A Generalist AI - with Expert Panel
How far are we from creating Artificial General Intelligence? Can we build a machine to perform all of the intellectual tasks that a human being can?Reports of the ever-increasing power of AI systems ...
24 Feb 20201h 20min
The Evolution of Truth - with Richard Byrne, Evan Davis and comedian Rachel Wheeley
Why do people lie? Why has 'fake news' become such a global phenomenon in modern public discourse? Bringing together the fields of human evolution and current affairs, Richard Byrne and Evan Davis, to...
27 Jan 20201h 26min
Make, Think, Imagine: Engineering a Brighter Future - with Lord Browne and Vivienne Parry
Why has engineering always been the backbone of civilisation? And why do we enjoy making things? This month, Lord Browne in conversation with Vivienne Parry, explains what engineering is, what it has ...
30 Dec 20191h 28min
The Gene Machine - with Venki Ramakrishnan
The ribosome is the mother of all molecules without which nothing lives. This month, the Nobel Prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan in conversation with Vivienne Parry, tells the story of the race to uncov...
25 Nov 20191h 25min
The Science of Stress – with Joe Herbert, Julie Turner Cobb, and Shane O’Mara
Stress is our natural reaction to physical or emotional pressure, encompassing everything from too much work to being tortured. But what goes on in our bodies and minds to cause stress? And how does s...
28 Okt 20191h 23min
How Does Science Actually Work? – with Jeremy Baumberg
We take the advance of science as given - but how does science really work? This month, Jeremy Baumberg sheds light on a cutthroat and tightly tensioned enterprise that even scientists themselves ofte...
30 Sep 20191h 20min
Whats Next? Predictions About Our Future - with Expert Panel
What does the future have in store? Medicine, robotics, artificial intelligence, energy production and genetic engineering are all fields that will change our world - but how? This month, Jim Al-Khali...
26 Aug 20191h 23min
The Story of Life – with Matthew Cobb and Nick Lane
How was the code of DNA cracked? How did it confirm the theory of evolution? And why did life evolve the way it did? This month, Matthew Cobb and Nick Lane unravel the tangled story of DNA, and why li...
29 Juli 20191h 31min
