Discovery Episodes Episode guide
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Demis Hassabis
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Deep Mind, tells Jim Al-Khalili why he wants to create AI
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Stem cells: Hope and hype
USA and Australia battle the unregulated stem cell clinic boom
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Stem cell hard sell
How risky are stem cell injections?
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Ecological grief
How is climate change affecting people's mental health?
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The misinformation virus
Why fake science spreads faster online than the truth
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The silence of the genes
James Gallagher tells the story of new lifesaving drugs that interfere with genes.
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Alexis Carrel and the immortal chicken heart
Philip Ball tells the tale of Alexis Carrel鈥檚 immortal chicken heart
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Ramon Llull: Medieval prophet of computer science
Philip Ball tells the story of Ramon Llull, the medieval prophet of computer science
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Ignaz Semmelweiss: The hand washer
Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss, the hand washer
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Madame Lavoisier's Translation of Oxygen
Explorations in the world of science.
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Galileo's lost letter
Galileo's lost letter questions how he challenged the Church. With Philip Ball.
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Robin Dunbar
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Robin Dunbar about his work on maintaining friendships.
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Katherine Joy
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Katherine Joy about her work with moon rock.
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Sir Gregory Winter
Jim Al-Khalili speaks to the 2018 Chemistry Nobel Prize winner, Sir Gregory Winter.
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Turi King: Solving the mystery of Richard III through DNA
DNA detective Turi King discusses her life scientific with Jim al-Khalili.
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Plastic pollution with Richard Thompson
How Richard Thompson alerted the world to the micro-plastics in the ocean.
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Protecting heads in sports
How science and technology could protect sportsmen and women from traumatic brain injury
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Preventing pesticide poisoning
How banning pesticides in Sri Lanka led to a massive drop in suicides
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The power of peace
Lucy Cooke discovers whether it's better to fight or make peace in the animal kingdom
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The power of petite
Lucy Cooke discovers why being small can give you a step up on the evolutionary ladder
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The power of deceit
Lucy Cooke discovers why being a bit sneaky may be an excellent evolutionary strategy.
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Patient Undone
Prof Deborah Bowman reveals how a cancer diagnosis transformed her view of medical ethics
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The Great Science Publishing Scandal
Matthew Cobb asks who owns research. Scientists, publishers or the public?
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Erica McAlister
Dr Erica McAlister talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the beautiful world of flies.
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Richard Peto
Epidemiologist Richard Peto talks about his work on the links between tobacco and disease.
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Lovelock at 100: Gaia on Gaia
James Lovelock on how he developed Gaia theory.
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What next for the Moon?
The Moon rush is back. And everyone is a player. Roland Pease looks at the new space race
