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The Royal Greenwich Observatory

The continuing role of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in astronomy and time-keeping

• 3 mins

Space Environment

How radiation levels and lack of gravity affects human beings

• 3 mins

New Technology Weapons

A doctor's view on the impact of non-lethal disabling weapons such as sticky foam

• 3 mins

Technology and Global Warming

Discussion about the use of technology in the fight against pollution and global warming

• 4 mins

Space Travel

Could lunar hotels and spherical swimming pools be the future of space travel?

• 4 mins

Ancestral Cannabalism

The rejection of cannibalism signalled the beginning of culture in society

• 4 mins

Ocean Ecosystems

How can we manage ocean ecosystems responsibly?

• 4 mins

Differences Between Species

The best way to protect a species' purity is to protect its habitat

• 4 mins

Animal Testing

Information and misinformation in the realm of animal testing

• 4 mins

Sleep Disturbance

The effects of sleep disturbance on night shift workers - and how risks can be minimised

• 4 mins

DNA, Darwinism and Genes

How DNA, genes and biological determinism interact to make us who we are

• 4 mins

The Expense of Cancer Treatment

Prevention strategies, screening, and selective and cost-effective treatments for cancer

• 4 mins

Global Warming in UK

Monitoring and reducing CO2 emissions in the UK

• 4 mins

Alcohol 'Helps' Heart Disease

How much does alcohol really help prevent heart disease?

• 3 mins

The Funding of Medical Research by the Tobacco Industry

Cancer Research Campaign's decision to reject funding from the tobacco industry

• 4 mins

Human Embryo Research and Organ Transplant

The ethics of growing healthy human tissue, human embryo research and organ transplant

• 4 mins

Rainforests

Cataloguing and studying previously unknown species in rainforests in remote regions

• 4 mins

Foetal Pain

How a foetus could experience pain and what the implications are if it was a possibility

• 4 mins

Silicone Chip Inventors

Adrian Thompson's silicone chips use the principles of evolution

• 4 mins

Global Warming

Targeting corporations and government to control the emissions that lead to global warming

• 4 mins

Prions

Profile of Nobel prize winner Stanley Prusiner and his work on prions

• 4 mins

Alternative Medicine

Discussion on the value of alternative medicine such as reflexology and acupuncture

• 4 mins

Indonesia

Assisting Indonesia to develop its technology and science industries

• 3 mins

Science and Politics

Discussion on the interaction between science and politics

• 4 mins

Different Concepts of Time

How time affects culture - followed by a recommendation to slow down and think more

• 3 mins

A Vaccine for HIV?

Would you take part in medical testing for a vaccine for HIV?

• 4 mins

Cloning Humans

Would cloning a human - or human tissue - ever be possible?

• 4 mins

Blind Experiments

Bias in experimentation and the advantage of controlled experiments using blind conditions

• 4 mins

The Short Life of Computers

Incompatibility and continuous software updates, generate a supply of unwanted computers

• 4 mins

Immunisation Against Viruses

The limitations of immunisation against viruses

• 4 mins