Science Podcast
Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.
Episodes to download
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The Origins of Infectious Disease
Thu 9 Jun 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of infectious disease.
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The Neutrino
Thu 14 Apr 2011
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the neutrino, the so-called 'ghost particle'.
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Random and Pseudorandom
Thu 13 Jan 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss mathematical randomness and pseudorandomness.
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Thomas Edison
Thu 9 Dec 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the American technological pioneer Thomas Edison.
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Women and Enlightenment Science
Thu 4 Nov 2010
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the role played by women in Enlightenment science.
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Pliny's Natural History
Thu 8 Jul 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Pliny's Natural History, one of the first encyclopedias.
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Antarctica
Thu 24 Jun 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the Antarctic and its exploration.
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The Neanderthals
Thu 17 Jun 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the evolution and characteristics of the Neanderthals.
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The Cavendish Family in Science
Thu 20 May 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the scientific achievements of the Cavendish family.
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The Infant Brain
Thu 4 Mar 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what new research reveals about the infant brain.
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Mathematics' Unintended Consequences
Thu 11 Feb 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the unintended consequences of mathematical discoveries.
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The Royal Society and British Science: Episode 4—The Royal Society and British Science
Thu 7 Jan 2010
The more discreet role played by the Society in the 20th century.
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The Royal Society and British Science: Episode 3—The Royal Society and British Science
Wed 6 Jan 2010
The 19th century blooms scientifically with numerous alternative, specialist societies.
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The Royal Society and British Science: Episode 2—The Royal Society and British Science
Tue 5 Jan 2010
How Newton tested the lines between government-funded research and public access.
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The Royal Society and British Science: Episode 1—The Royal Society and British Science
Mon 4 Jan 2010
Melvyn Bragg travels to Oxford, where the young Christopher Wren and friends experimented.
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Pythagoras
Thu 10 Dec 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans.
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Radiation
Thu 12 Nov 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the discovery of radiation, from radio waves to gamma rays
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The Geological Formation of Britain
Thu 22 Oct 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the geological formation of Britain.
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Calculus
Thu 24 Sep 2009
The dispute between Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz over who invented calculus.
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Logical Positivism
Thu 2 Jul 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the radical philosophy of the Vienna Circle.
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The Whale - A History
Thu 21 May 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the evolutionary history of the whale.
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Baconian Science
Thu 2 Apr 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Jacobean thinker Francis Bacon and Baconian Science.
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The Library of Alexandria
Thu 12 Mar 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Library of Alexandria.
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