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麻豆社 Inside Science Episodes

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    Science's fascination with the face

    Adam discusses the ethics and privacy issues surrounding facial recognition programmes.

  2. A special programme on plants and their pollinators, poisons and pests

    Adam visits Kew Gardens to root amongst the foliage and reveal the latest in plant science

  3. Behavioural profiling at airports; Light and colour in art; Hadrian's Wall; Cassini

    Adam Rutherford questions the science behind behavioural profiling at airport security.

  4. Informed consent, El Nino, Gravitational Waves, Cloud cover

    Can we be used in experiments without our consent? Adam Rutherford investigates.

  5. Longitude Prize Winner; Solar cells; New species; Fiji fisherwomen; Physics questions

    Dr Adam Rutherford learns about this year's Longitude Prize challenge.

  6. Antarctic Invaders; Patents; Longitude Challenges for Water and Antibiotics

    Adam Rutherford finds out why Antarctica isn't such a pristine environment after all.

  7. Turing test; World Cup exo-skeleton; Plant cyborgs; Music hooks

    Big Science - the first World Cup kick is to be made using a mind-controlled robotic suit.

  8. Moving Mountains; Invasive Species; Football Stickers

    China is taking the tops off mountains to build cities. What are the risks?

  9. Women scientists; Mapping the ocean floor; Amplituhedron

    Tracey Logan and modern women scientists discuss past inspirational ladies of science.

  10. Longitude Prize 2014; Dementia; Matter from light; Coastal deposition

    Adam Rutherford discusses the launch of the Longitude Prize 2014.

  11. Antarctic melt; brain enhancing devices, atomic clocks and anti-bat moth sounds

    Adam Rutherford discusses the irreversible melting of the Antarctic Western Ice shelf.

  12. Colin Pillinger; Fire? Artificial DNA

    The first living organism is created using artificial DNA with man-made genetic letters

  13. Mice & Men; Fuel from CO2; fRMI; Insect calls

    How can you get jet fuel from thin air? Just add water, carbon dioxide and sunlight.

  14. Y chromosome; Everest avalanche; Aphid survey; Longitude

    Adam Rutherford finds out, when it comes to chromosomes, what's the point of the Y.

  15. Sperm and egg; Dogs; Automatic Facebook; Invasive species

    Tracey Logan finds out how a sperm recognises an egg.

  16. Whales; Dark Matter; Falling; Arty brains

    Tracey Logan asks whether killing whales for science can be justified?

  17. Calorie Restriction; Moon Age; Mars Yard; IPCC.

    Tracey Logan unpicks new research on calorie restriction.

  18. Fracking; Purple GM tomatoes; Bionic humans; Shark attacks

    Gareth Mitchell is joined by 麻豆社 School reporters to get their take on the week鈥檚 science.

  19. Cosmic inflation; LISA; Photonic radar; Bird stress camera; Water research; Taxidermy

    Gareth Mitchell explores the compelling new evidence for the Big Bang Theory.

  20. Tracking planes; Peer review; Mega-virus; Astronaut

    Are black boxes outdated technology? Adam Rutherford asks about ways to track aircraft.

  21. LG - Chemical weapons, Turtles, Tech for wildlife, Climate

    Dr Lucie Green on how Syria's chemical weapons are being neutralised and made safe.

  22. Brain Machine Interfaces; Question on Gay Genes; Studying Drinking Behaviour

    Adam Rutherford looks at controlling paralysed bodies using thought.

  23. Bees; Whales; Pain; Gay genes

    Bee diseases, whale-spotting question, epigenetics of pain and genes for sexual preference

  24. Whales from space; Flood emails; SUYI JET Lasers; CERN's new tunnel; Discoveries exhibition

    Dr Lucie Green discovers how underwater whales can be spotted from space.

  25. Engineering for floods; Neanderthal genes; Switching senses; Genes in Space game

    Adam Rutherford asks architects and engineers how to protect homes against floods.

  26. Neanderthals; Plague; Wind Tunnel; Music Timing; Stem Cells

    Adam Rutherford asks: What did the Neanderthals ever do for us?

  27. Higgs Boson; Neutrinos; Antarctic echo locator; Rainforest fungi; Alabama rot

    Tiny particles and the huge and hugely expensive experiments needed in order to find them.

  28. Personal genetics kits; Persister cells; Earthquake mapping; Scorpions

    Personal genetics kits - useful service or unregulated, irresponsible and gimmicky?

  29. Antarctica weather and climate change; GM Fish Oils; Melanin Fossils; Time Travel

    The astrophysicists, the poker game, and the search for time travellers in our midst.

  30. Ancient Human Occupation of Britain

    Who lived in Britain thousands of years ago, and how do we know?

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