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Scientific Metaphors

Scientists should be cautious about using metaphors to describe scientific concepts

• 4 mins

The Limits of Science

Science cannot provide the answers to everything

• 4 mins

Biomedical Engineering

Predicting advances in bio-engineering and micro surgery - by 2018 - are we there yet?

• 4 mins

Clean Energy Adoption

How developing countries are adopting clean technologies

• 4 mins

Pollution

Pollution controls - and the lack of enforcement that surrounds laws

• 4 mins

Human Physiological Variations

Temperature, hormone levels and blood pressure all vary over the course of a day

• 4 mins

Millennium Bug

The plausibility of failures on non-Millennium-compliant systems

• 4 mins

Climate Change

Climate change has occurred because of the increases in the emission of greenhouse gases

• 4 mins

What Fascinates us about Science?

What do you love about science?

• 3 mins

Genetics and Patenting

Discussion on the patenting of human genes

• 4 mins

Powers of Science

What are the benefits and limits of science?

• 4 mins

Legumes

There are 900 genera in the legume family and not all of them can fix nitrogen in the soil

• 4 mins

Global Warming

What effect will global warming have on the world?

• 23 mins

Nuclear Energy

Discussion on the range of opinions within different sectors of the nuclear industry

• 23 mins

Genetics

"Everyone came in and looked at the model and said how pretty it was"

• 24 mins

Shipping Traffic

Preventing shipping accidents in the Bosporus straits

• 22 mins

Fluoride

Discussion on the potential benefits and dangers of fluoride

• 23 mins

Stem Cell Research

Is adult stem cell research the way forward?

• 23 mins

Saving Medicinal Plants

Around 250 medicinal plants are considered endangered species - how can we preserve them?

• 24 mins

Performance Enhancing Drugs

Listen to an exploration of illegal drug taking in sport

• 23 mins

Drug Resistant Diseases

We are not in a position to treat dangerous infections - that were previously treatable

• 11 mins

Criticising Science

The science detective who sorts the hype from hypothesis Robert Park

• 11 mins

Biological Warfare for Illegal Drugs

Should a biological weapon be used to kill the plants such as the opium poppy and coca?

• 23 mins

AIDs in South Africa

South Africa had 0.06% of the world's population but had 10% of the world's HIV cases

• 23 mins

Life on Mars

Answering listener's questions such as what is the significance of water on Mars?

• 11 mins

The Biotechnology Goldrush

Should human DNA be patented?

• 23 mins

Domestic Pollution

The health problems and pollution caused by the burning of wood, coal and animal dung

• 10 mins

Air Transport Safety

A look at the engineering that makes flying the least dangerous way to travel

• 11 mins

HIV - Polio Vaccine Theory

Did HIV pass from chimpanzees to humans after polio vaccine tests in Africa?

• 11 mins

Scientific Endeavour in South Africa

South Africa's scientific endeavours to help solve poverty, poor housing and disease

• 12 mins