Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and its Legacy – with Experts Phillip Ball, Miranda Seymour, Frank James and Angela Wright
2018 marks 200 years since the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a book that is just as relevant now as it was in 1818. Today, Shelley's creature lives on, as an embodiment of society's anxi...
26 Feb 20181h 27min
A Whirlwind Tour of Science - with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
Australian author and presenter Dr Karl Kruszelnicki gives a whirlwind tour of incredible science facts and questions. Like who put a nuclear reactor in africa 2 billion years ago? And is there life o...
31 Jan 20181h 22min
What Our Brains Want - with Ray Dolan, Wolfram Schultz and Peter Dayan
Our sense of reward motivates us and is essential for survival, so when the system malfunctions, it can lead to big problems. This month, Ray Dolan, Wolfram Schultz and Peter Dayan, winners of the 201...
22 Dec 20171h 15min
Autism: A personal journey – with Dame Stephanie Shirley
An estimated 700,000 people in Britain are affected by autism. In this Discourse, Dame Stephanie Shirley shares her hands-on experience of the disorder.Dame Stephanie Shirley is an information technol...
27 Nov 20171h 10min
New Genes from Scratch - Aoife McLysaght
Aoife McLysaght explores the evolution of new genes, how they sometimes become essential, and the link between new genes and disease including cancer.Aoife's lecture was given as the 2016 JBS Haldane ...
30 Okt 20171h 25min
Science at the Extremes - with Greg Foot, Dan Martin and Leigh Marsh
Greg Foot leads a scientific exploration to the top of the tallest mountain and bottom of the deepest ocean, accompanied by mountaineer medic Dan Martin and oceanographer explorer Leigh Marsh.Greg Foo...
7 Aug 201758min
Epigenetics and Parental Origin Effects - with Anne Ferguson-Smith
Anne Ferguson-Smith explains what epigenetics is and how our environment interacts with our genome and if these changes can be passed on to the next generation. What is epigenetic inheritance and why ...
3 Juli 201757min
Revolutionary Science and the French Revolution
Steve Jones chronicles the remarkable scientific advances made during the French Revolution and ambles through the history of modern science and current research.Paris at the time of the French Revolu...
5 Juni 201748min
