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Discovery Episodes

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    Fracking for Shale Gas

    What does fracking involve and what impact does it have on the environment?

  2. Alan Watson

    Professor Alan Watson has spent 40 years trying to unravel the mysteries of cosmic rays

  3. The Future of Navigation

    How robust is GPS and what are the consequences of the system's weaknesses?

  4. Noel Sharkey

    Professor Noel Sharkey on the strengths and limititations of robots and AI

  5. Deep Down Inside

    How deep brain stimulation is treating Parkinson's and depression

  6. E-cigarettes

    Do e-cigarettes really help smokers quit and are they safe?

  7. Raising Allosaurus

    Can scientists bring extinct animals back from the dead?

  8. CERN and Science in Africa

    The impact of the search for the Higgs boson on science teaching in Africa

  9. The Story of SARS, Part Two

    Kevin Fong explores the personal and medical impact of SARS ten years on

  10. The Story of SARS, Part One

    Meet the medical staff who fought to contain the spread of this pandemic

  11. Crossrail: Tunnelling under London

    How 26 miles of precision engineered tunnels are created through London's erratic geology

  12. Oxytocin

    Can taking the hormone oxytocin make people more sociable, trusting and loving?

  13. Forecasting Earthquakes

    Can we ever reliably predict earthquakes to justify the cost of forecasting them?

  14. Plate Tectonics and Life

    Plate tectonics: the force that shaped the Earth - and shaped the life on it

  15. Quorum Sensing

    Can we beat bacteria by stopping the bugs from talking to each other?

  16. Build Me a Brain

    Scientists connect cultures of living human neurons to robots to see how the brain works

  17. Solar Max

    Astronomer Lucie Green looks at the dangers a solar superstorm could pose to us on Earth

  18. Amoret Whitaker

    Forensic entomologist Amoret Whitaker on insects and their role in solving crimes

  19. Alan Watson

    Around a million cosmic rays pass through us every night but where do they come from?

  20. On The Trail of the American Honeybee

    Dr Adam Hart explores the impact of migratory bee-keeping in the United States

  21. On the Trail of the American Honeybee 1/2

    How honeybees and their keepers travel vast distances pollinating America's crops

  22. Deep Sea Vents

    Are newly discovered deep ocean ecosystems threatened by deep sea mining?

  23. After Sandy

    How can science protect New York from future super storms?

  24. The Crying Game

    Why do we cry and why are emotional tears a uniquely human trait?

  25. A Trip Around Mars - Part Two

    Canyons, craters and mountains: The spectacular Martian terrain carved by swathes of water

  26. A Trip Around Mars with Kevin Fong - Part One

    The alien mountains, canyons and craters that inspire scientists and writers

  27. Noel Sharkey

    Jim Al-Khalili talks to roboticist and psychologist, Noel Sharkey.

  28. Annette Karmiloff-Smith on toddlers and TV

    Should babies under two watch TV? Jim talks to psychologist Annette Karmiloff-Smith.

  29. Obituary: Margaret Thatcher

    An obituary of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

  30. Premiership Science

    Like football, science is an international endeavour complete with its own stars.

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