The Life Scientific Episodes Episode guide
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Sophie Scott
Jim Al-Khalili talks to neuroscientist Sophie Scott about the science of laughter.
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Ian Stewart
Jim Al-Khalili discusses sci-fi and popularising maths with Prof Ian Stewart.
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Mike Benton
Jim Al-Khalili discusses digging up dinosaurs in remote places with Prof Mike Benton.
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Mark Lythgoe
Jim Al-Khalili discusses medical imaging and mountain climbing with Prof Mark Lythgoe.
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Joanna Haigh
Joanna Haigh, professor of physics at Imperial College, talks climate with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Russell Foster
Jim Al-Khalili talks to zoologist Russell Foster about circadian rhythms and jet lag.
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Elizabeth Stokoe
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Elizabeth Stokoe about studying real-life conversations.
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David Spiegelhalter
Jim Al-Khalili talks risk and uncertainty with Prof David Spiegelhalter.
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Ewan Birney
Ewan Birney talks to Jim Al-Khalili about deciphering the human genome and junk DNA.
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Athene Donald
Prof Dame Athene Donald talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the physics behind everyday stuff.
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Linda Partridge
The science of longevity - Jim Al-Khalili chats to geneticist Prof Dame Linda Partridge.
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Lord John Krebs
Lord John Krebs talks to Jim al-Khalili about birds, foot and mouth disease and badgers.
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Sanjeev Gupta
What links the English Channel to valleys on Mars? Jim talks to geologist Sanjeev Gupta.
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Nancy Rothwell
Jim Al-Khalili in conversation with the neuroscientist Prof Dame Nancy Rothwell.
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Sue Ion
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Sue Ion about working in the nuclear industry post-Chernobyl.
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Alan Watson
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Alan Watson about his quest to discover the source of cosmic rays.
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Valerie Beral
Jim Al-Khalili talks to breast cancer pioneer Valerie Beral.
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Noel Sharkey
Jim Al-Khalili talks to roboticist and psychologist, Noel Sharkey.
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Annette Karmiloff-Smith
Should babies under two watch TV? Jim talks to psychologist Annette Karmiloff-Smith.
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Prof Robert Mair
Robert Mair talks about tunnelling under Big Ben, Crossrail and engineering for the future
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Amoret Whitaker
Amoret Whitaker talks about insects and their role in helping solve crimes.
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John Gurdon
2012 Nobel Prize winner John Gurdon on cloning a frog decades before Dolly the Sheep.
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Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond on gall bladders, global history and the birds of Papua New Guinea.
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Monica Grady
Jim Al-Khalili and Prof Monica Grady weigh up the evidence for life on Mars.
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Hugh Montgomery
Jim Al-Khalili interviews Professor Hugh Montgomery about the gene for fitness.
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Sir Mark Walport
Jim Al-Khalili talks to the next government chief scientific advisor, Sir Mark Walport.
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Sunetra Gupta
Jim Al-Khalili meets Prof Sunetra Gupta, a scientist and novelist.
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David Nutt
Jim Al-Khalili interviews Prof David Nutt about research into drugs and the brain.
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Andrea Sella
Jim Al-Khalili discovers why Andrea Sella's chemistry demonstrations are filling theatres.
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Richard Dawkins
Jim Al-Khalili meets evolutionary biologist and author Prof Richard Dawkins.
