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The Life Scientific

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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The Life Scientific
Jan Zalasiewicz on the Age of Man
Geologist Jan Zalasiewicz talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the Anthropocene, the Age of Man.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Sadaf Farooqi on what makes us fat
Sadaf Farooqi describes how she found ten rare genetic disorders that cause obesity.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Alison Smith on algae
Professor Alison Smith talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the many and varied uses of algae.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Sean Carroll on how time and space began
Sean Carroll tells Jim why he abandoned Einstein for quantum entanglement.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Simon Wessely on unexplained medical syndromes
Simon Wessely on medically unexplained symptoms and syndromes.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Alan Winfield on robot ethics
Alan Winfield talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the ethics of robots, from drones to androids.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Alison Woollard on what she has learnt from mutant worms
Geneticist Alison Wollard explains her enthusiasm for a tiny nematode worm.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Daniel Dennett on the evolution of the human brain
Daniel Dennett talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the evolution of the human brain.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Nick Fraser on Triassic reptiles
Nick Fraser tells Jim Al-Khalili about some extraordinary fossil finds.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Liz Sockett on friendly killer bacteria
Jim Al-khalili talks to Professor Liz Sockett about the evil genius of predatory bacteria.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
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.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Ann Clarke on The Frozen Ark
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Dr Ann Clarke about preserving global animal DNA in The Frozen Ark
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Fay Dowker on a new theory of space-time
Fay Dowker and Jim Al-Khalili discuss the texture of space-time.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
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.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
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.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Tamsin Mather on what volcanic plumes reveal about our planet
Tamsin Mather explains what volcanic plumes tell us about our planet, past and present.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Jennifer Doudna
Jennifer Doudna talks to Jim Al-Khalili about her research that is transforming genetics.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Tracey Rogers on leopard seals and Antarctica
Singing leopard seals and other perils of research in Antarctica.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Lucie Green on the sun
Jim Al-Khalili talks to astrophysicist Lucie Green about studying the sun.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Steve Cowley on Nuclear Fusion
Jim Al-Khalili asks Steve Cowley if we will ever have energy from nuclear fusion.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Tim Birkhead on bird promiscuity
Sex, guillemots and the virtuoso finch.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Ellen Stofan on being NASA chief scientist
Ellen Stofan, former chief scientist at NASA, talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Adrian Thomas on the mechanics of flight
Zoologist and inventor Adrian Thomas talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the mechanics of flight
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Eben Upton on Raspberry Pi
The computer that costs little more than a toasted sandwich.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Eugenia Cheng on the mathematics of mathematics
Jim talks to mathematician Eugenia Cheng about mathematics, music and baking.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Wendy Barclay and the flu virus
Jim Al-Khalili discusses the flu virus with Professor Wendy Barclay of Imperial College.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
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.
29 mins
The Life Scientific
John Burn and the genetics of cancer
Jim Al-Khalili discusses the genetics of cancer with Professor Sir John Burn.
29 mins
The Life Scientific
Ailie MacAdam on the biggest construction project in Europe.
From sewage treatment to Crossrail, engineer Ailie MacAdam talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Clare Grey on the Big Battery Challenge
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Clare Grey about the batteries that could power our future.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Stephen Reicher on the psychology of crowds
Psychologist Stephen Reicher talks to Jim al-Khalili about how we behave in crowds.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Callum Roberts on the urgent need for marine conservation
Callum Roberts on coral reefs and the urgent need for marine reserves.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Carlo Rovelli on why time is not what it seems
Carlo Rovelli describes how he abandoned the concept of time.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Caroline Dean reveals the genetic secrets of flowering
Professor Dame Caroline Dean on why some plants need cold before they can flower.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Cat Hobaiter on communication in apes
Jim Al-Khalili talks chimp gestures with Dr Cat Hobaiter.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
John Taylor on being an inventor
John Taylor tells Jim Al-Khalili how his inventions transformed the electric kettle.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Sheena Cruickshank on the wonders of the human immune system
DIY Faecal Transplants? Don't do this at home, immunologist Sheena Cruickshank tells Jim.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Frank Close and particle physics
Jim Al-Khalili discusses quarks and popularising particle physics with Frank Close.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Rachel Mills exploring the sea floor
Rachel Mills on volcanoes under the sea and how metal deposits feed the oceans.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Jacqueline McGlade on monitoring the environment from space
Jacqueline McGlade on monitoring the environment from space.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Noel Fitzpatrick on becoming a supervet
Supervet, Noel Fitzpatrick, talks to Jim Al-Khalili
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Detective of the mind Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan
Detective of the mind Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan talks about brain seizures with Jim Al-Khalili
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Mike Stratton and cancer genes
Mike Stratton talks about searching for cancer genes with Jim al-Khalili.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Formula One engineer Caroline Hargrove
Formula One engineer Caroline Hargrove talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Banning chemical weapons with Alastair Hay
Alastair Hay talks with Jim Al-Khalili about ridding the world of chemical weapons.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Sky at Night presenter Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Sky at Night presenter Maggie Aderin-Pocock talks to Jim Al-Khalili about astronomy.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Clive Oppenheimer on the volcanic offerings of our angry earth
Clive Oppenheimer on volcanoes that shake the world.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Jim Al-Khalili on HIS life scientific
Physicist Jim Al-Khalili tells Adam Rutherford what motivates and inspires him.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Sue Black on women in tech
Sue Black tells Jim Al-Khalili how she became a software engineer.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
2018 Chemistry Nobel Prize winner, Sir Gregory Winter
Sir Gregory Winter, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Gwen Adshead on treating the minds of violent offenders
Gwen Adshead tells Jim Al-Khalili how she treats the minds of violent offenders.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
2018 Nobel Prize winner, Donna Strickland, on laser physics
Donna Strickland, the first woman to win a Physics Nobel Prize in 55 years.
29 mins
The Life Scientific
Ken Gabriel, Why your Smartphone is Smart.
How working with robots in the 1980s kicked off a microelectronics revolution.
27 mins
The Life Scientific
Corinne Le Quéré on the global carbon cycle
Professor Corinne Le Quéré talks to Jim Al-Khalili about tracing global carbon.
27 mins
The Life Scientific
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.
29 mins
The Life Scientific
Irene Tracey on pain in the brain
Irene Tracey tells Jim Al-Khalili how imaging the brain reveals how and why we feel pain.
28 mins
The Life Scientific
Richard Peto on why smoking kills but quitting saves lives
Epidemiologist Richard Peto on the links between tobacco, disease and early death
29 mins
The Life Scientific
Erica McAlister on the beauty of flies
Dr Erica McAlister talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the beautiful world of flies.
30 mins
The Digital Human
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Obsession
Aleks Krotoski explores the thin line between passion and obsession online.
28 mins
The Social
Weddings
Meeting the woman who’s wedding venue in a Wiltshire barn has taken off on social media.
180 mins
Let's Talk About Tech
Game On 180619 E3, gaymers and Sonic at the wheel.
Game On 180619 E3, gaymers and Sonic at the wheel.
34 mins
Genius
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Gyles Brandreth
A conveyor duvet could be just the thing for quibbling couples. With Gyles Brandreth.
30 mins
Science Cafe
Crystals
Adam Walton is joined by scientists and an artist to learn all about crystals.
28 mins

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