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The Life Scientific Episodes

  1. Tim Peake on his journey to becoming an astronaut and science in space

    Jim Al-Khalili talks to Tim Peake in a special event recorded at London's Royal Society.

  2. Anna Korre on capturing carbon dioxide and defying expectations

    Environmental engineer Anna Korre on the race to decarbonise British industry.

  3. Rosalie David on the science of Egyptian mummies

    Rosalie David on what mummies reveal about life, death and medicine in ancient Egypt

  4. Peter Stott on climate change deniers and Italian inspiration

    Climate scientist Peter Stott on taking on sceptics and modelling our climate impact.

  5. Ijeoma Uchegbu on using nanoparticles to transform medicines

    Ijeoma Uchegbu on using nanoparticles to transform medicines.

  6. Darren Croft on killer whale matriarchs and the menopause

    Killer whale matriarchs, their dependent sons and the evolution of the menopause

  7. Bill Gates on vaccines, conspiracy theories and the pleasures of pickleball

    Bill Gates talks philanthropy, the power of vaccines and dealing with conspiracy theories.

  8. Kip Thorne on black holes, Nobel Prizes and taking physics to Hollywood

    Astrophysicist Kip Thorne discusses his career, from researching black holes to hit movies

  9. Vicky Tolfrey on parasport research and childhood dreams of the Olympics

    Sports scientist Vicky Tolfrey on supporting para athletes and working with ParalympicsGB.

  10. Dawn Bonfield on inclusive engineering, sustainable solutions and why she once tried to leave the sector for good

    Dawn Bonfield on how engineering can save the world - if it becomes more inclusive.

  11. Raymond Schinazi on revolutionising treatments for killer viruses

    Raymond Schinazi on how he helped revolutionise treatments for viruses, from HIV to Herpes

  12. Janet Treasure on eating disorders and the quest for answers

    Professor of Psychiatry Janet Treasure discusses her career researching eating disorders

  13. Anne Child on Marfan syndrome and love at first sight

    Anne Child discusses her game-changing research into the genetic disorder Marfan syndrome.

  14. Conny Aerts on star vibrations and following your dreams

    Asteroseismologist Conny Aerts expalins what stellar oscillations can teach us about space

  15. Mike Edmunds on decoding galaxies and ancient astronomical artefacts

    Mike Edmunds on the chemical make-up of galaxies and decoding the Antikythera Mechanism

  16. Hannah Critchlow on the connected brain

    Neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow on connections within - and between - brains.

  17. Fiona Rayment on the applications of nuclear for net zero and beyond

    Jim Al-Khalili talks to the president of the Nuclear Institute about all things nuclear.

  18. Nick Longrich on discovering new dinosaurs from overlooked bones

    Jim Al-Khalili talks dinosaurs and 鈥榦ne in a million year鈥� events with Dr Nick Longrich.

  19. Sheila Willis on using science to help solve crime

    Forensic scientist Dr Sheila Willis on when the worlds of science and the law collide.

  20. Sir Charles Godfray on parasitic wasps and the race to feed nine billion people

    Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work.

  21. Jonathan Van-Tam on Covid communication and the power of football analogies

    Sir Jonathan Van-Tam discusses his work around infectious diseases and Covid-19.

  22. Michael Wooldridge on AI and sentient robots

    Michael Wooldridge, professor of Computer Science at the University of Oxford, talks AI.

  23. Mercedes Maroto-Valer on making carbon dioxide useful

    Jim Al-Khalili chats to a 'solutions scientist' about solving our CO2 problem.

  24. Sir Harry Bhadeshia on the choreography of metals

    Sir Harry Bhadeshia on his work in metallurgy and choreographing crystalline structures.

  25. Cathie Sudlow on data in healthcare

    Jim Al-Khalili discusses population-wide health research with Professor Cathie Sudlow.

  26. Sir Michael Berry on phenomena in physics' borderlands

    Professor Jim Al-Khalili meets one of Britain's greatest physicists, Sir Michael Berry

  27. Professor Sarah Harper on how population change is remodelling societies.

    Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Sarah Harper about societal ageing and falling fertility

  28. Sarah Blaffer Hrdy on human evolution and parenthood

    Jim Al-Khalili discusses monkey infanticide and human parenting with Sarah Hrdy.

  29. Edward Witten on 'the theory of everything'

    Physicist Edward Witten on M-Theory, the leading contender for a 'theory of everything'.

  30. Alex Antonelli on learning from nature's biodiversity to adapt to climate change

    Jim Al-Khalili meets the Kew Gardens' director using bio-geography to protect biodiversity

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