Discovery Podcast
Explorations in the world of science.
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Unbreathable: The Modern Problem of Air Pollution
Mon 30 Nov 2015
Roland Pease looks into the 3.3 million people killed each year by polluted air
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Future of Biodiversity
Mon 23 Nov 2015
Kathy Willis, Director of Science Kew Gardens, discusses biodiversity with Jim al-Khalili
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Problems of Developing Drugs
Mon 16 Nov 2015
Jim al-Khalili meets Patrick Vallance heading drug development at a pharmaceutical company
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The Genetics of Intelligence
Mon 9 Nov 2015
Professor Robert Plomin talks to Jim al-Khalili about the genetics of intelligence
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How to Make an Awesome Surf Wave
Mon 2 Nov 2015
Surfer Helen Scales goes in search of the perfect man-made wave
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The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: San Francisco
Mon 19 Oct 2015
Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage in San Francisco to talk alien visitations
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The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: Chicago
Mon 12 Oct 2015
Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage in Chicago, to discuss fossils and evolution
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The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: Los Angeles
Mon 5 Oct 2015
What happens when science meets Hollywood?
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The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: New York
Mon 28 Sep 2015
Is science a force for good or evil? Professor Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests discuss
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Life Changers - Didier Queloz
Mon 21 Sep 2015
Kevin Fong talks to astrophysicist and planet hunter Didier Queloz.
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Life Changers - Anita Sengupta
Mon 14 Sep 2015
Nasa engineer Anita Sengupta on landing a rover on Mars
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Life Changers - Venki Ramakrishnan
Mon 7 Sep 2015
Kevin Fong talks to the Indian-born Nobel Laureate Professor Venki Ramakrishnan
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Life Changers - Kathryn Maitland
Mon 31 Aug 2015
Kathryn Maitland has a burning passion to transform clinical research across Africa.
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Women on the 鈥楶roblem with Science鈥�
Mon 24 Aug 2015
A global perspective on the barriers to women in science.
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Truth about the Body Mass Index
Mon 17 Aug 2015
As Dr Mark Porter's waistline increases he puts his body mass index, or BMI, to the test.
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The Great Telescopes and Evolution
Mon 10 Aug 2015
Simon Schaffer tells of the astronomers who grappled with evolution long before Darwin.
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The Colour Purple
Mon 27 Jul 2015
How William Perkin brought purple to the people in Victorian London
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Maurice Wilkins
Mon 20 Jul 2015
The third man behind the unravelling of DNA's double helix Maurice Wilkins
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James Watt and Steam Power
Mon 13 Jul 2015
How the engine that powered the industrial revolution nearly ran out of steam
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Sounds Of Space: Deep Space
Mon 6 Jul 2015
Voyaging further into deep space, with astronomer, Dr Lucie Green.
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Sounds of Space: The Solar System
Mon 29 Jun 2015
Take a sonic journey through the Solar System with astronomer, Dr Lucie Green
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Future of European Science
Mon 22 Jun 2015
The European Research Council鈥檚 policy of backing high risk, high gain basic science
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The Bone Wars
Mon 15 Jun 2015
The tale of dinosaur hunters Edward Cope and Othniel Marsh and their legendary feud
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Stephanie Shirley: Software Pioneer
Mon 8 Jun 2015
Dame Stephanie Shirley made a fortune selling computer programmes to companies
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Origins of War
Mon 1 Jun 2015
Is war a uniquely human act or can its origins be found in our evolutionary past?
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What the Songbird Said
Mon 25 May 2015
The science of birdsong and its relationship to human language
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Shedding Light on the Brain
Mon 18 May 2015
Biologists use light to explore the brain - and to alter it
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Future of Solar Energy
Mon 11 May 2015
Roland Pease explores Perovskite, the new material experts say will transform solar power
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Scotland's Forgotten Einstein, James Clerk Maxwell
Mon 4 May 2015
How the Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell paved the way for today's technology
Space
The eclipses, spacecraft and astronauts changing our view of the Universe
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry
A pair of scientific sleuths answer your perplexing questions. Ask them anything!
