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Explorations in the world of science.

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    28/03/2011 GMT

    Mon 28 Mar 2011

    Explorations in the world of science.

  • Caught In The Web

    Wed 23 Mar 2011

    Vera Frankl investigates 'Internet Addiction', talking to web users and experts from the UK, USA and China.

  • Memristors

    Tue 15 Mar 2011

    Memristors - the next stage in computer technology, offering faster computing and vastly increased memory.

  • Artificial Meat

    Tue 8 Mar 2011

    Would you eat artificial meat, grown in a lab? Geoff Watts investigates.

  • Fixing the Nitrogen FixCan Chemistry Save The World?

    Wed 2 Mar 2011

    2/2 Chemistry's reputation is not always good. Roland Pease asks if chemistry can change its profile and be seen to be green.

  • Episode 1Can Chemistry Save The World?

    Wed 23 Feb 2011

    1/2 Chemistry's reputation is not always good. Roland Pease asks if chemistry can change its profile and be seen to be green.

  • Last Chance To Fly The Space Shuttle

    Tue 15 Feb 2011

    As NASA prepares for the final flight of the Space Shuttle program, astronaut Jeff Hoffman looks back on its 30 year history.

  • Honey - The Golden Treasure

    Tue 8 Feb 2011

    Dr Adam Hart explores the remarkable properties of honey, from its basic chemistry to the biological processes that create it.

  • Episode 3Thin Air

    Wed 2 Feb 2011

    3/3 We not only live in the atmosphere, we live because of it. It is a transformer and a protector, though ultimately also a poison.

  • Episode 2Thin Air

    Wed 26 Jan 2011

    2/3 We not only live in the atmosphere, we live because of it. It is a transformer and a protector, though ultimately also a poison.

  • Episode 1Thin Air

    Wed 19 Jan 2011

    1/3 We not only live in the atmosphere, we live because of it. It is a transformer and a protector, though ultimately also a poison.

  • Episode 3The Acoustics Of World Instruments

    Wed 12 Jan 2011

    3/3 Professor of Acoustic Engineering Trevor Cox talks to musicians and scientists to look at the acoustics of musical instruments.

  • Episode 2The Acoustics Of World Instruments

    Wed 5 Jan 2011

    2/3 Professor of Acoustic Engineering Trevor Cox talks to musicians and scientists to look at the acoustics of musical instruments.

  • Episode 1The Acoustics Of World Instruments

    Wed 29 Dec 2010

    1/3 Professor of Acoustic Engineering Trevor Cox talks to musicians and scientists to look at the acoustics of musical instruments.

  • 21/12/2010 GMTNanoparticles

    Tue 21 Dec 2010

    Nanoparticles are all around us. What effect could they be having on our environment?

  • 14/12/2010 GMTNanoparticles

    Tue 14 Dec 2010

    Nanoparticles are all around us. What effect could they be having on our environment?

  • Science And Libel

    Tue 7 Dec 2010

    Ben Goldacre explores the battle to protect science writers from the threat of libel action.

  • Episode 5 - Morten KringelbachExchanges At The Frontier

    Wed 24 Nov 2010

    A second series of public events on the role of science in society, from the 蜜芽传媒 World Service with the Wellcome Collection.

  • Episode 4 - Gwen AdsheadExchanges At The Frontier

    Wed 17 Nov 2010

    A second series of public events on the role of science in society, from the 蜜芽传媒 World Service with the Wellcome Collection.

  • Episode 3 - Brian GreeneExchanges At The Frontier

    Wed 10 Nov 2010

    A second series of public events on the role of science in society, from the 蜜芽传媒 World Service with the Wellcome Collection.

  • Episode 2 - Kevin MarshExchanges At The Frontier

    Wed 3 Nov 2010

    A second series of public events on the role of science in society, from the 蜜芽传媒 World Service with the Wellcome Collection.

  • Episode 1 - Cynthia KenyonExchanges At The Frontier

    Wed 27 Oct 2010

    A second series of public events on the role of science in society, from the 蜜芽传媒 World Service with the Wellcome Collection.

  • The Heart Has Its Reasons

    Tue 19 Oct 2010

    Does the head really rule the heart as modern science would tell us? Tim Healey asks if the heart plays a role in our emotions.

  • 12/10/2010 GMTThe Vaccine Detectives

    Tue 12 Oct 2010

    2/2 Medical sleuths in West Africa make startling discoveries that could change child health care worldwide.

  • 05/10/2010 GMTThe Vaccine Detectives

    Tue 5 Oct 2010

    1/2 Medical sleuths in West Africa make startling discoveries that could change child health care worldwide.

  • Richard Feynman, Physicist

    Tue 28 Sep 2010

    Brian Cox presents a tribute to Richard Feynman, widely regarded as the most influential physicist since Einstein.

  • The Alien Equation

    Tue 21 Sep 2010

    Kevin Fong examines the equation that seeks to answer one of the most profound questions in science: Are we alone in the cosmos?

  • Graphene

    Tue 14 Sep 2010

    Roland Pease reports on graphene, an atomically thin form of carbon that looks set to transform technology.

  • Muscles

    Tue 7 Sep 2010

    Vivienne Parry hears how new research into muscle wastage is turning the accepted view of "use it or lose it" on its head.

  • Failing Gracefully

    Mon 1 Aug 2016

    Dr Kevin Fong explores the role technology plays in high-risk systems

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