Discovery Episodes Episode guide
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American Association for Advancement of Science
Special report from annual meeting of American Association for Advancement of Science
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Gene Therapy
The latest research in gene therapy for heart disease and cystic fibrosis
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Preventing Brain Damage
Preventing brain damage in newborn babies. Also, how Aids is changing in Africa
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Sex
Why, in evolutionary terms, does sex cost so much?
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Neural tube defects
Breakthroughs in detection and treatment of neural tube defects such as in spina bifida
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The power of aspirin
Can the wonder-drug aspirin be made more precise?
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Uncharted: A Different Kind of Justice
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery.
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Uncharted: The Golden Spike
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery.
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Uncharted: Songs of the Sea
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery.
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Uncharted: The Grain of Truth
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery.
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Uncharted: Love Bytes
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery.
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Inside Health: Life after my mountain accident
Explorations in the world of science.
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Inside Health: Can Insomnia be fixed?
How did you sleep last night?
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Hay Festival Special
Dr Chris van Tulleken shares stories from the making of his chart-topping podcast
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Inside Health: How can we age well?
A panel of experts explain what we can all do to help ourselves age well.
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The Life Scientific - Peter Goadsby
Professor Peter Goadsby is a true pioneer in the field of migraine.
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The Life Scientific: Kip Thorne
Kip Thorne's study of black holes earnt him a share of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics
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The Life Scientific - Vicky Tolfrey
Vicky Tolfrey on parasport research and childhood dreams of the Olympics.
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The Life Scientific - Dawn Bonfield
Dawn Bonfield on inclusive engineering.
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The Life Scientific: Raymond Schinazi
Raymond Schinazi reflects on his role revolutionising treatment for HIV and hepatitis C
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The Life Scientific - Janet Treasure
Explorations in the world of science.
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The Life Scientific: Anne Child
Anne Child is a clinical geneticist
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The Life Scientific: Conny Aerts
Conny Aerts is a professor of Astrophysics at the University of Leuven in Belgium
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The Life Scientific: Dr Nira Chamberlain
Nira Chamberlain on how mathematics can solve real-world problems.
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The Beaches
The scientific mission that ensured the success of the D-Day landings
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Protein: Powerhouse or piffle?
Protein is having a moment in the spotlight. Should you be worried about getting enough?
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The Life Scientific: Mike Edmunds
What is the universe made of? Where does space dust come from? Prof Mike Edmunds tackles
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Hannah Critchlow
Hannah Critchlow on the connected brain.
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The Life Scientific: Fiona Rayment
Fiona Rayment on the applications of nuclear for net zero and beyond.
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Sheila Willis
Explorations in the world of science.
