In Our Time Archive: Science
Summary: Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history of ideas and the evolution of the sciences - from ancient astronomy to particle physics.
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Podcasts:
Melvyn Bragg examines perception: how the brain reacts to the mass of data crowding it. With guests Richard Gregory, Gemma Calvert and David Moores.
Melvyn Bragg examines recently discovered 'dark energy' and its effect on the universe. With Carolyn Crawford, Roger Penrose and Martin Rees.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alchemy, the ancient science of transformations. Guests include Stephen Pumfrey, Simon Forshaw and Lauren Kassell.
Melvyn Bragg examines the Cambrian period, when there was an explosion of life on Earth. With Simon Conway Morris, Richard Corfield and Jane Francis.
Melvyn Bragg examines the history of thought about the mind/body problem in philosophy. With guests Julian Baggini, Sue James and AC Grayling.
Melvyn Bragg examines the Second Law of Thermodynamics from steam to the Big Bang. With guests Monica Grady, Peter Atkins and John Gribbin.
The history of the quest to find the Higgs Boson, also known as the 'God Particle'. With Jim Al-Khalili, David Wark and Roger Cashmore.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the dawn of the age of electricity. With guests Patricia Fara, Simon Schaffer and Iwan Morus.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss when and how life on earth originated. Guests include Richard Dawkins, Linda Partridge and Richard Corfield.
Melvyn Bragg examines the history of the longest and most detailed number in nature. With Ian Stewart, Robert Kaplan and Sarah Rees.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Renaissance obsession with Magic. Guests include Peter Forshaw, Valery Rees and Jonathan Sawday.
Melvyn Bragg examines our knowledge of the planets in both our and other solar systems. With Hugh Jones, Carolyn Crawford and Paul Murdin.
Melvyn Bragg examines the number between 1 and -1, once denounced as the devil's work. With Ian Stewart, Lisa Jardine and Robert Kaplan.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how emotional experiences can become physical symptoms. Guests include Juliet Mitchel, Rachel Bowlby and Brett Kahr.
Melvyn Bragg explores the 30 year search to solve all the biggest questions in physics. With Brian Greene, Val Gibson and John Barrow.
