Nigel Shadbolt on the worldwide web

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

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Susan Jebb on nutrition

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

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Anil Seth on consciousness

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

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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.

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Dorothy Bishop on language disorders

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

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Carlos Frenk on dark matter

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

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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.

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Geoff Palmer on brewing

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

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Dame Carol Black on public health

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

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Danielle George on electronics

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

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Robert Plomin on the genetics of intelligence

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

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Patrick Vallance on pharmaceuticals

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

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Kathy Willis on botany

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

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Paul Younger on energy for the future

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

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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.

• 28 mins

Dr Nick Lane on the origin of life on earth

Dr Nick Lane of UCL talks about studying the origin of life on earth with Jim Al-Khalili.

• 28 mins

George Davey-Smith on health inequalities

Epidemiologist Prof George Davey-Smith talks to Jim Al-Khalili about health inequalities.

• 28 mins

Venki Ramakrishnan on ribosomes

Jim Al-Khalili talks to Nobel Prize-winner Venki Ramakrishnan.

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Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut (2016)

Helen Sharman talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the ups and downs of being in space.

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Carolyn Roberts on flood control

Environmental scientist Carolyn Roberts talks to Jim al-Khalili about floods and forensics

• 28 mins

Lawrence Krauss on dark energy

Author and cosmologist Lawrence Krauss discusses dark energy with Jim Al-Khalili.

• 28 mins

Marcus du Sautoy on mathematics

Marcus Du Sautoy shares his passion for mathematics with Jim Al-Khalili.

• 28 mins

Sheila Rowan on gravitational waves

Sheila Rowan talks to Jim Al-Khalili about her role in the search for gravitational waves.

• 28 mins

Nick Davies on cuckoos

The battle between cuckoos and warblers, as told by Nick Davies to Jim Al-Khalili.

• 28 mins

Hazel Rymer on volcanoes

Hazel Rymer talks volcanoes with Jim Al-Khalili.

• 28 mins

Faraneh Vargha-Khadem on memory

Faraneh Vargha-Khadem talks to Jim Al-Khalili about how memories are made.

• 28 mins

Georgina Mace on threatened species

Georgina Mace talks to Jim Al-Khalili about her Red List of Threatened Species.

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