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Vlatko Vedral on the universe as quantum information
A self-confessed physics fundamentalist decodes reality.
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Adam Hart on ants, bees and insect burgers
When does a waggle dance become a tremble dance?
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Jacinta Tan on anorexia nervosa and the mind
How does a person with anorexia nervosa think? Jacinta Tan talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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Pete Smith on why soil matters
Restore peat bogs to mitigate climate change and improve bio-diversity.
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Chi Onwurah on why engineering is a caring profession.
Why politics needs more scientists and engineers.
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Ben Garrod on conservation and extinction
What can bones tell us about evolution, behaviour and extinction?
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Steve Brusatte on the fall of dinosaurs and the rise of mammals
How did mammals come to dominate our planet? Prof Steve Brusatte talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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Shankar Balasubramanian on decoding DNA
The man who found a way to decode DNA at speed.
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Julia Shaw on memories that aren't true
Can we trust our memories of events? Julia Shaw talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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Sharon Peacock on hunting pandemic variants of concern
Leading the UK's hunt for new and dangerous Covid-19 variants.
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Tim Clutton-Brock on meerkats, red deer and evolution
What makes meerkats so cooperative and why do sons cost mothers more than daughters?
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Tim Spector and personalised diets for long term health
Professor Tim Spector on fuelling gut microbes for long term health.
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The Life Scientific at 10: What makes a scientist?
Jim Al-Khalili and distinguished guests reflect on ten years of The Life Scientific.
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Hannah Cloke and predicting floods
Hannah Cloke talks to Jim Al-Khalili about predicting this summer's serious floods.
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Derk-Jan Dijk on the importance of sleep
How does sleep change as we age? Derk-Jan Dijk talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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Brenda Boardman on making our homes energy efficient.
Can we achieve carbon net zero in our homes? Brenda Boardman talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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David Eagleman on why reality is an illusion
Can we create new senses? Prof David Eagleman talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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Hannah Fry on the power and perils of big data
Why, in the Age of the Algorithm, humans have never been more important.
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Tamsin Edwards on the uncertainty in climate science
All climate change models are wrong. Tamsin Edwards tells Jim Al Khalili why.
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Mike Tipton on how our bodies respond to extreme conditions
Mike Tipton on cold water swimming.
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Nira Chamberlain on how mathematics can solve real-world problems
Jim Al-Khalili asks Nira Chamberlain how he uses maths to solve real-world problems.
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Helen Scales on marine conservation
Fish watching and the downsides of deep sea mining. Helen Scales talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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Peter Goadsby on migraine
Peter Goadsby on migraine attacks and the new treatments his research has inspired.
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Jane Clarke on Protein Folding
Jane Clarke unravels her discoveries into the molecular origami of our body's proteins.
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Professor Martin Sweeting, inventor of microsatellites
How Martin Sweeting made a satellite on his kitchen table.
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Theresa Marteau on how to change behaviour
Prof Dame Theresa Marteau tells Jim Al-Khalili about her life and work.
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Mark Spencer on how plants solve crimes
Inside the mind of a forensic botanist, Mark Spencer.
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Sarah Bridle on the carbon footprint of food
Why did a rising star in the study of dark energy turn her attention to climate change?
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Richard Bentall on the causes of mental ill health
Why madness is in the world not in us. Prof Richard Bentall talks about his life and work.
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Jane Hurst on the secret life of mice
Jane Hurst reveals how mice are ruled by their noses.
