Discovery Podcast
Explorations in the world of science.
Episodes to download
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The Bone Wars
Mon 15 Jun 2015
The tale of dinosaur hunters Edward Cope and Othniel Marsh and their legendary feud
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Stephanie Shirley: Software Pioneer
Mon 8 Jun 2015
Dame Stephanie Shirley made a fortune selling computer programmes to companies
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Origins of War
Mon 1 Jun 2015
Is war a uniquely human act or can its origins be found in our evolutionary past?
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What the Songbird Said
Mon 25 May 2015
The science of birdsong and its relationship to human language
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Shedding Light on the Brain
Mon 18 May 2015
Biologists use light to explore the brain - and to alter it
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Future of Solar Energy
Mon 11 May 2015
Roland Pease explores Perovskite, the new material experts say will transform solar power
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Scotland's Forgotten Einstein, James Clerk Maxwell
Mon 4 May 2015
How the Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell paved the way for today's technology
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Science of Stammering
Mon 27 Apr 2015
Exploring the condition of stammering, widely misunderstood and occurs in all cultures
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Jane Francis
Mon 20 Apr 2015
The director of the British Antarctic Survey, Jane Francis talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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The Teenage Brain: Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Mon 13 Apr 2015
A cognitive neuroscientist unlocks the mysteries of the teenage brain
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Matt Taylor
Mon 6 Apr 2015
The Rosetta comet mission and the man in charge of landing the robot Philae on comet 67P
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John O'Keefe
Mon 30 Mar 2015
Nobel Prize 2014 winner John O'Keefe on his work on spatial ability and basketball
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Does Money Make you Mean?
Mon 23 Mar 2015
Hong Kong psychologists test the effects of money from our generosity to agression
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Does Money Make you Mean?
Mon 16 Mar 2015
Does becoming rich make you less kind to those around you?
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Finding Your Voice
Mon 9 Mar 2015
The impact of selective mutism, a condition often described as a phobia of speaking
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Placebo Problem
Mon 2 Mar 2015
The medical phenomenon of the nocebo effect, the fear that something is harmful
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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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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!
