The Life Scientific Podcast
Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future
Episodes to download
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Professor Sir Michael Rutter
Tue 3 Jun 2014
Jim Al-Khalili meets child psychiatrist Prof Sir Michael Rutter.
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Julia Slingo
Tue 8 Apr 2014
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Dame Julia Slingo, the chief scientist at the Met Office.
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Veronica van Heyningen
Tue 1 Apr 2014
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Veronica van Heyningen about the gene that builds the eye.
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Alf Adams
Tue 25 Mar 2014
Alf Adams remembers his small idea that changed the world, with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Anne Glover
Tue 18 Mar 2014
Anne Glover talks to Jim Al-Khalili about glow-in-the-dark bacteria and advising ministers
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Mark Miodownik
Tue 11 Mar 2014
Mark Miodownik talks nuclear weapons, 3D printers and smart materials with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Vikram Patel
Tue 4 Mar 2014
Jim Al-Khalili discusses global mental health with psychiatrist Prof Vikram Patel.
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Sue Black
Tue 25 Feb 2014
Jim Al-Khalili talks to forensic scientist Sue Black about identifying human bodies.
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Peter Higgs
Tue 18 Feb 2014
Peter Higgs opens up to Jim Al-Khalili about the real story of the Higgs boson.
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Jenny Graves
Tue 1 Oct 2013
Jim Al-Khalili talks kangaroos and the death of the Y chromosome with Prof Jenny Graves.
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Sophie Scott
Tue 24 Sep 2013
Jim Al-Khalili talks to neuroscientist Sophie Scott about the science of laughter.
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Ian Stewart
Tue 17 Sep 2013
Jim Al-Khalili discusses sci-fi and popularising maths with Prof Ian Stewart.
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Mike Benton
Tue 10 Sep 2013
Jim Al-Khalili discusses digging up dinosaurs in remote places with Prof Mike Benton.
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Mark Lythgoe
Tue 3 Sep 2013
Jim Al-Khalili discusses medical imaging and mountain climbing with Prof Mark Lythgoe.
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Joanna Haigh
Tue 27 Aug 2013
Joanna Haigh, professor of physics at Imperial College, talks climate with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Russell Foster
Tue 20 Aug 2013
Jim Al-Khalili talks to zoologist Russell Foster about circadian rhythms and jet lag.
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Elizabeth Stokoe
Tue 25 Jun 2013
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Elizabeth Stokoe about studying real-life conversations.
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David Spiegelhalter
Tue 18 Jun 2013
Jim Al-Khalili talks risk and uncertainty with Prof David Spiegelhalter.
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Ewan Birney
Tue 11 Jun 2013
Ewan Birney talks to Jim Al-Khalili about deciphering the human genome and junk DNA.
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Athene Donald
Tue 4 Jun 2013
Prof Dame Athene Donald talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the physics behind everyday stuff.
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Linda Partridge
Tue 28 May 2013
The science of longevity - Jim Al-Khalili chats to geneticist Prof Dame Linda Partridge.
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Lord John Krebs
Tue 21 May 2013
Lord John Krebs talks to Jim al-Khalili about birds, foot and mouth disease and badgers.
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Sanjeev Gupta
Tue 14 May 2013
What links the English Channel to valleys on Mars? Jim talks to geologist Sanjeev Gupta.
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Nancy Rothwell
Tue 7 May 2013
Jim Al-Khalili in conversation with the neuroscientist Prof Dame Nancy Rothwell.
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Sue Ion
Tue 26 Feb 2013
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Sue Ion about working in the nuclear industry post-Chernobyl.
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Alan Watson
Tue 19 Feb 2013
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Alan Watson about his quest to discover the source of cosmic rays.
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Annette Karmiloff-Smith
Tue 22 Jan 2013
Should babies under two watch TV? Jim talks to psychologist Annette Karmiloff-Smith.
Sleep 鈥� the mystery state
What is the secret to a good nights sleep? Professor Jim Al-Khalili explores.
Is your mind a machine?
Daniel Dennett thinks so. Here is what we learned from his Life Scientific.
