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Human evolution
Discussion on the slowing down of human evolution
Neuroprosthetics
A look at the science of neuroprosthetics, using thoughts to move artificial limbs
Hiroshima - the fall out
Exploring the fall out from nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945
What is Life - part one
The way philosophy and science have attempted to explain reproduction
What is Life - part two
How philosophy and science attempt to help us understand the basic processes of life
What is Life - part three
How philosophy and science have combined to help us understand the cell
What is Life - part four
How the cell took a central position in biological thought
What is Life - part five
A look at the difficulties facing biologists studying DNA
Shipping - bigger, better, faster
A series of programmes on the future of shipping
Shipping - safety
Shipping - greener
The Indispensables - the tin can
A look at the everyday items we take for granted
The Indispensables - bicycle tyres
The science of selling
The science of selling and buying
The science of selling - part two
A look at what makes a brand and why they are important when selling something
The science of selling - the future of advertising and marketing
The future of advertising and marketing
Fuelling the Future - gas and oil
A look at the fuels of the future
Fuelling the Future - hydrogen
In the second of a series on future fuel a look at the potential of hydrogen
Fuelling the Future - back to basics
In a series on the future of energy, could ancient power sources plug the energy gap?
The decline of the vulture
The relationship of Parsee people and vultures and the decline in their numbers in India
The balance of the sexes
Discovering what factors play in deciding whether our children will be male or female
Great Man-Made River Project - part one
The Great Man-Made River Project in Libya has the potential to transform Libyan life
Great Man-Made River Project - part two
Whale-falls - part two
Whales that fall to the bottom of the ocean and the effect of this on the ecosystem
Whale-falls
Marine biologists discuss the deep sea habitat and their extraordinary methods of study
Antarctica
The ecosystems in Antarctica
Daintree National Park
Daintree National Park in Australia one of the world's most accessible rainforests
In search of Muziris
The programme goes in search of Muziris, a mythical south Indian port
The first Americans
Aubrey Manning travels to Mexico in search of the first Americans
Sports Clothing
Exploring the way human physiology and textile technology are coming together
On astronomy
An discussion on astronomy with Professor Robert Kirshner of Harvard University