Science Podcast
Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.
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Mars
Thu 11 Jan 2007
Melvyn Bragg discusses the planet Mars, a source of endless fascination in human history
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Indian Mathematics
Thu 14 Dec 2006
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 5000 year long story of Indian Maths.
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The Speed of Light
Thu 30 Nov 2006
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the speed of light, lynchpin of Einstein鈥檚 universe.
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The Poincar茅 Conjecture
Thu 2 Nov 2006
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a puzzle that may explain the shape of the universe.
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The Needham Question
Thu 19 Oct 2006
Melvyn Bragg examines the Needham Question; why Europe, not China made modern technology.
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Humboldt
Thu 28 Sep 2006
Melvyn Bragg examines the Prussian naturalist and explorer, Alexander Von Humboldt.
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Carbon
Thu 15 Jun 2006
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss carbon, which forms the basis of all organic life.
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Astronomy and Empire
Thu 4 May 2006
Melvyn Bragg examines the relationship between astronomy and British Imperial expansion.
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Immunisation
Thu 20 Apr 2006
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the search for immunisation and its impact on society.
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The Royal Society
Thu 23 Mar 2006
The history of the formation of the Royal Society, the oldest scientific academy.
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Negative Numbers
Thu 9 Mar 2006
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss negative numbers, a history of mystery and suspicion.
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Human Evolution
Thu 16 Feb 2006
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the six million year old story of human evolution.
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Relativism
Thu 19 Jan 2006
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss relativism; a philosophy with no absolute truths.
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Prime Numbers
Thu 12 Jan 2006
Melvyn Bragg examines prime numbers and their mysterious role in the universe of numbers.
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Artificial Intelligence
Thu 8 Dec 2005
Melvyn Bragg investigates artificial intelligence; can a computer imitate the human mind?
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The Graviton
Thu 24 Nov 2005
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the search for the Graviton particle in physics.
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Mammals
Thu 13 Oct 2005
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of the mammals which began 65 million years ago.
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Magnetism
Thu 29 Sep 2005
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and mysterious force of magnetism.
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The KT Boundary
Thu 23 Jun 2005
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the KT Boundary and the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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Renaissance Maths
Thu 2 Jun 2005
Melvyn Bragg explores Renaissance Mathematics, when maths moved from an art to a science.
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Perception and the Senses
Thu 28 Apr 2005
Melvyn Bragg examines perception: how the brain reacts to the mass of data crowding it.
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Dark Energy
Thu 17 Mar 2005
Melvyn Bragg examines recently discovered 'dark energy' and its effect on the universe.
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Alchemy
Thu 24 Feb 2005
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alchemy, the ancient science of transformations.
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The Cambrian Period
Thu 17 Feb 2005
Melvyn Bragg examines the Cambrian period, when there was an explosion of life on Earth.
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The Mind/Body Problem
Thu 13 Jan 2005
Melvyn Bragg examines the history of thought about the mind/body problem in philosophy.
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The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Thu 16 Dec 2004
Melvyn Bragg examines the Second Law of Thermodynamics from steam to the Big Bang.
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