Discovery Episodes Episode guide
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The new Architecture of Sound
How aural architecture is a fusion between acoustics, architecture and psychology
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The Need for Speed – Transport
Where did our love affair with speed come from?
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The Need for Speed – How fast can we go?
Running – do human's have a natural speed limit?
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The mysterious particles of physics, part 3
Explorations in the world of science.
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The Moral Code
Adam Rutherford investigates the science of morality, and talks to researchers tackling an age-old problem with new techniques.
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The Moon – Unanswered questions
What are the big questions that remain unanswered about the Moon?
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The Moon – Mysterious events
Are transient lunar phenomena signs of events below the surface or optical illusions?
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The Moon
Andrew Luck-Baker looks at the big questions that remain unanswered about the Moon four decades after man first walked on it.
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The Moon
'Discovery' investigates the controversy of transient lunar phenonema - the fleeting patches of light seen at lunar craters.
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The Life Scientific: Tim Coulson
Tim Coulson on how predators shape ecosystems and evolution
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The Life Scientific: Steve Brusatte on the fall of dinosaurs and the rise of mammals
How did mammals come to dominate our planet? Prof Steve Brusatte talks to Jim Al-Khalili
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The Life Scientific: Neil Lawrence
Neil Lawrence on taking down the 'digital oligarchy' and why we shouldn't fear AI
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The Life Scientific: Liz Morris
Liz Morris on Antarctic adventures and the melting polar ice sheets
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The Life Scientific: Claudia de Rham
Claudia de Rham on playing with gravity
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The Life Scientific: Catherine Heymans
Catherine Heymans on the lighter side of the dark universe
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The First Forests
Andrew Luck-Baker reports on the latest fossil discoveries including strange leafless trees and petrified, wooded landscapes.
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The First Forests
The oldest fossil forests and their profound effect on evolution
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The evolution of human Childhood
Why do human beings take so much longer to grow up than even our closest ape relatives?
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The Evidence: Young people, lifting lockdowns, USA and Kenya updates
International experts take a look at the science surrounding Covid-19
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The Evidence: When will the pandemic end?
Lessons from Omicron to end the pandemic
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The Evidence: When misinformation kills
Tackling the “infodemic” – misinformation and Covid-19
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The Evidence: War trauma and mental health
The psychological suffering caused by the toxic stress of war and conflict
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The Evidence: To boost or not to boost?
The science and the ethics of vaccine booster shots
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The Evidence: The Shapeshifting Virus
Will new vaccines work against the more infectious versions of the coronavirus?
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The Evidence: The science of the menopause
How is the menopause viewed around the world? Claudia Hammond unpacks the latest science
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The Evidence: The nature of mental health
Plant power and mental health. Is a nature-cure a cure-all?
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The Evidence: Taiwan, Vaccines, Africa Preparedness
International experts discuss the latest research into Covid-19
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The Evidence: Sharing Vaccines – what’s gone wrong?
The ethics of putting children in rich countries ahead in the global vaccine queue
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The Evidence: Salt
You eat it every day, but how much do you know about the incredible science of salt?