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What is holistic science?
Computer Viruses
Computer virus protection, counter attacking hackers' efforts and virtual vigilantes
Ethics of Using Human Tissue
Monitoring and regulation for the use of human tissue used in transplants
Biotechnology
Scientists' attempts to replicate nature in biotechnology
Malaria
Malaria kills one to two million people a year, with 90% of deaths occurring in Africa
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Under what conditions could nuclear contamination occur?
Drugs and the Brain
The effect of drugs and prescription medicines on the brain
Congestion
The growth of congestion and the deteriorating environment and air pollution it causes
The European Space Agency
Robotic telecommunications satellites, and weather and space observation
Candle in a Bell Jar Experiment - Busted
The editor of The New Scientist challenges received scientific wisdom
Ethics in Biomedical Engineering
Who should have access to complex equipment such as life support machines?
Salt Consumption
An examination of the link between excessive salt consumption and high blood pressure
Sustainable Future
Simon Levin Professor of Ecology at Princeton describes his vision of a sustainable future
Economics and Science
The economics of science and the value of pursuit of knowledge
Public Misconceptions of Science
A discussion of the public mistrust of new areas of science such as genetic engineering
Nuclear Fusion
How does nuclear fusion use inertial and magnetic confinement for energy?
Galileo and the Worlds of Science and Religion
The legacy of duality created by Galileo in the spheres of science and religion
Definition of Health
Has the definition of health changed over time?
Sex Differences
The biological and evolutionary reasons for differences between the sexes in the workplace
Women in Scientific Research
Working in scientific research in Russia
Unweaving the Rainbow
Richard Dawkins discusses his book Unweaving The Rainbow
Scientific Metaphors
Scientists should be cautious about using metaphors to describe scientific concepts
The Limits of Science
Science cannot provide the answers to everything
Biomedical Engineering
Predicting advances in bio-engineering and micro surgery - by 2018 - are we there yet?
Clean Energy Adoption
How developing countries are adopting clean technologies
Pollution
Pollution controls - and the lack of enforcement that surrounds laws
Human Physiological Variations
Temperature, hormone levels and blood pressure all vary over the course of a day
Millennium Bug
The plausibility of failures on non-Millennium-compliant systems
Climate Change
Climate change has occurred because of the increases in the emission of greenhouse gases
What Fascinates us about Science?
What do you love about science?
Genetics and Patenting
Discussion on the patenting of human genes
