The Life Scientific Podcast
Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future
Episodes to download
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Athene Donald
Tue 4 Jun 2013
Prof Dame Athene Donald talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the physics behind everyday stuff.
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Linda Partridge
Tue 28 May 2013
The science of longevity - Jim Al-Khalili chats to geneticist Prof Dame Linda Partridge.
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Lord John Krebs
Tue 21 May 2013
Lord John Krebs talks to Jim al-Khalili about birds, foot and mouth disease and badgers.
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Sanjeev Gupta
Tue 14 May 2013
What links the English Channel to valleys on Mars? Jim talks to geologist Sanjeev Gupta.
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Nancy Rothwell
Tue 7 May 2013
Jim Al-Khalili in conversation with the neuroscientist Prof Dame Nancy Rothwell.
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Sue Ion
Tue 26 Feb 2013
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Sue Ion about working in the nuclear industry post-Chernobyl.
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Alan Watson
Tue 19 Feb 2013
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Alan Watson about his quest to discover the source of cosmic rays.
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Annette Karmiloff-Smith
Tue 22 Jan 2013
Should babies under two watch TV? Jim talks to psychologist Annette Karmiloff-Smith.
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Prof Robert Mair
Tue 15 Jan 2013
Robert Mair talks about tunnelling under Big Ben, Crossrail and engineering for the future
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Amoret Whitaker
Tue 8 Jan 2013
Amoret Whitaker talks about insects and their role in helping solve crimes.
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John Gurdon
Tue 18 Dec 2012
2012 Nobel Prize winner John Gurdon on cloning a frog decades before Dolly the Sheep.
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Jared Diamond
Tue 4 Dec 2012
Jared Diamond on gall bladders, global history and the birds of Papua New Guinea.
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Monica Grady
Tue 16 Oct 2012
Jim Al-Khalili and Prof Monica Grady weigh up the evidence for life on Mars.
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Hugh Montgomery
Tue 9 Oct 2012
Jim Al-Khalili interviews Professor Hugh Montgomery about the gene for fitness.
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Sir Mark Walport
Tue 2 Oct 2012
Jim Al-Khalili talks to the next government chief scientific advisor, Sir Mark Walport.
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David Nutt
Tue 18 Sep 2012
Jim Al-Khalili interviews Prof David Nutt about research into drugs and the brain.
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Andrea Sella
Tue 11 Sep 2012
Jim Al-Khalili discovers why Andrea Sella's chemistry demonstrations are filling theatres.
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Richard Dawkins
Tue 4 Sep 2012
Jim Al-Khalili meets evolutionary biologist and author Prof Richard Dawkins.
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Dame Ann Dowling
Tue 28 Aug 2012
Jim Al-Khalili discusses silent aircraft with Cambridge engineer, Dame Ann Dowling.
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Martin Siegert
Tue 21 Aug 2012
Jim Al-Khalili goes under the Antarctic ice with glaciologist Martin Siegert.
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Pat Wolseley
Tue 14 Aug 2012
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Pat Wolseley talks about her obsession with lichen.
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John Pickett
Tue 12 Jun 2012
Jim Al-Khalili meets John Pickett, whose recent work on GM wheat caused a public debate.
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Robert May
Tue 5 Jun 2012
Jim al-Khalili talks to the former chief scientific advisor Robert May about public trust.
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Barbara Sahakian
Tue 29 May 2012
Jim meets neuroscientist Barbara Sahakian to discuss her work with Alzheimer's disease.
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Lloyd Peck
Tue 22 May 2012
Jim Al-Khalili meets Antarctic scientist Lloyd Peck and discovers giant sea spiders.
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Frances Ashcroft
Tue 15 May 2012
Frances Ashcroft on a lifetime spent studying the link between blood sugar and insulin.
Sleep – the mystery state
What is the secret to a good nights sleep? Professor Jim Al-Khalili explores.
Is your mind a machine?
Daniel Dennett thinks so. Here is what we learned from his Life Scientific.
