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Origins of Human Culture

What鈥檚 special about human culture

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Science Stories: Series 3 - Making the Earth Move

How a dying man's book demoted the earth and reconstructed the universe.

• 26 mins

Science Stories: Series 3 - Testosterone: Elixir of Masculinity

How testosterone has been used and abused in history

• 26 mins

Science Stories: Series 3 - The Woman Who Tamed Lightning

Hertha Ayrton was the first woman admitted to the Institution of Electrical Engineers

• 26 mins

Science Stories: Series 3 - Mesmerism and Parapsychology

The showmanship of Anton Mesmer and the rise and fall of animal magnetism

• 26 mins

The Future of the Climate Deal

What will President Trump mean for international deals to avert climate change?

• 26 mins

Sesame Open

The new science facility, SESAME, that aims to promote peace in the middle east

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Does nothing exist?

Does nothing really exist, and where can we find it?

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Why do we get middle-aged spread?

Plus, what鈥檚 the strongest substance in the world?

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Does the full Moon make us act oddly?

And could we live on another planet?

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Why am I left-handed?

What determines left or right handedness and why are lefties in the minority?

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Why do some people have no sense of direction?

Plus, why is my mum tone deaf?

• 26 mins

Make Me a Cyborg

Are human cyborgs set to become a reality? Frank Swain investigates.

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Delivering Clean Air

More delivery vans means more air pollution in our cities. What are the alternatives?

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Human Hibernation

Could humans pull off the trick of hibernation to conquer long term space travel?

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The Split Second Decision

Dr Kevin Fong asks how vulnerable is our high end decision making

• 26 mins

Extending Embryo Research

Explorations in the world of science.

• 26 mins

The Bee All and End All

Bees pollinate plants, can detect bombs and compose music. What would we do without them?

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Lifechangers: George Takei

Kevin Fong talks to Star Trek actor and activist George Takei.

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Lifechangers: Neil deGrasse Tyson

Kevin Fong talks to astrophysicist and populariser of science, Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Lifechangers: Charles Bolden

Explorations in the world of science.

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Hunting for Life on Mars

Professor Monica Grady searches for signs of life on Mars

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Re-engineering Life

Roland Pease meets the engineers and biologists hacking life's circuits

• 26 mins

Quantum Supremacy

With IBM, Google and Microsoft all making bold claims for quantum computing, what's up?

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History of the Rise of the Robots

From the Ancient Greeks to Maria in Metropolis, Adam Rutherford explores robots in culture

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Robots - More Human than Human?

Adam Rutherford explores our relationship with contemporary humanoid robots

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Can Robots be Truly Intelligent?

Adam Rutherford asks if we are ready for artificial intelligences making decisions for us

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Dying in Comfort in Mongolia

The Mongolian matriarch who is helping people with terminal liver cancer die in comfort

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Taking On Tobacco - Lung Cancer in Uruguay

Uruguay takes on Big Tobacco in crusade to save its citizens

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Screening and Treating Cervical Cancer in Tanzania

Anu Anand on how vinegar and a head torch are used to tackle cervical cancer in Tanzania

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