Jackie Akhavan on explosives

Jackie Akhavan talks about the ethical issues of working on explosives used in war.

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Elspeth Garman on crystallography

Jim Al-Khalili talks to Oxford crystallographer Elspeth Garman.

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Chris Toumazou on inventing medical devices

Chris Toumazou talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the science of invention.

• 28 mins

Margaret Boden on artificial intelligence

Jim Al-Khalili talks to Maggie Boden, a world authority in the field of AI.

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Richard Fortey on fossils

Jim Al-Khalili meets Mr Trilobite, the palaeontologist and naturalist Richard Fortey.

• 28 mins

Dame Sally Davies on public health

Jim al-Khalili talks to Dame Sally Davies about looking after the nation's health.

• 28 mins

Dave Goulson on bees

Jim Al-Khalili talks to Prof Dave Goulson about his obsession with bees.

• 28 mins

John O'Keefe on memory

2014 Nobel Prize-winner John O'Keefe talks to Jim Al-Khalili.

• 28 mins

Matt Taylor on the Rosetta space mission

Matt Taylor talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the Rosetta comet mission.

• 28 mins

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore on teenage brains

Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore talks to Jim Al-Khalili about her research on the teenage brain

• 28 mins

Jane Francis on Antarctica

The director of the British Antarctic Survey, Jane Francis talks to Jim Al-Khalili.

• 28 mins

Stephanie Shirley on computer coding

Software pioneer Dame Stephanie Shirley talks to Jim Al-Khalili.

• 28 mins

Nigel Shadbolt on the worldwide web

Sir Nigel Shadbolt talks about artificial intelligence and open data with Jim Al-Khalili.

• 28 mins

Susan Jebb on nutrition

Obesity expert Susan Jebb talks to Jim al-Khalili about the science of what we eat.

• 28 mins

Anil Seth on consciousness

Anil Seth discusses the hard problem of understanding consciousness with Jim Al-Khalili.

• 28 mins

Kate Jones on bats and biodiversity

From bats to biodiversity, ecologist Kate Jones discusses her Life Scientific.

• 28 mins

Henry Marsh on brain surgery

Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh talks to Jim Al-Khalili about slicing through our thoughts.

• 28 mins

Dorothy Bishop on language disorders

Why do some children find language difficult? Dorothy Bishop talks about her life's work.

• 28 mins

Carlos Frenk on dark matter

Carlos Frenk talks to Jim Al-Khalili about dark matter and modelling the cosmos.

• 28 mins

Niamh Nic Daeid on forensic science

Forensic chemist Niamh Nic Daeid talks about investigating fires and analysing legal highs

• 28 mins

EO Wilson on ants and evolution

Leading biologist EO Wilson talks to Jim Al-Khalili about ants, altruism and evolution.

• 28 mins

Geoff Palmer on brewing

Jim talks to internationally renowned professor of brewing and distilling Geoff Palmer.

• 28 mins

Dame Carol Black on public health

Expert health advisor and professor of medicine Carol Black talks to Jim Al-Khalili.

• 28 mins

Danielle George on electronics

Engineer Danielle George tells Jim about her passion for getting children into electronics

• 28 mins

Robert Plomin on the genetics of intelligence

Professor Robert Plomin talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the genetics of intelligence.

• 28 mins

Patrick Vallance on pharmaceuticals

Jim Al-Khalili meets Patrick Vallance heading drug development at a pharmaceutical company

• 28 mins

Kathy Willis on botany

Kathy Willis, Kew Gardens' director of science, discusses biodiversity with Jim Al-Khalili

• 28 mins

Paul Younger on energy for the future

Professor Paul Younger talks to Jim Al-Khalili about keeping the lights on in the future.

• 28 mins

Peter Piot on tackling ebola and HIV

Peter Piot talks to Jim Al-Khalili about Zika, Ebola and HIV.

• 28 mins

Naomi Climer on engineering

Naomi Climer tells Jim Al-Khalili why engineers should be as famous as rock stars.

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