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Leading Edge

Geoff Watts explores the world of science and the people, passions and policies behind it

Radio 4,82 episodes

Episodes

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Reports from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Reports from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
22 Feb 2007,30 mins
Predicting Hurricane Intensity, Robots with Emotions and the UK’s First Cold Temperature Facility
Geoff Watts visits the UK's first low temperature experimental facility in Bristol.
01 Mar 2007,30 mins
Slumbering Aid Memory and the Japanese Space Agency
Geoff Watts discusses the Japanese space agency, plus the week's top science stories.
08 Mar 2007,30 mins
The Evolution of Childhood and Microscopy
Geoff Watts investigates a new microscopic imaging technique.
15 Mar 2007,30 mins
The Philosophy of Morals and Docile Dinosaurs
Do we make moral judgements based on societal rules or based on our emotions?
22 Mar 2007,30 mins
Climate Change and Himalayan Stargazing
Geoff Watts reports on new research on climate change.
29 Mar 2007,30 mins
The Genome of the Rhesus Macaque Monkey and the Pterosaur Puzzle
Geoff Watts reports on the sequencing of the genome of the rhesus macaque monkey.
12 Apr 2007,30 mins
The First Forests and Minimising Earthquake Damage
A 385 million year old complete fossil tree sheds light on the world’s earliest forests.
19 Apr 2007,30 mins
China’s Space Industry and Intelligent Cars
Geoff Watts asks whether space-faring nations could mine the Moon for precious resources.
25 Oct 2007,30 mins
The World Cancer Research Fund Report and Tracking Wild Fires
The findings of the largest-ever study of diet and cancer.
01 Nov 2007,30 mins
Obesity Gene and Ear Protectors
Geoff Watts reports on new understandings of the gene which can trigger weight gain.
08 Nov 2007,30 mins
Cloning Adult Primates and Brain Boosting Drugs
Are we a step closer to human cloning?
15 Nov 2007,30 mins
The Future For Stem Cells and The Science of Smoking
Geoff Watts reports on new stem cell research.
22 Nov 2007,30 mins
Inside the Mind of Paedophiles and Venus Express Results
Geoff Watts reports on studying the brains of paedophiles.
29 Nov 2007,30 mins
Europe’s First Mission to the Moon and Bio-Fuels
Will bio-fuels will save us from global warming?
06 Dec 2007,30 mins
Polar Bears and Britain's Carbon Footprint
A report on the discovery of a polar bear jaw bone, older than any previously discovered.
13 Dec 2007,30 mins
The Evolution of Echolocation and The Cause of CJD
Did bats learn to fly before they learned to listen for echoes?
14 Feb 2008,30 mins
DNA diversity and the AAAS
Geoff Watts reports from the American Association of the Advancement of Science.
21 Feb 2008,30 mins
Altering the Climate and The Mary Rose
Could analysing the particles inside raindrops allow us to alter the weather?
28 Feb 2008,30 mins
Mind Reading Machine and Hunting the Hosts of HIV
A machine that can read your mind has just moved one step closer.
06 Mar 2008,30 mins
Flood Prediction and The AD 365 Tsunami
What degree of flooding can we expect in future summers and winters?
13 Mar 2008,30 mins
Insulin and Old Age
Geoff Watts reports on an important new effect that insulin has on the body.
20 Mar 2008,30 mins
The Brain's Calorie Counter
Geoff Watts examines new research into a so-called 'calorie counting' area of the brain.
27 Mar 2008,30 mins
The Earliest Americans
Geoff Watts reports on the discovery of human fossil faeces from a cave in Oregon.
03 Apr 2008,30 mins
Hydrogen Biofuels
Geoff Watts examines a revolutionary process for converting plant sugars into hydrogen.
10 Apr 2008,30 mins
Mars Mission
Including a report on how the wine industry is coping with climate change.
12 Jun 2008,30 mins
Life’s Building Blocks - From the Stars
Does life on Earth have an extraterrestrial origin?
19 Jun 2008,30 mins
Euro 2008 and What to do about Whales
Euro 2008 may have been affected by the new football designed for the tournament.
26 Jun 2008,30 mins
The Royal Society Summer Exhibition
Geoff Watts gets an insight into phantom limb syndrome at the Royal Society Exhibition.
03 Jul 2008,30 mins
Corals in Danger and Avian Flu
Geoff Watts reports on the state of the world's corals, now sadly under serious threat.
10 Jul 2008,30 mins