Discovery

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Explorations in the world of science.

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20 episodes
Updated June 22

Episodes20

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June 22 · 26 min
The friendly virus
As antibiotics start to fail, are we ready to enter the age of phage?
June 15 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Dean Lomax
Dean Lomax on his unconventional route into palaeontology and making BIG discoveries.
June 8 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Helen Hastie
Professor Helen Hastie on the positive future role for robots in our world.
June 1 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Seth Berkley
Epidemiologist Seth Berkley on a career trying to get vaccines to those in need.
May 25 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Hiranya Peiris
Hiranya Peiris on discovering the origin and evolution of the universe.
May 18 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Washington Yotto Ochieng
Washington Yotto Ochieng reveals just how dependent we are on navigation systems like GPS
May 11 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Lucy Carpenter
Atmospheric chemist Lucy Carpenter explains how natural marine processes impact ozone.
May 4 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Jens Juul Holst
Physiologist Jens Juul Holst on how gut hormone GLP-1 paved the way for weight loss drugs
April 27 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Jim Ashworth-Beaumont
Orthotist Jim Ashworth-Beaumont on how the body can adapt to life-changing injuries.
April 20 · 26 min
Inside Universe 25
What we can learn about the psychology of crowding from one man, and two thousand mice?
April 13 · 26 min
Dark Breath
The story of a scientific surprise and what happened next.
April 6 · 29 min
Superbugs: Resistance Rising Part 3
Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rising; is a great global crisis on the horizon?
March 30 · 26 min
Superbugs: Resistance rising, part 2
Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rising; is a great global crisis on the horizon?
March 23 · 29 min
Superbugs: Resistance rising, part 1
Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rising - is a great global crisis on the horizon?
March 16 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Jehane Ragai
Egyptian chemist Jehane Ragai on proving forged paintings and uncovering masterpieces.
March 9 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Tony Juniper
Explorations in the world of science.
March 2 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Pierre Friedlingstein
Pierre Friedlingstein on the pivotal role of carbon in predicting climate change.
February 23 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Julia Simner
Professor Julia Simner tests Jim for synaesthesia with surprising results.
February 16 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Caroline Smith
Caroline Smith on meteorites, rocks on Mars and the potential for ancient life there.
February 9 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: AP De Silva
Photochemist AP De Silva on engineering molecular sensors to revolutionise healthcare