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Mark Spencer on how plants solve crimes
Inside the mind of a forensic botanist, Mark Spencer.
Theresa Marteau on how to change behaviour
Prof Dame Theresa Marteau tells Jim Al-Khalili about her life and work.
Professor Martin Sweeting, inventor of microsatellites
How Martin Sweeting made a satellite on his kitchen table.
Jane Clarke on Protein Folding
Jane Clarke unravels her discoveries into the molecular origami of our body's proteins.
Peter Goadsby on migraine
Peter Goadsby on migraine attacks and the new treatments his research has inspired.
Helen Scales on marine conservation
Fish watching and the downsides of deep sea mining. Helen Scales talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
Nira Chamberlain on how mathematics can solve real-world problems
Jim Al-Khalili asks Nira Chamberlain how he uses maths to solve real-world problems.
Mike Tipton on how our bodies respond to extreme conditions
Mike Tipton on cold water swimming.
Tamsin Edwards on the uncertainty in climate science
All climate change models are wrong. Tamsin Edwards tells Jim Al Khalili why.
Hannah Fry on the power and perils of big data
Why, in the Age of the Algorithm, humans have never been more important.
David Eagleman on why reality is an illusion
Can we create new senses? Prof David Eagleman talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
Brenda Boardman on making our homes energy efficient.
Can we achieve carbon net zero in our homes? Brenda Boardman talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
Derk-Jan Dijk on the importance of sleep
How does sleep change as we age? Derk-Jan Dijk talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
Hannah Cloke and predicting floods
Hannah Cloke talks to Jim Al-Khalili about predicting this summer's serious floods.
The Life Scientific at 10: What makes a scientist?
Jim Al-Khalili and distinguished guests reflect on ten years of The Life Scientific.
The Patrick Vallance Interview
Science and our future
Tim Spector and personalised diets for long term health
Professor Tim Spector on fuelling gut microbes for long term health.
Tim Clutton-Brock on meerkats, red deer and evolution
What makes meerkats so cooperative and why do sons cost mothers more than daughters?
Sharon Peacock on hunting pandemic variants of concern
Leading the UK's hunt for new and dangerous Covid-19 variants.
Julia Shaw on memories that aren't true
Can we trust our memories of events? Julia Shaw talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
Shankar Balasubramanian on decoding DNA
The man who found a way to decode DNA at speed.
Steve Brusatte on the fall of dinosaurs and the rise of mammals
How did mammals come to dominate our planet? Prof Steve Brusatte talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
Ben Garrod on conservation and extinction
What can bones tell us about evolution, behaviour and extinction?
Chi Onwurah on why engineering is a caring profession.
Why politics needs more scientists and engineers.
Pete Smith on why soil matters
Restore peat bogs to mitigate climate change and improve bio-diversity.
Jacinta Tan on anorexia nervosa and the mind
How does a person with anorexia nervosa think? Jacinta Tan talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
Adam Hart on ants, bees and insect burgers
When does a waggle dance become a tremble dance?
Vlatko Vedral on the universe as quantum information
A self-confessed physics fundamentalist decodes reality.
Sir Martin Landray on saving over a million lives
Sir Martin Landray on how he discovered the drugs for Covid-19 with the RECOVERY Trial.
s Arnold: From taxi driver to Nobel Prize
Turning microbes into living factories.
Judith Bunbury on the shifting River Nile in the time of the Pharaohs
A geo-archaeologist digs down to enrich our knowledge of ancient Egypt and beyond.
