Science Podcast
Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.
Episodes to download
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Plasma
Thu 13 Oct 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss plasma, one of the fundamental states of matter.
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Zeno's Paradoxes
Thu 22 Sep 2016
Does an arrow in flight move and could Achilles overtake a tortoise? Not according to Zeno
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The Invention of Photography
Thu 7 Jul 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the invention of photography.
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1816, the Year Without a Summer
Thu 21 Apr 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 1816, known as the year without a summer.
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Chromatography
Thu 4 Feb 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins, development and uses of chromatography.
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The Curies
Thu 26 Mar 2015
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the scientific achievements of the Curie family.
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Dark Matter
Thu 12 Mar 2015
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss dark matter, the 'missing mass' of the universe.
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The Photon
Thu 12 Feb 2015
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the photon, the fundamental particle of light.
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Nuclear Fusion
Thu 30 Oct 2014
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and science of nuclear fusion.
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The Sun
Thu 10 Jul 2014
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the science of the sun, source of all our energy.
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Robert Boyle
Thu 12 Jun 2014
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the pioneering scientist Robert Boyle.
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States of Matter
Thu 3 Apr 2014
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the states of matter, from solids to plasmas.
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The Eye
Thu 27 Feb 2014
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas about the eye and how it works.
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