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Does nothing exist?
Does nothing really exist, and where can we find it?
Why do we get middle-aged spread?
Plus, what’s the strongest substance in the world?
Does the full Moon make us act oddly?
And could we live on another planet?
Why am I left-handed?
What determines left or right handedness and why are lefties in the minority?
Why do some people have no sense of direction?
Plus, why is my mum tone deaf?
Make Me a Cyborg
Are human cyborgs set to become a reality? Frank Swain investigates.
Delivering Clean Air
More delivery vans means more air pollution in our cities. What are the alternatives?
Human Hibernation
Could humans pull off the trick of hibernation to conquer long term space travel?
The Split Second Decision
Dr Kevin Fong asks how vulnerable is our high end decision making
Extending Embryo Research
Explorations in the world of science.
The Bee All and End All
Bees pollinate plants, can detect bombs and compose music. What would we do without them?
Lifechangers: George Takei
Kevin Fong talks to Star Trek actor and activist George Takei.
Lifechangers: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Kevin Fong talks to astrophysicist and populariser of science, Neil deGrasse Tyson
Lifechangers: Charles Bolden
Hunting for Life on Mars
Professor Monica Grady searches for signs of life on Mars
Re-engineering Life
Roland Pease meets the engineers and biologists hacking life's circuits
Quantum Supremacy
With IBM, Google and Microsoft all making bold claims for quantum computing, what's up?
History of the Rise of the Robots
From the Ancient Greeks to Maria in Metropolis, Adam Rutherford explores robots in culture
Robots - More Human than Human?
Adam Rutherford explores our relationship with contemporary humanoid robots
Can Robots be Truly Intelligent?
Adam Rutherford asks if we are ready for artificial intelligences making decisions for us
Dying in Comfort in Mongolia
The Mongolian matriarch who is helping people with terminal liver cancer die in comfort
Taking On Tobacco - Lung Cancer in Uruguay
Uruguay takes on Big Tobacco in crusade to save its citizens
Screening and Treating Cervical Cancer in Tanzania
Anu Anand on how vinegar and a head torch are used to tackle cervical cancer in Tanzania
The USA’s Deadly Racial Divide: Black Women & Breast Cancer
Anu Anand explores why more black women are more likely to die of breast cancer in the US
Catching Prostate Cancer Early in Trinidad
Anu Anand on detecting and treating prostate cancer in Trinidad and Tobago.
Eating Well in Lyon: Healthy Diets to prevent Bowel Cancer
Anu Anand is in Lyon, looking at what we eat and drink and the risk of bowel cancer
The Day the Sun Went Dark
For the first time in almost 100 years the USA is experiencing a full solar eclipse
Aleks in Wonderland: The History of the Internet
The Origin of the Internet
The origins of the internet, and why nobody thought of making it secure
Dark Side of the World Wide Web
Did the World Wide Web's Utopian ideals spread crime and obscenity?
Internet of Things
Can we Control the Dark Side of the Internet?
Africa’s Great Green Wall
Transforming the Sahal into the next wonder of the world through Africa’s Great Green Wall