Science
Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.
The Evolution of Lungs
From the mechanics of the first breaths on Earth to the reason we hiccup.
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Lise Meitner
The Austrian-Jewish physicist who, in 1938, solved the question of nuclear fission.
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Pollination
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the interplay between plants and pollinators.
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Slime Moulds
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the remarkable world of slime mould.
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The Habitability of Planets
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas about where life may begin in the universe and how.
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The Antikythera Mechanism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mysterious ancient Greek astronomical computer.
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Wormholes
Melvyn Bragg and guests test the idea that there are shortcuts between distant galaxies.
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Bacteriophages
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how viruses can help us track and cure bacterial illnesses
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Mercury
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the planet closest to our Sun.
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Nikola Tesla
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the celebrated Serbian-American inventor.
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Jupiter
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the largest planet in our solar system.
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Hormones
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the chemical signals that control the ways our bodies work
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Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Heisenberg's key role at the outset of quantum mechanics
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Plankton
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the tiny lifeforms that sustain so much life on earth.
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Albert Einstein
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Einstein's astonishing impact on theoretical physics.
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Mitochondria
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the power-packs within cells in all complex life on Earth.
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Linnaeus
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and legacy of the pioneering Swedish botanist.
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Paul Erdős
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of the prolific Hungarian mathematician.
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Tycho Brahe
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 16th-century astronomer, renowned for his accuracy.
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Superconductivity
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why some materials lose all electrical resistance.
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The Challenger Expedition 1872-1876
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great global Victorian voyage of scientific discovery.
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The Fish-Tetrapod Transition
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great stages in the evolution of life on Earth.
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The Electron
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the atomic particle that's proved a gateway to modernity.
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The Death of Stars
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how the ends of stars can lead to new planets and new life
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