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CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Podcast: Inside forensic science – with Dame Sue Black & Katherine Mathieson

In this Christmas special we go behind the scenes of our 2022 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, presented by Professor Dame Sue Black.

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History of science

Podcast: The aliens are coming! - with Ben Miller and Jim Al-Khalili

Writer Ben Miller leads Jim Al-Khalili through our search for alien life in the Universe in the first of our new podcast series

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Podcast Mars
Technology and engineering

Podcast: Mars exploration: curiosity and beyond with Anita Sengupta

Anita Sengupta is one of the lead NASA engineers who developed the system to land Curiosity. She describes the challenges of

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Maths

Podcast: The perfect bet - with mathematician Adam Kucharski

The house always wins. Or does it?

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Biology and the human body

Podcast: My life in science - with Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins discusses the key individuals, institutions and ideas that have inspired and motivated him since the publication

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Podcast: The Serengeti rules of life - with Sean B Carroll

Evolutionary biologist Sean B Carroll reveals how a few simple rules govern all life on earth, from the cells in our bodies to

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Art, culture and society

Podcast: What science tells us about race and racism - with expert panel

Do races even exist, biologically? Adam Rutherford hosts a panel of experts, including Kenan Malik, Aoife McLysaght and Heidi

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Brain

Podcast: The science of sleep - with Russell Foster, Debra Skene and Stafford Lightman

Russell Foster, Debra Skene and Stafford Lightman discuss the science of sleep.

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Podcast Surgeons
Biology and the human body

Podcast: Colour and cancer; scorpions and surgery - with Dr Henry Marsh and Dr Jim Olson

Is it possible to light up a cancer cell in the brain? Could scorpion venom be the answer?

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Brain

Podcast: The neuroscience of consciousness –With Professor Anil Seth

Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Anil Seth looks at the neuroscience of consciousness and how our biology

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