Explorations in the world of science.
World Service,·1460 episodes
24/02/2020 GMT
Sophia Jex-Blake, first woman doctor in Scotland
24 Feb 2020,·26 mins
Isaac Newton and the story of the apple
Did Newton's theory of gravity really come to him after seeing an apple fall?
02 Mar 2020,·26 mins
Naomi Alderman tells the story of Sophia Jex-Blake, first woman doctor in Scotland
24 Feb 2020,·27 mins
Naomi Alderman tells the story of Mary Somerville, pioneer of popular science writing
17 Feb 2020,·27 mins
USA and Australia battle the unregulated stem cell clinic boom
10 Feb 2020,·26 mins
How risky are stem cell injections?
03 Feb 2020,·26 mins
The road to Glasgow
Across 2020 Matt McGrath will be reporting on what is happening to save the planet
27 Jan 2020,·26 mins
How is climate change affecting people's mental health?
20 Jan 2020,·26 mins
Why fake science spreads faster online than the truth
13 Jan 2020,·26 mins
James Gallagher tells the story of new lifesaving drugs that interfere with genes.
06 Jan 2020,·26 mins
Philip Ball tells the tale of Alexis Carrel’s immortal chicken heart
30 Dec 2019,·26 mins
Philip Ball tells the story of Ramon Llull, the medieval prophet of computer science
23 Dec 2019,·26 mins
Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss, the hand washer
16 Dec 2019,·26 mins
09 Dec 2019,·26 mins
Galileo's lost letter questions how he challenged the Church. With Philip Ball.
02 Dec 2019,·26 mins
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Robin Dunbar about his work on maintaining friendships.
25 Nov 2019,·26 mins
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Katherine Joy about her work with moon rock.
18 Nov 2019,·26 mins
Jim Al-Khalili speaks to the 2018 Chemistry Nobel Prize winner, Sir Gregory Winter.
11 Nov 2019,·26 mins
DNA detective Turi King discusses her life scientific with Jim al-Khalili.
04 Nov 2019,·26 mins
How Richard Thompson alerted the world to the micro-plastics in the ocean.
28 Oct 2019,·26 mins
How science and technology could protect sportsmen and women from traumatic brain injury
21 Oct 2019,·26 mins
Living with Parkinson's
What is life like with Parkinson’s? Jane Hill, whose father lived with PD, investigates.
30 Sep 2019,·26 mins
Exercise
Jane Hill visits a boxing club in the Netherlands to discover the benefits for PD
07 Oct 2019,·26 mins
Early diagnosis and research
Finding a cure for Parkinson’s. Jane Hill on early diagnosis and repurposing drugs
14 Oct 2019,·26 mins
How banning pesticides in Sri Lanka led to a massive drop in suicides
23 Sep 2019,·26 mins
Lucy Cooke discovers whether it's better to fight or make peace in the animal kingdom
16 Sep 2019,·26 mins
Lucy Cooke discovers why being small can give you a step up on the evolutionary ladder
09 Sep 2019,·26 mins
Lucy Cooke discovers why being a bit sneaky may be an excellent evolutionary strategy.
02 Sep 2019,·26 mins
Prof Deborah Bowman reveals how a cancer diagnosis transformed her view of medical ethics
26 Aug 2019,·26 mins
Matthew Cobb asks who owns research. Scientists, publishers or the public?
19 Aug 2019,·26 mins
