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Nature's Numbers
What can babies and an Amazonian tribe tell us about the origins of mathematics?
11 Jan 2016,26 mins
Nature's Numbers
What can animals tell us about the origins of our numerical abilities?
04 Jan 2016,26 mins
Future of Energy
Jack Stewart looks at the future of the supply, demand, and viability of energy sources
28 Dec 2015,26 mins
The Power of Equations
Jim al-Khalili and fellow physicists on the beauty and power of equations
21 Dec 2015,26 mins
Enceladus: A second genesis of life at Saturn?
The best place to search for extra-terrestrial life among the planets.
14 Dec 2015,26 mins
Humboldt - the Inventor of Nature
Retracing the footsteps Alexander Von Humboldt - the forgotten father of environmentalism
07 Dec 2015,26 mins
Unbreathable: The Modern Problem of Air Pollution
Roland Pease looks into the 3.3 million people killed each year by polluted air
30 Nov 2015,26 mins
Future of Biodiversity
Kathy Willis, Director of Science Kew Gardens, discusses biodiversity with Jim al-Khalili
23 Nov 2015,26 mins
Problems of Developing Drugs
Jim al-Khalili meets Patrick Vallance heading drug development at a pharmaceutical company
16 Nov 2015,26 mins
The Genetics of Intelligence
Professor Robert Plomin talks to Jim al-Khalili about the genetics of intelligence
09 Nov 2015,26 mins
How to Make an Awesome Surf Wave
Surfer Helen Scales goes in search of the perfect man-made wave
02 Nov 2015,26 mins
Lion Hunting in Africa
Can trophy hunting lions be good for conservation?
26 Oct 2015,26 mins
The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: San Francisco
Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage in San Francisco to talk alien visitations
19 Oct 2015,26 mins
The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: Chicago
Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage in Chicago, to discuss fossils and evolution
12 Oct 2015,26 mins
The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: Los Angeles
What happens when science meets Hollywood?
05 Oct 2015,26 mins
The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: New York
Is science a force for good or evil? Professor Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests discuss
28 Sep 2015,26 mins
Life Changers - Didier Queloz
Kevin Fong talks to astrophysicist and planet hunter Didier Queloz.
21 Sep 2015,26 mins
Life Changers - Anita Sengupta
Nasa engineer Anita Sengupta on landing a rover on Mars
14 Sep 2015,26 mins
Life Changers - Venki Ramakrishnan
Kevin Fong talks to the Indian-born Nobel Laureate Professor Venki Ramakrishnan
07 Sep 2015,26 mins
Life Changers - Kathryn Maitland
Kathryn Maitland has a burning passion to transform clinical research across Africa.
31 Aug 2015,26 mins
Women on the ‘Problem with Science’
A global perspective on the barriers to women in science.
24 Aug 2015,26 mins
Truth about the Body Mass Index
As Dr Mark Porter's waistline increases he puts his body mass index, or BMI, to the test.
17 Aug 2015,26 mins
The Great Telescopes and Evolution
Simon Schaffer tells of the astronomers who grappled with evolution long before Darwin.
10 Aug 2015,26 mins
Death of a Physicist
Henry Moseley was seen as Britain’s greatest physicist, but was killed in World War One
03 Aug 2015,26 mins
The Colour Purple
How William Perkin brought purple to the people in Victorian London
27 Jul 2015,26 mins
Maurice Wilkins
The third man behind the unravelling of DNA's double helix Maurice Wilkins
20 Jul 2015,26 mins
James Watt and Steam Power
How the engine that powered the industrial revolution nearly ran out of steam
13 Jul 2015,26 mins
Sounds Of Space: Deep Space
Voyaging further into deep space, with astronomer, Dr Lucie Green.
06 Jul 2015,26 mins
Sounds of Space: The Solar System
Take a sonic journey through the Solar System with astronomer, Dr Lucie Green
29 Jun 2015,26 mins
Future of European Science
The European Research Council’s policy of backing high risk, high gain basic science
22 Jun 2015,26 mins