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Taming the Sun
ITER, the world's effort to harness nuclear fusion, and the most complex experiment ever
Beauty and the Brain
Dr Tiffany Jenkins explores what neuroscience knows about art
Alf Adams
Alf Adams remembers his small idea that changed the world, with Jim Al-Khalili.
Mark Miodownik
Mark Miodownik talks nuclear weapons, 3D printers and smart materials with Jim Al-Khalili.
Sue Black
Forensic scientist Sue Black on the clues she uses to identify human bodies
Whatever Happened to Biofuels - Part Two
Gaia Vince asks if we can ever run our vehicles on biofuels from algae or bacteria.
Whatever Happened to Biofuels?
Can we make biofuels from the sugars in the inedible parts of plants?
Peter Higgs
Peter Higgs opens up to Jim Al-Khalili about the Higgs boson.
Vikram Patel
Jim al-Khalili discusses global mental health with psychiatrist Professor Vikram Patel
Inside the Shark's Mind
Can science stop sharks attacking humans?