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Explorations in the world of science.
World Service,·1470 episodes
The astonishing and mysterious world of the human microbiome.
25 Mar 2023,·49 mins
Dr Judith Bunbury on enriching our knowledge of ancient Egypt and beyond
20 Mar 2023,·27 mins
New approaches to quantum questions and using science in films.
13 Mar 2023,·27 mins
Jim al-Khalili hears how insects helped Rebecca Kilner solve evolutionary mysteries
06 Mar 2023,·27 mins
Jim Al-Khalili meets Tim Lamont, a young ecologist making waves restoring coral reefs.
27 Feb 2023,·27 mins
Could powerful genetic technologies usher in a new eugenic era?
20 Feb 2023,·28 mins
How Gregor Mendel discovered the gene, an insight which inspired eugenics from the 1900s
13 Feb 2023,·28 mins
The mass sterilisation of those deemed ‘unfit’ by the Nazis in the name of eugenics
06 Feb 2023,·27 mins
The women forcibly sterilised against their will and the campaign for birth control
30 Jan 2023,·27 mins
The rise of the idea that immigrants will out-breed and replace the dominant white 'race'
23 Jan 2023,·27 mins
The origins of Eugenics and the idea that we could breed ourselves to a brighter future
16 Jan 2023,·27 mins
09 Jan 2023,·27 mins
02 Jan 2023,·27 mins
26 Dec 2022,·28 mins
Scientists warn it’s not if, but when, another pandemic will hit us
24 Dec 2022,·50 mins
19 Dec 2022,·27 mins
Ben Garrod and Jess French unravel the secrets to success of the alpaca.
12 Dec 2022,·28 mins
Ben Garrod and Jess French get under the skin of the enigmatic harbour porpoise
05 Dec 2022,·27 mins
28 Nov 2022,·27 mins
The amazing internal anatomy of the cheetah and the secrets to survival
21 Nov 2022,·27 mins
“How does fusion work, and how can we do it safely on earth?” asks Les Walker
14 Nov 2022,·27 mins
Why do things like pet hair, peanuts and pollen can get our immune systems so riled up?
07 Nov 2022,·28 mins
How did we discover Pi? How do we know that it’s infinite and never repeats? asks Alex
31 Oct 2022,·26 mins
Why do our bodies smell? And does our smell influence how much we like each other?
24 Oct 2022,·28 mins
“How do winds start and why do they stop?” asks Georgina from the Isle of Wight.
17 Oct 2022,·28 mins
“How can I be immersed in a book, and still notice my name?” asks Charlotte.
10 Oct 2022,·27 mins
Why politics needs more scientists and engineers.
03 Oct 2022,·27 mins
Is it premature to say the pandemic is over?
01 Oct 2022,·50 mins
Can we create new senses? Prof David Eagleman talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
26 Sep 2022,·27 mins
Frances Arnold on turning microbes into living factories.
20 Sep 2022,·27 mins
