The Life Scientific

A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Tuesdays

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323 Episodes

  1. Sir Magdi Yacoub on pioneering heart transplant surgery

    Published: 3/18/2025
  2. Tim Peake on his journey to becoming an astronaut and science in space

    Published: 12/31/2024
  3. Anna Korre on capturing carbon dioxide and defying expectations

    Published: 9/24/2024
  4. Rosalie David on the science of Egyptian mummies

    Published: 9/17/2024
  5. Peter Stott on climate change deniers and Italian inspiration

    Published: 9/10/2024
  6. Ijeoma Uchegbu on using nanoparticles to transform medicines

    Published: 9/3/2024
  7. Darren Croft on killer whale matriarchs and the menopause

    Published: 8/27/2024
  8. Bill Gates on vaccines, conspiracy theories and the pleasures of pickleball

    Published: 8/20/2024
  9. Kip Thorne on black holes, Nobel Prizes and taking physics to Hollywood

    Published: 8/6/2024
  10. Vicky Tolfrey on parasport research and childhood dreams of the Olympics

    Published: 7/30/2024
  11. Dawn Bonfield on inclusive engineering, sustainable solutions and why she once tried to leave the sector for good

    Published: 7/23/2024
  12. Raymond Schinazi on revolutionising treatments for killer viruses

    Published: 7/16/2024
  13. Janet Treasure on eating disorders and the quest for answers

    Published: 7/9/2024
  14. Anne Child on Marfan syndrome and love at first sight

    Published: 7/2/2024
  15. Conny Aerts on star vibrations and following your dreams

    Published: 6/25/2024
  16. Mike Edmunds on decoding galaxies and ancient astronomical artefacts

    Published: 4/23/2024
  17. Hannah Critchlow on the connected brain

    Published: 4/16/2024
  18. Fiona Rayment on the applications of nuclear for net zero and beyond

    Published: 4/9/2024
  19. Nick Longrich on discovering new dinosaurs from overlooked bones

    Published: 4/2/2024
  20. Sheila Willis on using science to help solve crime

    Published: 3/27/2024

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Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future