BBC World Service - Discovery

Episode 1 - Cynthia Kenyon—Exchanges At The Frontier

A second series of public events on the role of science in society, from the BBC World Service with the Wellcome Collection.

Does the head really rule the heart as modern science would tell us? Tim Healey asks if the heart plays a role in our emotions.

2/2 Medical sleuths in West Africa make startling discoveries that could change child health care worldwide.

1/2 Medical sleuths in West Africa make startling discoveries that could change child health care worldwide.

Brian Cox presents a tribute to Richard Feynman, widely regarded as the most influential physicist since Einstein.

Kevin Fong examines the equation that seeks to answer one of the most profound questions in science: Are we alone in the cosmos?

Roland Pease reports on graphene, an atomically thin form of carbon that looks set to transform technology.

Vivienne Parry hears how new research into muscle wastage is turning the accepted view of "use it or lose it" on its head.

Explorations in the world of science.

Karen Bartlett asks what is thrill? And can it be replicated psychologically, genetically or technically for entertainment?.