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History of science

Podcast: Revolutionary science and the French Revolution - with Steve Jones

Steve Jones chronicles the remarkable scientific advances made during the French Revolution and ambles through the history of

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Podcast DNA helix

Brain

Podcast: Epigenetics and parental origin effects: with Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith

Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith explains what epigenetics is and how our environment interacts with our genome and if these

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Climate

Podcast: Science at the extremes: with Greg Foot, Dan Martin and Leigh Marsh

Greg Foot leads a scientific exploration to the top of the tallest mountain and bottom of the deepest ocean, accompanied by

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Biology and the human body

Podcast: New genes from scratch - Aoife McLysaght

Aoife McLysaght explores the evolution of new genes, how they sometimes become essential, and the link between new genes and

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Brain

Podcast: Autism: A personal journey – with Dame Stephanie Shirley

An estimated 700,000 people in Britain are affected by autism. In this Discourse, Dame Stephanie Shirley shares her hands-on

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Brain

Podcast: What our brains want - with Ray Dolan, Wolfram Schultz and Peter Dayan

This month, Ray Dolan, Wolfram Schultz and Peter Dayan, winners of the 2017 Lundbeck Foundation Brain Prize, discuss their

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Podcast T-Rex skeleton at Manchester Museum

History of science

Podcast: A whirlwind tour of science - with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki

Australian author and presenter Dr Karl Kruszelnicki gives a whirlwind tour of incredible science facts and questions. Like who

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Podcast Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus

Art, culture and society

Podcast: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and its legacy

In this episode, Philip Ball is joined by Miranda Seymour, Frank James and Angela Wright to discuss the context in which the

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Physics

Podcast: How to leave the planet – Dallas Campbell and Kevin Fong

For millennia, humans have been firmly rooted to the Earth, but haven't you ever fancied a change of scenery?

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Technology and engineering

Podcast: technologies that will improve and/or ruin everything – with Kelly and Zach Weinersmith

What will the world of tomorrow be like? Kelly and Zach Weinersmith give us a snapshot of the transformative technologies that

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Pagination

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