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Mind Reading
Gaia Vince explores how scientists are trying to read others' minds.
Origins of Human Culture
What鈥檚 special about human culture
Science Stories: Series 3 - Making the Earth Move
How a dying man's book demoted the earth and reconstructed the universe.
Science Stories: Series 3 - Testosterone: Elixir of Masculinity
How testosterone has been used and abused in history
Science Stories: Series 3 - The Woman Who Tamed Lightning
Hertha Ayrton was the first woman admitted to the Institution of Electrical Engineers
Science Stories: Series 3 - Mesmerism and Parapsychology
The showmanship of Anton Mesmer and the rise and fall of animal magnetism
The Future of the Climate Deal
What will President Trump mean for international deals to avert climate change?
Sesame Open
The new science facility, SESAME, that aims to promote peace in the middle east
Does nothing exist?
Does nothing really exist, and where can we find it?
Why do we get middle-aged spread?
Plus, what鈥檚 the strongest substance in the world?
Does the full Moon make us act oddly?
And could we live on another planet?
Why am I left-handed?
What determines left or right handedness and why are lefties in the minority?
Why do some people have no sense of direction?
Plus, why is my mum tone deaf?
Make Me a Cyborg
Are human cyborgs set to become a reality? Frank Swain investigates.
Delivering Clean Air
More delivery vans means more air pollution in our cities. What are the alternatives?
Human Hibernation
Could humans pull off the trick of hibernation to conquer long term space travel?
The Split Second Decision
Dr Kevin Fong asks how vulnerable is our high end decision making
Extending Embryo Research
Explorations in the world of science.
The Bee All and End All
Bees pollinate plants, can detect bombs and compose music. What would we do without them?
Lifechangers: George Takei
Kevin Fong talks to Star Trek actor and activist George Takei.
Lifechangers: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Kevin Fong talks to astrophysicist and populariser of science, Neil deGrasse Tyson
Lifechangers: Charles Bolden
Hunting for Life on Mars
Professor Monica Grady searches for signs of life on Mars
Re-engineering Life
Roland Pease meets the engineers and biologists hacking life's circuits
Quantum Supremacy
With IBM, Google and Microsoft all making bold claims for quantum computing, what's up?
History of the Rise of the Robots
From the Ancient Greeks to Maria in Metropolis, Adam Rutherford explores robots in culture
Robots - More Human than Human?
Adam Rutherford explores our relationship with contemporary humanoid robots
Can Robots be Truly Intelligent?
Adam Rutherford asks if we are ready for artificial intelligences making decisions for us
Dying in Comfort in Mongolia
The Mongolian matriarch who is helping people with terminal liver cancer die in comfort
Taking On Tobacco - Lung Cancer in Uruguay
Uruguay takes on Big Tobacco in crusade to save its citizens
Screening and Treating Cervical Cancer in Tanzania
Anu Anand on how vinegar and a head torch are used to tackle cervical cancer in Tanzania