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Monday · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Robert Ballard
Oceanographer Bob Ballard discusses his 60-year career in deep-sea exploration.
October 26 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Gillian Forrester
Professor Gillian Forrester on how we became the walking, talking great apes we are today
October 19 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: David Canter
David Canter on how he came to found the field of 'investigative psychology'.
October 12 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Edith Heard
Epigeneticist Edith Heard on decoding the details of how X chromosomes are expressed
October 5 · 26 min
The Life Scientific: Ginger Kerrick
Ginger Kerrick on training the first ISS crew and becoming the voice of Mission Control
September 28 · 26 min
The ocean within us
Humans are around 70% water. But where is it all? And what's it doing inside us?
September 21 · 26 min
The art of being a Zombie Ant Fungus
Cultural entomologist Bridget Nicholls investigates a bizarre natural phenomenon
September 14 · 26 min
Women Not Included: Consumer Products
In a world not designed for women, everyday products ignore women’s real needs.
September 7 · 26 min
Women not included: Medical devices
In a world not designed for women, devices put inside of female bodies pose hidden risks
August 31 · 26 min
Women not included: Artificial Intelligence
In a world not designed for women, AI reveals its hidden gender biases.
August 24 · 26 min
Women Not Included: Urban Planning
In a world not designed for women, the urban landscape reveals who it was really built for
August 17 · 26 min
Women Not Included: Safety Equipment
In a world not designed for women, tools meant to protect can leave many exposed.
August 10 · 26 min
Women Not Included: Drugs and clinical trials
In a world not designed for women, medicine built for male bodies puts people at risk
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.

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