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Brian Cox on quantum mechanics
Brian Cox, physicist and media star, talks fame and quantum mechanics with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Carol Robinson on chemistry
Carol Robinson on her journey from lab technician to professor of chemistry.
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Jeremy Farrar on fighting viruses
Jim Al-Khalili in conversation with Dr Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust.
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Zoe Shipton on fracking
Jim Al-Khalili discusses earthquakes and fracking for gas with geologist Zoe Shipton.
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Chris Llewellyn Smith on nuclear fusion
Chris Llewellyn Smith on quarks, bosons and running the biggest experiments in history.
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Sandy Knapp
Botanist Sandy Knapp talks about her adventures collecting plants in South America.
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Chris Lintott
Chris Lintott tells Jim Al Khalili about crowd sourced astronomy and Galaxy Zoo.
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Janet Hemingway
Janet Hemingway on malaria and the coming of insecticide resistance, with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Professor Sir Michael Rutter
Jim Al-Khalili meets child psychiatrist Prof Sir Michael Rutter.
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Julia Slingo
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Dame Julia Slingo, the chief scientist at the Met Office.
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Veronica van Heyningen
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Veronica van Heyningen about the gene that builds the eye.
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Alf Adams
Alf Adams remembers his small idea that changed the world, with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Anne Glover
Anne Glover talks to Jim Al-Khalili about glow-in-the-dark bacteria and advising ministers
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Mark Miodownik
Mark Miodownik talks nuclear weapons, 3D printers and smart materials with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Vikram Patel
Jim Al-Khalili discusses global mental health with psychiatrist Prof Vikram Patel.
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Sue Black
Jim Al-Khalili talks to forensic scientist Sue Black about identifying human bodies.
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Peter Higgs
Peter Higgs opens up to Jim Al-Khalili about the real story of the Higgs boson.
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Wendy Hall
Jim Al Khalili discusses the development of the web with Prof Wendy Hall.
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Jenny Graves
Jim Al-Khalili talks kangaroos and the death of the Y chromosome with Prof Jenny Graves.
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Sophie Scott
Jim Al-Khalili talks to neuroscientist Sophie Scott about the science of laughter.
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Ian Stewart
Jim Al-Khalili discusses sci-fi and popularising maths with Prof Ian Stewart.
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Mike Benton
Jim Al-Khalili discusses digging up dinosaurs in remote places with Prof Mike Benton.
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Mark Lythgoe
Jim Al-Khalili discusses medical imaging and mountain climbing with Prof Mark Lythgoe.
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Joanna Haigh
Joanna Haigh, professor of physics at Imperial College, talks climate with Jim Al-Khalili.
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Russell Foster
Jim Al-Khalili talks to zoologist Russell Foster about circadian rhythms and jet lag.
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Elizabeth Stokoe
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Elizabeth Stokoe about studying real-life conversations.
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David Spiegelhalter
Jim Al-Khalili talks risk and uncertainty with Prof David Spiegelhalter.
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Ewan Birney
Ewan Birney talks to Jim Al-Khalili about deciphering the human genome and junk DNA.
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Athene Donald
Prof Dame Athene Donald talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the physics behind everyday stuff.
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Linda Partridge
The science of longevity - Jim Al-Khalili chats to geneticist Prof Dame Linda Partridge.