Scientists and thinkers talk about the impact of science on society
World Service,Β·154 episodes
Cancer Research Campaign's decision to reject funding from the tobacco industry
The ethics of growing healthy human tissue, human embryo research and organ transplant
Cataloguing and studying previously unknown species in rainforests in remote regions
How a foetus could experience pain and what the implications are if it was a possibility
Adrian Thompson's silicone chips use the principles of evolution
Targeting corporations and government to control the emissions that lead to global warming
Profile of Nobel prize winner Stanley Prusiner and his work on prions
Discussion on the value of alternative medicine such as reflexology and acupuncture
Assisting Indonesia to develop its technology and science industries
Discussion on the interaction between science and politics
How time affects culture - followed by a recommendation to slow down and think more
Would you take part in medical testing for a vaccine for HIV?
Would cloning a human - or human tissue - ever be possible?
Bias in experimentation and the advantage of controlled experiments using blind conditions
Incompatibility and continuous software updates, generate a supply of unwanted computers
The limitations of immunisation against viruses
Western-style industrialism and its threat to the environment
Ninety-five per cent of scientific articles are published in English - why?
What is needed to establish a colony on the Moon?
'Breakthroughs' in cancer are often not breakthroughs at all
Weighing up the benefits of living on the moon versus the money it would take to do it
Carl Djerassi on the prospect of a male birth control pill
How can scientists in developing countries make advances in science?
Can electricity cars deliver efficiency and performance - and can they reduce pollution?
How can we get past the jargon of marketing to find out what gadgets can actually do?
Over two thousand diseases are caused by faulty genes - can we fix them?
GM plants, patents on seeds and the terminator gene that makes seeds sterile
The adaptability of bacteria, antibiotic resistance and the radiation of food to kill gems
The benefits of involving breast cancer patients in the design of clinical trials
The project that aims to get girls into science in Ghana