ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Inside Science Episodes Episode guide
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Hobbit; Genetics of height; Solar science; Snails
The 'Hobbit' skeleton - rewriting human history, but still controversial 10 years later.
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Ebola; Ada Lovelace Day; Space Weather
What can science tell us about the virus at the centre of the current Ebola outbreak?
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Nobel Prizes 2014; Gauge; Genetics and Diabetes; UK Fungus Day
Adam Rutherford hosts a post-match analysis of the 2014 Nobel Prizes for science.
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Women, Science and the Royal Society; Open Access Research
Adam Rutherford asks the Royal Society about the decline in awards to female scientists.
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Cosmic inflation latest; Indian space success; Science and language; Wax Venus
Claims of evidence for cosmic super-expansion just after the Big Bang are questioned.
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European ancestry; Cern is 60; Graphene plasters; Penguins
How most present-day Europeans derive from at least three ancestral populations.
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Jack the Ripper; Future of Scottish science
Examining the latest Jack the Ripper ID, and debating the future of Scottish science.
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Bardarbunga volcano; Geology in Minecraft; Synthesising opioids; Ammonia
Adam Rutherford talks to researchers in Iceland studying the erupting Bardarbunga volcano.
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Manipulating mouse memory; London pollution; Nature of knowing; Snail fur
Adam Rutherford shines a light on how the mouse brain processes memory.
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TB in the New World; Trusting Wikipedia; Shipwreck of the London; @LegoAcademics
Adam Rutherford discovers that TB was introduced to the Americas from seals and sea lions.
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Anaesthesia; Chilean earthquakes; Strange weather; Jellyfish
Will quantum physics bring us any closer to understanding how anaesthetics work?
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New dinosaur; GM chickens; Lightning; Rosetta; Diatoms
Professor Alice Roberts reveals Laquintasaura, a new dinosaur found in South America.
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ExpeRimental; Rosetta; MOOCs
Alice Roberts indulges in some science experiments for kids, including Bubblecano!
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Science's fascination with the face
Adam discusses the ethics and privacy issues surrounding facial recognition programmes.
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A special programme on plants and their pollinators, poisons and pests
Adam visits Kew Gardens to root amongst the foliage and reveal the latest in plant science
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Behavioural profiling at airports; Light and colour in art; Hadrian's Wall; Cassini
Adam Rutherford questions the science behind behavioural profiling at airport security.
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Informed consent, El Nino, Gravitational Waves, Cloud cover
Can we be used in experiments without our consent? Adam Rutherford investigates.
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Longitude Prize Winner; Solar cells; New species; Fiji fisherwomen; Physics questions
Dr Adam Rutherford learns about this year's Longitude Prize challenge.
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Antarctic Invaders; Patents; Longitude Challenges for Water and Antibiotics
Adam Rutherford finds out why Antarctica isn't such a pristine environment after all.
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Turing test; World Cup exo-skeleton; Plant cyborgs; Music hooks
Big Science - the first World Cup kick is to be made using a mind-controlled robotic suit.
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Moving Mountains; Invasive Species; Football Stickers
China is taking the tops off mountains to build cities. What are the risks?
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Women scientists; Mapping the ocean floor; Amplituhedron
Tracey Logan and modern women scientists discuss past inspirational ladies of science.
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Longitude Prize 2014; Dementia; Matter from light; Coastal deposition
Adam Rutherford discusses the launch of the Longitude Prize 2014.
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Antarctic melt; brain enhancing devices, atomic clocks and anti-bat moth sounds
Adam Rutherford discusses the irreversible melting of the Antarctic Western Ice shelf.
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Colin Pillinger; Fire? Artificial DNA
The first living organism is created using artificial DNA with man-made genetic letters
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Mice & Men; Fuel from CO2; fRMI; Insect calls
How can you get jet fuel from thin air? Just add water, carbon dioxide and sunlight.
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Y chromosome; Everest avalanche; Aphid survey; Longitude
Adam Rutherford finds out, when it comes to chromosomes, what's the point of the Y.
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Sperm and egg; Dogs; Automatic Facebook; Invasive species
Tracey Logan finds out how a sperm recognises an egg.
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Whales; Dark Matter; Falling; Arty brains
Tracey Logan asks whether killing whales for science can be justified?
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Calorie Restriction; Moon Age; Mars Yard; IPCC.
Tracey Logan unpicks new research on calorie restriction.