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Explorations in the world of science.

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The Life Scientific: Margaret Boden on Artificial Intelligence
Jim Al-Khalili meets a world authority on Artificial Intelligence, Maggie Boden
26 Jan 2015,26 mins
Hot Gossip - Part Two
Geoff Watts continues his exploration of the science and culture of gossip
19 Jan 2015,26 mins
Hot Gossip - Part One
Geoff Watts explores the origins and the science behind our love and loathing of gossip
12 Jan 2015,26 mins
Virtual Therapy
Quentin Cooper looks at the therapeutic possibilities of Virtual Reality
05 Jan 2015,26 mins
Animal Personality
From bold crabs to neurotic chimps, animals have different personalities, like us. Why?
29 Dec 2014,26 mins
Can Maths Combat Terrorism?
Can maths reveal hidden patterns in global terrorist activity? Dr Hannah Fry investigates
22 Dec 2014,26 mins
New Space to Fly
The modernisation of air traffic control which could allow pilots to choose their routes
15 Dec 2014,26 mins
Vagus Nerve
Can stimulating the vagus nerve, which connects the brain with the organs improve health?
08 Dec 2014,26 mins
Elspeth Garman
Oxford crystallographer Elspeth Garman on the study of the internal structure of matter
01 Dec 2014,26 mins
Painful Medicine
The hidden problem of addiction to over-the-counter painkillers
24 Nov 2014,26 mins
Chris Toumazou
European Inventor of the Year, Chris Toumazou, on the science of invention
17 Nov 2014,26 mins
The Making of the Moon
The past, the present and the future of the Moon
10 Nov 2014,26 mins
Trauma at War
Exploring trauma medicine on the frontline in Afghanistan
03 Nov 2014,26 mins
Trauma: The Fight for Life
How modern trauma medicine evolved from conflict and catastrophe to help save lives
27 Oct 2014,26 mins
Brian Cox
Physicist and media star Brian Cox on fame and quantum mechanics
20 Oct 2014,26 mins
Urine Trouble: What’s in our Water
What happens to the medicines we take after they leave our body?
13 Oct 2014,26 mins
Patients Doing It for Themselves
How patients are taking control of their own treatment and their own clinical trials
06 Oct 2014,26 mins
Preventing Disease in Animals
The pioneering genetic techniques to combat disease in our livestock
29 Sep 2014,26 mins
Beyond the Abyss
Exploring the ocean's deepest realm - the Hadal zone, 6,000 to 11,000 metres down
22 Sep 2014,26 mins
Power Transmission
Could super grids supplying DC electricity be the solution to rising demand for energy?
15 Sep 2014,26 mins
Biosafety
As mistakes involving deadly pathogens come to light, what lessons will be learnt?
08 Sep 2014,26 mins
Mum and Dad and Mum
Meet the girl with DNA from three people
01 Sep 2014,26 mins
Antibiotic Resistance Crisis - Part Two
The world needs new antibiotics: drug companies don’t want to make them. What next?
25 Aug 2014,26 mins
Antibiotic Resistance Crisis - Part One
Why our antibiotics are failing. Is this the end of modern medicine?
18 Aug 2014,26 mins
Cosmology
Have astronomers really found gravitational waves from the Big Bang?
11 Aug 2014,26 mins
Rosetta Mission Arriving At Comet
Orbiting and landing on a comet. The most daring science space mission ever?
04 Aug 2014,26 mins
Professor Sir Michael Rutter
Child psychiatrist Sir Michael Rutter influenced understanding of autism and behaviour
28 Jul 2014,26 mins
What has Happened to El Nino?
What is making this year’s predicted El Nino so hard to forecast?
21 Jul 2014,26 mins
Swarming Robots
Adam Hart on how insect and cell structure research is helping develop swarming robots
14 Jul 2014,26 mins
Anaesthesia
How do general anaesthetics work in the body?
07 Jul 2014,26 mins