The Life Scientific Episodes Episode guide
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Hazel Rymer on volcanoes
Hazel Rymer talks volcanoes with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Nick Davies on cuckoos
The battle between cuckoos and warblers, as told by Nick Davies to Jim Al-Khalili.
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Sheila Rowan on gravitational waves
Sheila Rowan talks to Jim Al-Khalili about her role in the search for gravitational waves.
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Marcus du Sautoy on mathematics
Marcus Du Sautoy shares his passion for mathematics with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Lawrence Krauss on dark energy
Author and cosmologist Lawrence Krauss discusses dark energy with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Carolyn Roberts on flood control
Environmental scientist Carolyn Roberts talks to Jim al-Khalili about floods and forensics
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Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut (2016)
Helen Sharman talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the ups and downs of being in space.
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Venki Ramakrishnan on ribosomes
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Nobel Prize-winner Venki Ramakrishnan.
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George Davey-Smith on health inequalities
Epidemiologist Prof George Davey-Smith talks to Jim Al-Khalili about health inequalities.
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Dr Nick Lane on the origin of life on earth
Dr Nick Lane of UCL talks about studying the origin of life on earth with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Naomi Climer on engineering
Naomi Climer tells Jim Al-Khalili why engineers should be as famous as rock stars.
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Peter Piot on tackling ebola and HIV
Peter Piot talks to Jim Al-Khalili about Zika, Ebola and HIV.
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Paul Younger on energy for the future
Professor Paul Younger talks to Jim Al-Khalili about keeping the lights on in the future.
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Kathy Willis on botany
Kathy Willis, Kew Gardens' director of science, discusses biodiversity with Jim Al-Khalili
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Patrick Vallance on pharmaceuticals
Jim Al-Khalili meets Patrick Vallance heading drug development at a pharmaceutical company
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Robert Plomin on the genetics of intelligence
Professor Robert Plomin talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the genetics of intelligence.
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Danielle George on electronics
Engineer Danielle George tells Jim about her passion for getting children into electronics
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Dame Carol Black on public health
Expert health advisor and professor of medicine Carol Black talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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Geoff Palmer on brewing
Jim talks to internationally renowned professor of brewing and distilling Geoff Palmer.
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EO Wilson on ants and evolution
Leading biologist EO Wilson talks to Jim Al-Khalili about ants, altruism and evolution.
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Niamh Nic Daeid on forensic science
Forensic chemist Niamh Nic Daeid talks about investigating fires and analysing legal highs
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Carlos Frenk on dark matter
Carlos Frenk talks to Jim Al-Khalili about dark matter and modelling the cosmos.
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Dorothy Bishop on language disorders
Why do some children find language difficult? Dorothy Bishop talks about her life's work.
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Henry Marsh on brain surgery
Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh talks to Jim Al-Khalili about slicing through our thoughts.
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Kate Jones on bats and biodiversity
From bats to biodiversity, ecologist Kate Jones discusses her Life Scientific.
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Anil Seth on consciousness
Anil Seth discusses the hard problem of understanding consciousness with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Susan Jebb on nutrition
Obesity expert Susan Jebb talks to Jim al-Khalili about the science of what we eat.
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Nigel Shadbolt on the worldwide web
Sir Nigel Shadbolt talks about artificial intelligence and open data with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Stephanie Shirley on computer coding
Software pioneer Dame Stephanie Shirley talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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Jane Francis on Antarctica
The director of the British Antarctic Survey, Jane Francis talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
