Moon, Mars and Beyond - with Astronaut Al Worden and Experts Chris Welch and Stuart Eves
Where should humans inhabit next? The Moon? Mars? Or further beyond? This month, Apollo Astronaut Al Worden and space experts Chris Welch and Stuart Eves will will argue their case for each. Who will ...
24 Jun 20191h 16min
The Science of Success (and Failure) – with Matthew Syed
How can you turn failure into success? This month, journalist and table-tennis champion Matthew Syed will explain the science of success using real life stories and practical takeaways. Matthew Syed i...
27 Mai 20191h 21min
Monsters, Science and Society - with Expert Panel
Frankenstein’s creature is a classic example of a monster in popular culture. But what can fictional beings tell us about the hopes and fears of the society in which they were created?This month, Phil...
29 Apr 20191h 18min
Anatomy of a Conversation - with Elizabeth Stokoe
First dates, police interviews, doctor-patient communication and commercial sales – they are all driven by talk. And an understanding of how talk works is crucial for success. This month, Elizabeth St...
25 Mar 20191h 9min
The Order Of Time - with Carlo Rovelli
We intuitively feel that we know what we are talking about when we talk about time, but from the perspective of physics, time is far from straightforward. This month, Carlo Rovelli takes us on a journ...
26 Feb 20191h 23min
Homo Deus: a Brief History of Tomorrow - with Yuval Noah Harari
Throughout history there have been revolutions in technology, in economics, in society, in politics. Now for the first time Yuval Noah Harari argues that humanity itself is likely to undergo a radical...
28 Jan 20191h 15min
Half Life: The disappearance of Bruno Pontecorvo – with Frank Close
In 1950, Bruno Pontecorvo, one of Britain's brightest atomic physicists, disappeared without trace. He re-surfaced six years later: in the USSR. In this talk, based on unprecedented access to archives...
24 Des 20181h 16min
The Science Behind Breaking Bad - with Chemist Dave Smith, Psychologist Julian Boon and Screenwriter Paul Viragh
'Breaking Bad' was a TV show with science at its core. With a genius chemist as its main protagonist, it explored complex themes of morality and what can cause a person to change.Chemist Dave Smith an...
26 Nov 20181h 27min
