Discovery

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The Life Scientific: Robert Ballard

2026-11-02 · 26 min

Finding the wreck of the Titanic would be a career-defining achievement for most people. For oceanographer Robert Ballard, it's just one chapter in a life packed full of extraordinary marine exploration. Bob located the…
The Life Scientific: Gillian Forrester

2026-10-26 · 26 min

What do the very first writhing movements of babies have in common with orangutans solving problems for food? Well, according to Gillian Forrester they may both offer clues about how we humans developed language.…
The Life Scientific: David Canter

2026-10-19 · 26 min

Although books and movies might suggest otherwise, catching criminals is of course less about hunches and gut instinct, and more about gruelling analysis of hard data - including when it comes to the psychological side.…
The Life Scientific: Edith Heard

2026-10-12 · 26 min

Imagine looking at a map of a city you thought you knew inside-out, only to discover a collection of tightly knit neighbourhoods that nobody had ever realised existed... Edith Heard has achieved something rather similar…
The Life Scientific: Ginger Kerrick

2026-10-05 · 26 min

What do you do when your childhood dream of becoming an astronaut is grounded at the final hurdle?If you’re physicist Ginger Kerrick, you go on to help run the missions instead.After failing the medical of her astronaut…
The ocean within us

2026-09-28 · 27 min

Here's a little fact you might have heard before: humans are around 70% water. About the same percentage as a sweet potato, incidentally. But what does that actually mean? Sure, there's blood, that accounts for some of…
The art of being a Zombie Ant Fungus

2026-09-21 · 27 min

An ant becomes infected by a fungus which takes over its nervous system, turning the ant into a vehicle for the fungus’s reproduction and killing the ant in the process. It sounds like science fiction, but it is…
Women Not Included: Consumer Products

2026-09-14 · 27 min

Design is never neutral and small choices can have a big impact. Dr Ella Hubber and journalist Katie Silver explore how consumer products marketed to women are frequently developed without fully understanding their…
Women not included: Medical devices

2026-09-07 · 27 min

CPR mannequins, medical implants and surgical tools. These are life changing and lifesaving medical devices. But when they are built around male bodies, what does that mean for everyone else?Through expert insight, Dr…
Women not included: Artificial Intelligence

2026-08-31 · 27 min

Dr Ella Hubber and journalist Katie Silver unpack how artificial intelligence is far from neutral, and why that matters. They speak to experts who reveal how some AI is trained with bad data and how this means it can…

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Owner: BBC
Oldest episode in feed: 09/2010 · over 16 years
Typical length: 27 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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