The Life Scientific Episodes Available now

Anne Ferguson-Smith on unravelling epigenetics
Jim Al-Khalili unravels the tangled chains of genetic (and epigenetic) inheritance.

Anne-Marie Imafidon on fighting for diversity and equality in science
Jim Al-Khalili speaks to Anne-Marie Imafidon about championing girls in STEM.

Bruce Malamud on modelling risk for natural hazards
From landslides to tornadoes, Bruce Malamud talks modelling risk and multi-hazard cascades

Gillian Reid on making chemistry count
Jim Al-Khalili hears how chemistry is connected to every part of our lives.

Andre Geim on levitating frogs, graphene and 2D materials
The Nobel prize-winning physicist talks about the world's strongest material, graphene.

Julie Williams on Alzheimer’s disease
Julie Williams on the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease.

James Jackson on understanding earthquakes and building resilience
How studying processes that shape the planet’s surface can help us become more resilient.

Marie Johnston on health psychology and the power of behavioural shifts
Why subtle changes in how we act can radically change our lives and our health.

Julia King on manipulating metals and decarbonising transport
A metals-focused engineer's route from academia to industry to the House of Lords.

Danny Altmann on how T cells fight disease
Jim Al-Khalili talks T cells, our immune response and Long Covid with Prof Danny Altmann.