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Science Podcast

Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.

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    Parasitism

    Thu 26 Jan 2017

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Parasitism, where one species gains at the cost of another

  • Johannes Kepler

    Thu 29 Dec 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss astronomer Johannes Kepler.

  • John Dalton

    Thu 27 Oct 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss scientist John Dalton.

  • Plasma

    Thu 13 Oct 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss plasma, one of the fundamental states of matter.

  • Zeno's Paradoxes

    Thu 22 Sep 2016

    Does an arrow in flight move and could Achilles overtake a tortoise? Not according to Zeno

  • The Invention of Photography

    Thu 7 Jul 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the invention of photography.

  • Penicillin

    Thu 9 Jun 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the discovery of penicillin.

  • Euclid's Elements

    Thu 28 Apr 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Elements of Euclid.

  • 1816, the Year Without a Summer

    Thu 21 Apr 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 1816, known as the year without a summer.

  • The Neutron

    Thu 14 Apr 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the neutron.

  • Robert Hooke

    Thu 18 Feb 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 17th-century scientist Robert Hooke.

  • Chromatography

    Thu 4 Feb 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins, development and uses of chromatography.

  • Saturn

    Thu 14 Jan 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the planet Saturn.

  • Michael Faraday

    Christmas Eve 2015

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the scientist Michael Faraday.

  • Circadian Rhythms

    Thu 17 Dec 2015

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss circadian rhythms.

  • P v NP

    Thu 5 Nov 2015

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mathematical problem of P versus NP.

  • Perpetual Motion

    Thu 24 Sep 2015

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss perpetual motion.

  • Extremophiles

    Thu 25 Jun 2015

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss extremophiles and astrobiology.

  • The Science of Glass

    Thu 28 May 2015

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the puzzling science of glass.

  • The Earth's Core

    Thu 30 Apr 2015

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Earth's core.

  • The Curies

    Thu 26 Mar 2015

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the scientific achievements of the Curie family.

  • Dark Matter

    Thu 12 Mar 2015

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss dark matter, the 'missing mass' of the universe.

  • The Photon

    Thu 12 Feb 2015

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the photon, the fundamental particle of light.

  • Behavioural Ecology

    Thu 11 Dec 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss behavioural ecology.

  • Brunel

    Thu 13 Nov 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

  • Nuclear Fusion

    Thu 30 Oct 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and science of nuclear fusion.

  • e

    Thu 25 Sep 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Euler's number, e.

  • The Sun

    Thu 10 Jul 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the science of the sun, source of all our energy.

  • Robert Boyle

    Thu 12 Jun 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the pioneering scientist Robert Boyle.

  • Photosynthesis

    Thu 15 May 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss photosynthesis.

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