Climate Change and Me: Sir John Lawton - Episode 2
Five scientists, working in different parts of the world, bear witness to some of the dramatic changes to our planet that have occurred in their lifetimes, as the global climate warms. Professor Sir J...
4 Mar 202014min
Climate Change and Me: Callum Roberts - Episode 1
Five scientists, working in different parts of the world, bear witness to some of the dramatic changes to our planet that have occurred in their lifetimes, as the global climate warms. 1. Marine biolo...
20 Feb 202014min
What's the Solution?: Plastic Fantastic - Episode 3
The solutions to the problem of plastic pollution and plastic waste lie in many directions. A global plan to stop littering will go a long way. But human behaviour change often needs some economic int...
11 Feb 202028min
Things Start to Go Stale: Plastic Fantastic - Episode 2
Plastic waste has been a global crisis waiting to happen. To date it's estimated that around 8.3 billion tonnes of waste plastic exists. That's 25 Empire State Buildings or 1 billion elephants. Incred...
11 Feb 202028min
First Flush of Love: Plastic Fantastic - Episode 1
Plastic waste and pollution have become a global problem but is there any sign of a global solution? And how did we allow this to happen in the first place? Across three programmes, materials scientis...
7 Feb 202028min
The Science of Addiction
Addiction specialist Sally Marlow examines the science behind addiction to find out why so many people in Britain are hooked on drugs and alcohol. Neuroscientists now have a sophisticated understandin...
29 Jan 202028min
Every Step You Take
With smartphones and fitbits, tracking elements of your life has moved on from the dedicated followers of the Quantified Self movement, to something that any of us can do. Accompanied at all times by ...
22 Jan 202028min
The Misinformation Virus
In this online age, the internet is a global megaphone, billions of messages amplified and shared, even when they're false. Fake science spreads faster than the truth ever could, unhindered by nationa...
15 Jan 202037min
