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Jim Al-Khalili talks to Sue Ion about working in the nuclear industry post-Chernobyl.
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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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Henry Marsh on brain surgery
Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh talks to Jim Al-Khalili about slicing through our thoughts.
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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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Carlos Frenk on dark matter
Carlos Frenk talks to Jim Al-Khalili about dark matter and modelling the cosmos.
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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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EO Wilson on ants and evolution
Leading biologist EO Wilson talks to Jim Al-Khalili about ants, altruism and evolution.
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Geoff Palmer on brewing
Jim talks to internationally renowned professor of brewing and distilling Geoff Palmer.
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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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Danielle George on electronics
Engineer Danielle George tells Jim about her passion for getting children into electronics
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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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Patrick Vallance on pharmaceuticals
Jim Al-Khalili meets Patrick Vallance heading drug development at a pharmaceutical company
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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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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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Peter Piot on tackling ebola and HIV
Peter Piot talks to Jim Al-Khalili about Zika, Ebola and HIV.
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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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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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George Davey-Smith on health inequalities
Epidemiologist Prof George Davey-Smith talks to Jim Al-Khalili about health inequalities.
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Venki Ramakrishnan on ribosomes
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Nobel Prize-winner Venki Ramakrishnan.
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Helen Sharman on being an astronaut
Jim Al-Khalili talks to the first British astronaut, Helen Sharman.
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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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Lawrence Krauss on dark energy
Author and cosmologist Lawrence Krauss discusses dark energy with Jim Al-Khalili.
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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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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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Nick Davies on cuckoos
The battle between cuckoos and warblers, as told by Nick Davies to Jim Al-Khalili.
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Hazel Rymer on volcanoes
Hazel Rymer talks volcanoes with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Faraneh Vargha-Khadem on memory
Faraneh Vargha-Khadem talks to Jim Al-Khalili about how memories are made.
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Georgina Mace on threatened species
Georgina Mace talks to Jim Al-Khalili about her Red List of Threatened Species.
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Trevor Cox on sound
Acoustic engineer Trevor Cox discusses the science of sound with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Frans de Waal on chimpanzees
Frans de Waal tells Jim Al-Khalili why we should expect chimpanzees to be clever.
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Ian Wilmut on Dolly the sheep
Jim Al-Khalili talks cloning with the creator of Dolly the sheep, Ian Wilmut.
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Lynne Boddy on Fungi
Lynne Boddy enthuses about fungi.
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Roger Penrose on black holes
Sir Roger Penrose talks to Jim Al-Khalili about black holes and flaws in quantum physics.
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Julia Higgins on polymers
Professor Dame Julia Higgins shares her passion for polymers with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Richard Morris on how we know where we are
Neuroscientist Richard Morris explains how brain cells remember.
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Neil de Grasse Tyson on Pluto
US science superstar, Neil de Grasse Tyson describes why Pluto isn't a planet.
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Michele Dougherty on Saturn
Michele Dougherty tells Jim Al-Khalili why she diverted the Cassini mission to Saturn.
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Jan Zalasiewicz on the Age of Man
Geologist Jan Zalasiewicz talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the Anthropocene, the Age of Man.
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Sadaf Farooqi on what makes us fat
Sadaf Farooqi describes how she found ten rare genetic disorders that cause obesity.
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Alison Smith on algae
Professor Alison Smith talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the many and varied uses of algae.
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Sean Carroll on how time and space began
Sean Carroll tells Jim why he abandoned Einstein for quantum entanglement.
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Simon Wessely on unexplained medical syndromes
Simon Wessely on medically unexplained symptoms and syndromes.
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Alan Winfield on robot ethics
Alan Winfield talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the ethics of robots, from drones to androids.
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Alison Woollard on what she has learnt from mutant worms
Geneticist Alison Wollard explains her enthusiasm for a tiny nematode worm.
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Daniel Dennett on the evolution of the human brain
Daniel Dennett talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the evolution of the human brain.
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Nick Fraser on Triassic reptiles
Nick Fraser tells Jim Al-Khalili about some extraordinary fossil finds.
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Liz Sockett on friendly killer bacteria
Jim Al-khalili talks to Professor Liz Sockett about the evil genius of predatory bacteria.
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Graham MacGregor on tackling the demons in our diet
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Prof Graham MacGregor about his remarkable war on sugar and salt.
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Ann Clarke on The Frozen Ark
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Dr Ann Clarke about preserving global animal DNA in The Frozen Ark
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Fay Dowker on a new theory of space-time
Fay Dowker and Jim Al-Khalili discuss the texture of space-time.
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Ottoline Leyser on how plants decide what to do
Ottoline Leyser talks to Jim Al-Khalili about how plants decide to grow the way they do.
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Tim O'Brien on transient stars and science and music festivals
Jim Al-Khalili talks transient stars and music festivals with Tim O'Brien of Jodrell Bank.
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Tamsin Mather on what volcanic plumes reveal about our planet
Tamsin Mather explains what volcanic plumes tell us about our planet, past and present.
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Jennifer Doudna
Jennifer Doudna talks to Jim Al-Khalili about her research that is transforming genetics.
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Tracey Rogers on leopard seals and Antarctica
Singing leopard seals and other perils of research in Antarctica.
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Lucie Green on the sun
Jim Al-Khalili talks to astrophysicist Lucie Green about studying the sun.
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Steve Cowley on Nuclear Fusion
Jim Al-Khalili asks Steve Cowley if we will ever have energy from nuclear fusion.
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Tim Birkhead on bird promiscuity
Sex, guillemots and the virtuoso finch.
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Ellen Stofan on being NASA chief scientist
Ellen Stofan, former chief scientist at NASA, talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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Adrian Thomas on the mechanics of flight
Zoologist and inventor Adrian Thomas talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the mechanics of flight
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Eben Upton on Raspberry Pi
The computer that costs little more than a toasted sandwich.
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Eugenia Cheng on the mathematics of mathematics
Jim talks to mathematician Eugenia Cheng about mathematics, music and baking.
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Wendy Barclay and the flu virus
Jim Al-Khalili discusses the flu virus with Professor Wendy Barclay of Imperial College.
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Richard Henderson zooms in on the molecules of life
2017 Nobel Prize-winner Richard Henderson on how he zoomed in on the molecules of life.
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John Burn and the genetics of cancer
Jim Al-Khalili discusses the genetics of cancer with Professor Sir John Burn.
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Ailie MacAdam on the biggest construction project in Europe.
From sewage treatment to Crossrail, engineer Ailie MacAdam talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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Clare Grey on the Big Battery Challenge
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Clare Grey about the batteries that could power our future.
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Stephen Reicher on the psychology of crowds
Psychologist Stephen Reicher talks to Jim al-Khalili about how we behave in crowds.
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Callum Roberts on the urgent need for marine conservation
Callum Roberts on coral reefs and the urgent need for marine reserves.
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Carlo Rovelli on why time is not what it seems
Carlo Rovelli describes how he abandoned the concept of time.
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Caroline Dean reveals the genetic secrets of flowering
Professor Dame Caroline Dean on why some plants need cold before they can flower.
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Cat Hobaiter on communication in apes
Jim Al-Khalili talks chimp gestures with Dr Cat Hobaiter.
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John Taylor on being an inventor
John Taylor tells Jim Al-Khalili how his inventions transformed the electric kettle.
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Sheena Cruickshank on the wonders of the human immune system
DIY Faecal Transplants? Don't do this at home, immunologist Sheena Cruickshank tells Jim.
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Frank Close and particle physics
Jim Al-Khalili discusses quarks and popularising particle physics with Frank Close.
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Rachel Mills exploring the sea floor
Rachel Mills on volcanoes under the sea and how metal deposits feed the oceans.
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Jacqueline McGlade on monitoring the environment from space
Jacqueline McGlade on monitoring the environment from space.
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Noel Fitzpatrick on becoming a supervet
Supervet, Noel Fitzpatrick, talks to Jim Al-Khalili
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Detective of the mind Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan
Detective of the mind Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan talks about brain seizures with Jim Al-Khalili
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Mike Stratton and cancer genes
Mike Stratton talks about searching for cancer genes with Jim al-Khalili.
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Formula One engineer Caroline Hargrove
Formula One engineer Caroline Hargrove talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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Banning chemical weapons with Alastair Hay
Alastair Hay talks with Jim Al-Khalili about ridding the world of chemical weapons.
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Sky at Night presenter Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Sky at Night presenter Maggie Aderin-Pocock talks to Jim Al-Khalili about astronomy.
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Clive Oppenheimer on the volcanic offerings of our angry earth
Clive Oppenheimer on volcanoes that shake the world.
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Jim Al-Khalili on HIS life scientific
Physicist Jim Al-Khalili tells Adam Rutherford what motivates and inspires him.
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Sue Black on women in tech
Sue Black tells Jim Al-Khalili how she became a software engineer.
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2018 Chemistry Nobel Prize winner, Sir Gregory Winter
Sir Gregory Winter, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
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Gwen Adshead on treating the minds of violent offenders
Gwen Adshead tells Jim Al-Khalili how she treats the minds of violent offenders.
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2018 Nobel Prize winner, Donna Strickland, on laser physics
Donna Strickland, the first woman to win a Physics Nobel Prize in 55 years.
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Ken Gabriel, Why your Smartphone is Smart.
How working with robots in the 1980s kicked off a microelectronics revolution.
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Corinne Le Quéré on the global carbon cycle
Professor Corinne Le Quéré talks to Jim Al-Khalili about tracing global carbon.
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Paul Davies on the origin of life and the evolution of cancer
Physicist Paul Davies on the origin of life, aliens and the evolution of cancer.
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Irene Tracey on pain in the brain
Irene Tracey tells Jim Al-Khalili how imaging the brain reveals how and why we feel pain.
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Richard Peto on why smoking kills but quitting saves lives
Epidemiologist Richard Peto on the links between tobacco, disease and early death
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Erica McAlister on the beauty of flies
Dr Erica McAlister talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the beautiful world of flies.
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Plastic pollution with Richard Thompson
How Richard Thompson alerted the world to the micro-plastics in the ocean.
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Ewine van Dishoeck on cosmic chemistry
Astrochemist Ewine van Dishoeck tells Jim Al-Khalili about the space between the stars.
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DNA detective Turi King
How geneticist Turi King identified the 500 yr old skeleton of Richard III.
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Katherine Joy on moon rock
Lunar geologist Katherine Joy tells Jim Al-Khalili why we need to go back to the moon.
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Robin Dunbar on why we have friends
Why do we have friends? Robin Dunbar tells Jim Al-Khalili.
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Jonathan Ball on his arms race against viruses
Virologist Jonathan Ball talks to Jim Al-Khalili about his quest to disarm killer viruses.
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Global infertility: Could The Handmaid’s Tale become reality?
What could cause mass infertility? Marnie Chesterton investigates
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Fish schools and windfarm
The way hundreds of fish move together may help the design of wind turbines #30Animals
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The Social with Tim Weeks
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Tim Weeks explores the weird and wonderful world of Wiltshire online.
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Game On - Not in Köln but talking about Warsaw, and Cyberpunk Red
Peter Allison's been hands on with Cyberpunk Red
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Alice Roberts looks at how scientists in Wales are at the centre of healthcare research.
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