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Professor Martin Sweeting, inventor of microsatellites
How Martin Sweeting made a satellite on his kitchen table.
Theresa Marteau on how to change behaviour
Prof Dame Theresa Marteau tells Jim Al-Khalili about her life and work.
Mark Spencer on how plants solve crimes
Inside the mind of a forensic botanist, Mark Spencer.
Sarah Bridle on the carbon footprint of food
Why did a rising star in the study of dark energy turn her attention to climate change?
Richard Bentall on the causes of mental ill health
Why madness is in the world not in us. Prof Richard Bentall talks about his life and work.
Jane Hurst on the secret life of mice
Jane Hurst reveals how mice are ruled by their noses.
Anne Johnson on the importance of public health
From HIV to influenza and Covid-19, why prevention is better than cure.
Giles Yeo on how our genes can make us fat
Giles Yeo reveals the role our genes play in the obesity epidemic.
Cath Noakes on making buildings Covid-safe
How good ventilation dramatically reduces the risk of inhaling tiny airborne pathogens.
Chris Jackson on sustainable geology
Geologist Chris Jackson on the earth's past, deep salt and abseiling into a volcano.
