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In Our Time: Science

Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.

Episodes

Total: 292

Artificial Intelligence

1999/4/29

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss artificial intelligence. Can we create a machine that creates? Some

Evolution

1999/4/15

Melvyn Bragg examines the future of gene therapy and advances in evolutionary biology. Are we contin

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the role of animals in humankind's search for knowledge. Since the G

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of thought about space, and examines whether cyberspace

Language and the Mind

1999/2/11

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of our ideas about the formation of language. The psycho

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the relevance of psychoanalysis at the end of the 20th century. It’s

Ageing

1999/1/28

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ageing. In 1900, 1% of the world’s population were over 65. In the

Genetic Engineering

1999/1/14

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the implications of the developments in genetic engineering. Out of

Melvyn Bragg and guests marvel at our brains and discuss how at the end of a century of research we

The Brain and Consciousness

1998/11/19

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how our increased knowledge of the functioning of the brain and the

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how perceptions of science and the power of science have changed in

Science's Revelations

1998/10/29

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss whether the mass of scientific understanding and knowledge we have a