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Roland Pease investigates the growing fire hazard in California
Unbottling the past
The discovery and recreation of an iconic perfume formula for Soir de Paris
Donna Strickland and extremely powerful lasers
Donna Strickland on inventing extremely powerful lasers and winning a Nobel Prize
Ken Gabriel on why your smartphone is smart
Ken Gabriel on inventing micro devices found in smartphones
Corinne Le Qu茅r茅 on carbon and climate
Corinne Le Qu茅r茅 on carbon and the global climate
Carlo Rovelli on rethinking the nature of time
Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli on why time is not what it seems
Cat Hobaiter on communication in apes
Jim al-Khalili talks chimp gestures with Dr Cat Hobaiter
A sense of time
Does a second feel the same for a fly, a bird, or a swordfish, as it does for me?
How do instruments make music?
1/6 Why do different musical instruments sound unique?
Why people have different pain thresholds
2/6 Plus, how fast can a human run?
Will we ever find alien life?
3/6 Where are we looking for alien life and what are the chances of finding it?
Why do we get d茅j脿 vu?
4/6 Plus is anything really random?
Does infinity exist?
Rutherford and Fry embark on a never-ending quest for infinite knowledge
Why do birds sing?
6/6 And why does the human voice change as we age?
Vaccination: The Global Picture
Global attitudes towards vaccines
From New York to Madagascar: attitudes to vaccines around the world
Can psychology boost vaccination rates?
Is compulsory vaccination necessary or can gentle persuasion boost immunisation rates?
Paul Davies on the origin of life and the evolution of cancer
Paul Davies talks to Jim al-Khalili about the origin of life and the search for aliens.
Irene Tracey on pain in the brain
Irene Tracey tells Jim Al-Khalili how imaging the brain reveals how and why we feel pain.
What next for the Moon?
The Moon rush is back. And everyone is a player. Roland Pease looks at the new space race
Lovelock at 100: Gaia on Gaia
James Lovelock on how he developed Gaia theory.
Richard Peto
Epidemiologist Richard Peto talks about his work on the links between tobacco and disease.
Erica McAlister
Dr Erica McAlister talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the beautiful world of flies.
The Great Science Publishing Scandal
Matthew Cobb asks who owns research. Scientists, publishers or the public?
Patient Undone
Prof Deborah Bowman reveals how a cancer diagnosis transformed her view of medical ethics
The power of deceit
Lucy Cooke discovers why being a bit sneaky may be an excellent evolutionary strategy.
The power of petite
Lucy Cooke discovers why being small can give you a step up on the evolutionary ladder
The power of peace
Lucy Cooke discovers whether it's better to fight or make peace in the animal kingdom
Preventing pesticide poisoning
How banning pesticides in Sri Lanka led to a massive drop in suicides
The Truth About Parkinson's
Living with Parkinson's
What is life like with Parkinson鈥檚? Jane Hill, whose father lived with PD, investigates.
Exercise
Jane Hill visits a boxing club in the Netherlands to discover the benefits for PD
Early diagnosis and research
Finding a cure for Parkinson鈥檚. Jane Hill on early diagnosis and repurposing drugs