(1 - 30 of 82 programmes)
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On the Origin of the Species
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Available since Thu, 26 Nov 2009.
Geoff Watts looks back on the 150 years since Darwin's Origin of Species was published.
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Astronomical Discoveries and Future Space Exploration
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Available since Thu, 19 Nov 2009.
Geoff Watts looks back on great astronomical discoveries and future space exploration.
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Cooking and Human Evolution
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Available since Thu, 12 Nov 2009.
Geoff Watts dives into underwater archaeology and how cooking transformed human evolution.
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Meteorite Hunters and the Comedy of Change
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Available since Thu, 5 Nov 2009.
Geoff Watts meets meteorite hunters tracking down the birth of planets.
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Nuclear Weapons Testing
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Available since Fri, 30 Oct 2009.
Geoff Watts finds out how scientists investigate nuclear test ban treaty violations.
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Humans and Robots
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Available since Thu, 22 Oct 2009.
Geoff Watts explores the relationship between humans and robots.
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The 2009 Science Book Prize Winner and The Evolution of Technology
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Available since Thu, 15 Oct 2009.
Geoff Watts discusses science books, biography, brains and the evolution of technology.
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Extreme Polar Environments
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Available since Thu, 15 Oct 2009.
Geoff Watts meets the scientists who study polar life in freezing conditions.
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Funding Research
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Available since Thu, 8 Oct 2009.
Geoff Watts investigates the methods and motivations behind basic medical research.
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Music and the Mind
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Available since Thu, 1 Oct 2009.
Geoff Watts traces a musical map of the mind.
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Anthropology and Environment
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Available since Thu, 24 Sep 2009.
Geoff Watts reveals how anthropology can change the relationship with our environment.
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The British Science Association's Festival
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Available since Thu, 17 Sep 2009.
Geoff Watts reports from the British Science Association's Festival in Guildford.
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Lord May and Insect Art
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Available since Thu, 3 Sep 2009.
Geoff Watts meets Lord May, President of the British Science Association.
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The Future of Gene Sequencing
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Available since Thu, 9 Jul 2009.
Geoff Watts and guests discuss genomic medicine and the future of gene sequencing.
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Public Engagement with Science
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Available since Mon, 6 Jul 2009.
Geoff Watts examines progress towards greater public engagement with science.
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Lord Martin Rees
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Available since Thu, 25 Jun 2009.
Geoff Watts meets Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and President of the Royal Society.
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The Science of Seasonality
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Available since Thu, 18 Jun 2009.
Geoff Watts looks into the science of seasonality in plants, animals and humans.
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Can Science Be Creative?
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Available since Mon, 6 Jul 2009.
Geoff Watts asks if science can be creative.
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Attitudes to Darwin
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Available since Thu, 4 Jun 2009.
Geoff Watts investigates attitudes to evolution.
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Spaceflight and Weightlessness
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Available since Thu, 28 May 2009.
Geoff Watts finds out the use of experiments in weightlessness, similar to being in orbit.
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Professor John Beddington
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Available since Thu, 21 May 2009.
Geoff Watts is joined by the government's Chief Scientific Advisor, Prof John Beddington.
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Nuclear Power, Science and Politics and Near Death Experience
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Available since Thu, 5 Mar 2009.
Is the nuclear power option sustainable?
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Larynx Transplant and The First Fish Embryo
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Available since Thu, 26 Feb 2009.
Geoff Watts discusses the future of the larynx transplant procedure.
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Science and the Recession
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Available since Thu, 19 Feb 2009.
How has and will science be affected by the current global economic crisis?
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Ecstasy: The A to B of drugs
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Available since Thu, 12 Feb 2009.
The difficulties of assessing drug damage to the brain.
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Funding Science in the Recession
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Available since Thu, 5 Feb 2009.
Can funding science help the recession?
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Childhood Stress
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Available since Thu, 29 Jan 2009.
Geoff Watts reports on the effects of childhood stress on the immune system.
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Darwin’s Sacred Cause
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Available since Thu, 22 Jan 2009.
Geoff Watts talks to the authors of a new book marking the bicentenary of Charles Darwin.
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Face Recognition in Chimps
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Available since Thu, 18 Dec 2008.
Chimps share our ability to recognise faces. But what’s going on in their brains?
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Anamorphic Art and Genes That Make You Eat More
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Available since Thu, 14 Jul 2011.
Geoff Watts discusses art and maths of anamorphosis.
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