The Life Scientific Episodes Available now
Adrian Smith on the power of Bayesian statistics
How a once-derided approach to statistics paved the way for AI.
Clifford Johnson on making sense of black holes and movie plots
Jim Al-Khalili hears about new approaches to quantum questions and using science in films.
Rebecca Kilner on beetle behaviours and evolution
How corpse-based beetles can answer long-standing questions about human evolution.
Pam Shaw on the research battle against motor neurone disease
How new drug trials could mark a turning point in MND research.
Chris Elliott on fighting food fraud
How 鈥榝ingerprinting鈥� technology could help prevent another horse meat scam.
A passion for fruit flies
Bambos Kyriacou tells Jim Al-Khalili why he studies the behaviour of fruit flies.
Why study sewage?
Leon Barron tells Jim Al-Khalili how he developed an intense interest in sewage.
The sounds of coral reefs
Jim Al-Khalili meets Tim Lamont, a young ecologist making waves restoring coral reefs
Can computers discover new medicines?
Using AI to discover drugs. Daphne Koller tells Jim Al-Khalili about her life and work.
Emily Holmes on how to treat trauma
Why images are more powerful than words in shaping how we think and feel.
