The Life Scientific
Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future.
Episodes (255 available)
Dean Lomax on his unconventional route into palaeontology and making BIG discoveries.
28 mins
Professor Helen Hastie on the positive future role for robots in our world.
28 mins
Epidemiologist Seth Berkley on a career trying to get vaccines to those in need.
28 mins
Hiranya Peiris on discovering the origin and evolution of the universe.
28 mins
Washington Yotto Ochieng reveals just how dependent we are on navigation systems like GPS.
28 mins
Atmospheric chemist Lucy Carpenter explains how natural marine processes impact ozone.
28 mins
Physiologist Jens Juul Holst on how gut hormone GLP-1 paved the way for weight loss drugs.
28 mins
Orthotist Jim Ashworth-Beaumont on how the body can adapt to life-changing injuries.
28 mins
Egyptian chemist Jehane Ragai on proving forged paintings and uncovering masterpieces.
28 mins
Tony Juniper, head of Natural England, shares his hopes and fears for the state of nature.
29 mins
