麻豆约拍

Age Of The Genome

Episode 4

Ten years after mapping the human genome, Richard Dawkins asks if we're closer to understanding the origin of disease & variety.

• 26 mins

Scientists Go To Hollywood

Explorations in the world of science.

• 26 mins

Muscles

Vivienne Parry hears how new research into muscle wastage is turning the accepted view of "use it or lose it" on its head.

• 26 mins

Graphene

Roland Pease reports on graphene, an atomically thin form of carbon that looks set to transform technology.

• 26 mins

The Alien Equation

Kevin Fong examines the equation that seeks to answer one of the most profound questions in science: Are we alone in the cosmos?

• 26 mins

Richard Feynman, Physicist

Brian Cox presents a tribute to Richard Feynman, widely regarded as the most influential physicist since Einstein.

• 26 mins

The Heart Has Its Reasons

Does the head really rule the heart as modern science would tell us? Tim Healey asks if the heart plays a role in our emotions.

• 26 mins

The Vaccine Detectives

05/10/2010 GMT

Medical sleuths in West Africa make startling discoveries that could change child health care worldwide.

• 26 mins

The Vaccine Detectives

12/10/2010 GMT

Medical sleuths in West Africa make startling discoveries that could change child health care worldwide.

• 26 mins

Science And Libel

Ben Goldacre explores the battle to protect science writers from the threat of libel action.

• 26 mins

Nanoparticles

14/12/2010 GMT

Nanoparticles are all around us. What effect could they be having on our environment?

• 26 mins

Nanoparticles

21/12/2010 GMT

Nanoparticles are all around us. What effect could they be having on our environment?

• 26 mins

The Acoustics Of World Instruments

Episode 1

Professor of Acoustic Engineering Trevor Cox talks to musicians and scientists to look at the acoustics of musical instruments.

• 26 mins

The Acoustics Of World Instruments

Episode 2

Professor of Acoustic Engineering Trevor Cox talks to musicians and scientists to look at the acoustics of musical instruments.

• 26 mins

The Acoustics Of World Instruments

Episode 3

Professor of Acoustic Engineering Trevor Cox talks to musicians and scientists to look at the acoustics of musical instruments.

• 26 mins

Thin Air

Episode 1

We not only live in the atmosphere, we live because of it. It is a transformer and a protector, though ultimately also a poison.

• 26 mins

Thin Air

Episode 2

We not only live in the atmosphere, we live because of it. It is a transformer and a protector, though ultimately also a poison.

• 26 mins

Thin Air

Episode 3

We not only live in the atmosphere, we live because of it. It is a transformer and a protector, though ultimately also a poison.

• 26 mins

Honey - The Golden Treasure

Dr Adam Hart explores the remarkable properties of honey, from its basic chemistry to the biological processes that create it.

• 26 mins

Last Chance To Fly The Space Shuttle

As NASA prepares for the final flight of the Space Shuttle program, astronaut Jeff Hoffman looks back on its 30 year history.

• 26 mins

Artificial Meat

Would you eat artificial meat, grown in a lab? Geoff Watts investigates.

• 26 mins

Memristors

Memristors - the next stage in computer technology, offering faster computing and vastly increased memory.

• 26 mins

Caught In The Web

Vera Frankl investigates 'Internet Addiction', talking to web users and experts from the UK, USA and China.

• 26 mins

28/03/2011 GMT

Explorations in the world of science.

• 17 mins

04/04/2011 GMT

Explorations in the world of science.

• 17 mins

The Gagarin Legacy

In a special edition, the 麻豆约拍's Discovery programme marks the 50th anniversary of the world's first manned space flight

• 17 mins

18/04/2011 GMT

Explorations in the world of science.

• 17 mins

25/04/2011 GMT

Explorations in the world of science.

• 17 mins

02/05/2011 GMT

Explorations in the world of science.

• 17 mins

09/05/2011 GMT

Explorations in the world of science.

• 17 mins