Discovery Podcast
Explorations in the world of science.
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Throwaway Society 2/2
Mon 23 Feb 2015
Can the world鈥檚 companies manufacture four times more stuff without gutting the planet?
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Throwaway Society
Mon 16 Feb 2015
What is swelling the world鈥檚 mountain of electrical and electronic waste?
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The Science of Smell
Mon 9 Feb 2015
Why understanding how we smell has led to a paralysed man walking again
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The Life Scientific: Richard Fortey
Mon 2 Feb 2015
Palaeontologist and naturalist Richard Fortey on the evoloution of the Earth
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The Life Scientific: Margaret Boden on Artificial Intelligence
Mon 26 Jan 2015
Jim Al-Khalili meets a world authority on Artificial Intelligence, Maggie Boden
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Hot Gossip - Part Two
Mon 19 Jan 2015
Geoff Watts continues his exploration of the science and culture of gossip
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Hot Gossip - Part One
Mon 12 Jan 2015
Geoff Watts explores the origins and the science behind our love and loathing of gossip
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Virtual Therapy
Mon 5 Jan 2015
Quentin Cooper looks at the therapeutic possibilities of Virtual Reality
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Animal Personality
Mon 29 Dec 2014
From bold crabs to neurotic chimps, animals have different personalities, like us. Why?
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Can Maths Combat Terrorism?
Mon 22 Dec 2014
Can maths reveal hidden patterns in global terrorist activity? Dr Hannah Fry investigates
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New Space to Fly
Mon 15 Dec 2014
The modernisation of air traffic control which could allow pilots to choose their routes
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Vagus Nerve
Mon 8 Dec 2014
Can stimulating the vagus nerve, which connects the brain with the organs improve health?
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Elspeth Garman
Mon 1 Dec 2014
Oxford crystallographer Elspeth Garman on the study of the internal structure of matter
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Chris Toumazou
Mon 17 Nov 2014
European Inventor of the Year, Chris Toumazou, on the science of invention
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Trauma: The Fight for Life
Mon 27 Oct 2014
How modern trauma medicine evolved from conflict and catastrophe to help save lives
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Urine Trouble: What鈥檚 in our Water
Mon 13 Oct 2014
What happens to the medicines we take after they leave our body?
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Patients Doing It for Themselves
Mon 6 Oct 2014
How patients are taking control of their own treatment and their own clinical trials
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Preventing Disease in Animals
Mon 29 Sep 2014
The pioneering genetic techniques to combat disease in our livestock
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Beyond the Abyss
Mon 22 Sep 2014
Exploring the ocean's deepest realm - the Hadal zone, 6,000 to 11,000 metres down
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Power Transmission
Mon 15 Sep 2014
Could super grids supplying DC electricity be the solution to rising demand for energy?
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Biosafety
Mon 8 Sep 2014
As mistakes involving deadly pathogens come to light, what lessons will be learnt?
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Antibiotic Resistance Crisis - Part Two
Mon 25 Aug 2014
The world needs new antibiotics: drug companies don鈥檛 want to make them. What next?
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Antibiotic Resistance Crisis - Part One
Mon 18 Aug 2014
Why our antibiotics are failing. Is this the end of modern medicine?
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Rosetta Mission Arriving At Comet
Mon 4 Aug 2014
Orbiting and landing on a comet. The most daring science space mission ever?
Space
The eclipses, spacecraft and astronauts changing our view of the Universe
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry
A pair of scientific sleuths answer your perplexing questions. Ask them anything!
