerted the world to the micro-plastics in the ocean.
28 Oct 2019,·26 mins
