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Physics

Podcast: Catching gravitational waves - with Sheila Rowan

Sheila Rowan explains the nature of gravitational waves, where they come from, how we detected them, and what the future of this

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Brain

Podcast: The neuroscience of addiction - with Marc Lewis

Neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis makes the case that addiction isn't a disease at all, although it has been recently

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Brain

Podcast: Neuroimaging, neurononsense and gender stereotypes - with Gina Rippon

This talk aims to offer ways of rooting out the neurotrash, stamping out the neurosexism and making way for neuronews.

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Brain

Podcast: The psychology of thinking - with Richard Nisbett

In a lightning tour of human reasoning, world-renowned psychologist Richard Nisbett shines a new light on the shadowy world of

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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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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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