Discovery Episodes

  1. D'Arcy Thompson Science Stories

    A man who put maths into biology and saw physics in shells, seeds and bees 100 years ago

  2. The Far Future

    What fragments of our civilisation will persist 10,000 years in the future?

  3. Why We Cut Men

    Across the world, 1 in 3 men are circumcised. Mary-Ann Ochota investigates why we cut men

  4. Iodine In Their Element

    8/8 Why iodine is essential for our health?

  5. Phosphorus In Their Element

    7/8 How a discovery in boiled urine led to the trade union movement and chemical weapons.

  6. Lead In Their Element

    6/8 The impact of the use and abuse of lead on humanity.

  7. The Power of Sloth

    Lucy Cooke discovers the joy of sloth and sloths and the benefits of being really slow.

  8. Pain of Torture The Anatomy of Pain

    4/4 Does knowing that someone is inflicting pain on you deliberately make the pain worse?

  9. Controlling Pain The Anatomy of Pain

    3/4 How do brains control pain? Irene Tracey asks can we distance ourselves from agony

  10. Knowing Pain The Anatomy of Pain

    2/4 Phantom limb pain, babies’ pain, people without pain, help understand the nature of pain.

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