Meet Tim Lamont

Meet Tim Lamont

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…

Eugenics from its origins

Eugenics from its origins

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…

The harbour porpoise

The harbour porpoise

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…

David Eagleman created a wristband to help deaf people.

David Eagleman created a wristband to help deaf people.

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…

How Covid Changed Science

How Covid Changed Science

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….

Pete Smith a Professor of Soils and Global Change

Pete Smith a Professor of Soils and Global Change

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…

The Turn of the Tide

The Turn of the Tide

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…