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Science Podcast

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

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    States of Matter

    Thu 3 Apr 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the states of matter, from solids to plasmas.

  • The Eye

    Thu 27 Feb 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas about the eye and how it works.

  • Social Darwinism

    Thu 20 Feb 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Social Darwinism.

  • Catastrophism

    Thu 30 Jan 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the geological theory of Catastrophism.

  • Complexity

    Thu 19 Dec 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss complexity theory.

  • The Microscope

    Thu 28 Nov 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the development of the microscope.

  • Galen

    Thu 10 Oct 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Roman physician and medical theorist Galen.

  • Exoplanets

    Thu 3 Oct 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets.

  • Pascal

    Thu 19 Sep 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the French thinker Blaise Pascal.

  • The Invention of Radio

    Thu 4 Jul 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the invention of radio.

  • Relativity

    Thu 6 Jun 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Einstein's theory of relativity.

  • Cosmic Rays

    Thu 16 May 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss cosmic rays.

  • Water

    Thu 28 Mar 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss water, one of the most remarkable of all molecules.

  • Absolute Zero

    Thu 7 Mar 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature.

  • Pitt-Rivers

    Thu 28 Feb 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Victorian archaeologist Augustus Pitt-Rivers.

  • Comets

    Thu 17 Jan 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss comets, the 'dirty snowballs' of the solar system.

  • Crystallography

    Thu 29 Nov 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and achievements of crystallography.

  • Fermat's Last Theorem

    Thu 25 Oct 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Fermat's Last Theorem.

  • The Cell

    Thu 13 Sep 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the biology and origins of the cell.

  • Game Theory

    Thu 10 May 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss game theory, the mathematical study of decision-making

  • Early Geology

    Thu 12 Apr 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the emergence of geology as a scientific discipline.

  • The Measurement of Time

    Thu 29 Mar 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the measurement of time.

  • Conductors and Semiconductors

    Thu 23 Feb 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the physics of electrical conduction.

  • The Scientific Method

    Thu 26 Jan 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Scientific Method.

  • Macromolecules

    Thu 29 Dec 2011

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the giant molecules that underpin all life.

  • The Hippocratic Oath

    Thu 15 Sep 2011

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Hippocratic Oath.

  • The Origins of Infectious Disease

    Thu 9 Jun 2011

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of infectious disease.

  • The Neutrino

    Thu 14 Apr 2011

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the neutrino, the so-called 'ghost particle'.

  • The Age of the Universe

    Thu 3 Mar 2011

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the age of the Universe.

  • The Nervous System

    Thu 10 Feb 2011

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the nervous system.

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