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The Tribes of Science

Scientists are often viewed as a homogenous bunch but, from astronomers to zoologists, there are many and varied Tribes of Science. Peter Curran goes on a mission to study their unique cultures

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Computer Programmers
Do computer programmers spend more time in the virtual world than the real one?
09 Aug 2009,15 mins
The Zoologists
Peter Curran meets zoologists and spends time at the Institute of Zoology at London Zoo.
16 Aug 2009,15 mins
The Botanists
Peter Curran visits the Millenium Seed Bank to meet the botanists who won the lottery.
23 Aug 2009,15 mins
The Astronomers
Peter Curran meets the astronomers at Jodrell Bank Observatory.
30 Aug 2009,15 mins
The Mathematicians
Peter Curran meets the mathematicians of the Isaac Newton Institute of Mathematics.
06 Sep 2009,15 mins