The career of Clifford Johnson to date has spanned some seemingly very different industries. You may listen to this program NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 21st of March. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 19th of March in Phuket at 8:30 AM on 91.5 FM and…
Say hello to Rebecca Kilner a professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Cambridge. You may listen to this program NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 14th of March. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 12th of March in Phuket at 8:30 AM on 91.5 FM…
Tim Lamont is a young scientist making waves. You may listen to this program NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 7th of March. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 5th of March in Phuket at 8:30 AM on 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM and Online via the…
Are we entering a ‘newgenic’ age – where cutting-edge technologies and the power of personal choice could achieve the kind of genetic perfection that 20th-century eugenicists were after? You may listen to this program NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 28th of February. It will also be broadcast on…
An Augustinian friar called Gregor Mendel bred pea plants and observing how certain traits were passed on, he effectively discovered the gene. Continuing the BBC Discovery series Bad Blood this week a key goal of eugenics in the 20th century was to eliminate genetic defects from a population. You may listen to this program NOW…
Wikipedia says: Eugenics beliefs is a fringe set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population. In the name of eugenics beliefs, the Nazi state sterilised hundreds of thousands against their will, murdered disabled children and embarked on a programme of genocide. You may listen to this program NOW on Demand on the BBC…
Who should be prevented from having children? And who gets to decide? You may listen to this program NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 7th of February. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 5th of February in Phuket at 8:30 AM on 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM…
Continuing the BBC Series Bad Blood this week looking at the Great Gatsby era and politics. “You will not replace us” was the battle cry of white supremacists at a rally in Charlottesville in 2017. You may listen to this program NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 31st of…
We follow the story of eugenics from its origins in the middle-class salons of Victorian Britain, through the Fitter Family competitions and sterilisation laws of Gilded Age USA, to the full genocidal horrors of Nazi Germany. You may listen to this program NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 24th…
What do you know about the Cougar? Continuing with our Tooth and Claw series, this week the Cougar. Hiding in the shadows across the American continent lives a big cat with many names. You may listen to this program NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 17th of January. It…
Why do wasps exist? Tune in and let’s find out more. You may listen to this program NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 10th of January. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 8th of January in Phuket at 8:30 AM on 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM and…
The African wild dog was considered vermin. As a great African predator and a hot-spot on safari, it is hard to believe that only last century. You may listen to this program NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 3rd of January. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the…
With nicknames like ‘prehistoric monster’ and ‘living dinosaur’, the Komodo dragon has been well and truly judged by its cover. You may listen to this program NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 27th of December. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 25th of December in Phuket at…
Prof Ben Garrod and Dr Jess French get under the skin of the harbour porpoise to unravel this enigmatic and shy aquatic mammal’s extraordinary survival skills – from its ability to dive for long periods to accurately echolocating its fast-moving prey. You may listen to this program NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is…
Did you know the cheetah, which at just under 2 metres long, is the world’s fastest land animal capable of reaching speeds of over 100km and an hour in 3 seconds, but for how long? You may listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 29th of…
Did you know the Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry have been on the BBC for a number of years? This week’s programme. What do you get if you smash two hydrogen nuclei together? You may listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 23rd of November….
Sneezes, wheezes, runny noses and red eyes – this episode is all about allergies. You may listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 15th of November. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 13th of November in Phuket at 8:30 AM on 91.5 FM and…
Hungry for pi? Chow down on this! You may listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 6th of November. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 4th of November in Phuket at 8:30 AM on 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM and Online via the Internet…
This week on Discovery, What is that suspicious smell and why are some smells so nasty and others so pleasant? Listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 1st of November. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 30th of October in Phuket at 8:30 AM…
How do winds start and why do they stop? asks Georgina from the Isle of Wight. You may listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 25th of October. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 23rd of October in Phuket at 8:30 AM on 91.5…
I want to be a telecoms engineer said Chi Onwurah and tells Jim Al-Khalili why she wanted to become a telecoms engineer and why engineering is a caring profession. You may listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 11th of October. It will also be broadcast…
Literature student turned neuroscientist, Prof David Eagleman, tells Jim Al-Khalili about his research on human perception and the wristband he created that enables deaf people to hear through their skin. You may listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 4th of October. It will also be…
Nobel Prize-winning chemist Frances Arnold left home at 15 and went to school ‘only when she felt like it’. You may listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 27th of September. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 25th of September in Phuket at 8:30…
Did you know Sir Martin Landray was recently knighted for this work and RECOVERY’s legacy lives on, not just for Covid? You may listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 20th of September. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 18th of September in Phuket…
In the third and final part of our series How Covid Changed Science, Devi Sridhar Professor of Global Health at Edinburgh University looks at the legacy and lessons of the pandemic for scientific research. You may listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page which is available until Tuesday the 13th of September….
Until 2020 developing a new drug took at least 15 years. You may listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page and is available until Tuesday the 30th of August. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 28th of August in Phuket at 8:30 AM on 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM and…
If you look up into the night sky, there are around 7,000 active satellites orbiting the Earth. You may listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page and is available until Tuesday the 23rd of August. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 21st of August in Phuket at 8:30 AM on…
In Plant-Based Promises, Updated this week: Giles Yeo learns how to make a Thai green curry with Meera Sodha. You may listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page and is available from Tuesday the 9th of August until Tuesday the 16th of August. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 14th…
The machine that discovered the Higgs Boson 10 years ago is about to restart after a massive upgrade, to dig deeper into the heart of matter and the nature of the Universe. You may listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page and is available until Tuesday the 26th of July. It will…
When a person with severe anorexia nervosa refuses food, the very treatment they need to survive, is that refusal carefully considered and rational, as it can appear to those around them? You may listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page and is available until Tuesday the 28th of June. It will also…
Meet a very down-to-earth professor Pete Smith FRS FRSB FRSE is a Professor of Soils and Global Change at the University of Aberdeen. You may listen to this programme NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page and is available until Tuesday the 21st of June. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 19th of June in Phuket at 8:30 AM on 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM…
But, listener Maya Crocombe wonders ‘how do we see colour and why are some people colour blind?’ This programme is available NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page and is available until Tuesday the 14th of June. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 12th of June in Phuket at 8:30 AM on 91.5 FM…
Mathematician Hannah Fry and geneticist Adam Rutherford investigate The Turn of the Tide for your everyday science queries. Today, they get stuck into two questions about tides. This programme is available NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page and is available until Tuesday the 7th of June. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 5th…