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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.
Emily Holmes on how to treat trauma
Why images are more powerful than words in shaping how we think and feel.
Can computers discover new medicines?
Using AI to discover drugs. Daphne Koller tells Jim Al-Khalili about her life and work.
The sounds of coral reefs
Jim Al-Khalili meets Tim Lamont, a young ecologist making waves restoring coral reefs
Why study sewage?
Leon Barron tells Jim Al-Khalili how he developed an intense interest in sewage.
A ion for fruit flies
Bambos Kyriacou tells Jim Al-Khalili why he studies the behaviour of fruit flies.
Chris Elliott on fighting food fraud
How ‘fingerprinting’ technology could help prevent another horse meat scam.
Pam Shaw on the research battle against motor neurone disease
How new drug trials could mark a turning point in MND research.
Rebecca Kilner on beetle behaviours and evolution
How corpse-based beetles can answer long-standing questions about human evolution.
Clifford Johnson on making sense of black holes and movie plots
Jim Al-Khalili hears about new approaches to quantum questions and using science in films.
Adrian Smith on the power of Bayesian statistics
How a once-derided approach to statistics paved the way for AI.
Haley Gomez on cosmic dust
Jim Al-Khalili talks to astrophysicist Haley Gomez.
Danny Altmann on how T cells fight disease
Jim Al-Khalili talks T cells, our immune response and Long Covid with Prof Danny Altmann.
Julia King on manipulating metals and decarbonising transport
A metals-focused engineer's route from academia to industry to the House of Lords.
Marie Johnston on health psychology and the power of behavioural shifts
Why subtle changes in how we act can radically change our lives and our health.
James Jackson on understanding earthquakes and building resilience
How studying processes that shape the planet’s surface can help us become more resilient.
Julie Williams on Alzheimer’s disease
Julie Williams on the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease.
Andre Geim on levitating frogs, graphene and 2D materials
The Nobel prize-winning physicist talks about the world's strongest material, graphene.
Gillian Reid on making chemistry count
Jim Al-Khalili hears how chemistry is connected to every part of our lives.
Bruce Malamud on modelling risk for natural hazards
From landslides to tornadoes, Bruce Malamud talks modelling risk and multi-hazard cascades
Anne-Marie Imafidon on fighting for diversity and equality in science
Jim Al-Khalili speaks to Anne-Marie Imafidon about championing girls in STEM.
Anne Ferguson-Smith on unravelling epigenetics
Jim Al-Khalili unravels the tangled chains of genetic (and epigenetic) inheritance.
Harald Haas on making waves in light communication
Jim Al-Khalili hears how light can be used to access the internet.
Deborah Greaves on wave power and offshore renewable energy
Jim Al-Khalili speaks to Deborah Greaves about wave energy and her love of the sea
Gideon Henderson on climate ‘clocks’ and dating ice ages
Jim Al-Khalili hears how study of the past climate can help us understand our future.
Chris Barratt on head-banging sperm and a future male contraceptive pill
Professor Chris Barratt discusses breaking new ground in male fertility research.
Sir Colin Humphreys on electron microscopes, and the thinnest material in the world
Sir Colin Humphreys on LEDs, electron microscopes, and the thinnest material in the world
Bahija Jallal on the biotech revolution in cancer therapies
Bahija Jallal on the biotech revolution in cancer therapies.
Paul Murdin on the first ever identification of a black hole
Paul Murdin shares his story of the first identification of a black hole, Cygnus X-1.
Alex Antonelli on learning from nature's biodiversity to adapt to climate change
Jim Al-Khalili meets the Kew Gardens' director using bio-geography to protect biodiversity
Edward Witten on 'the theory of everything'
Physicist Edward Witten on M-Theory, the leading contender for a 'theory of everything'.
