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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

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of Wolfgang Pauli (1900-1958), whose Exclusion Pr

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the high temperatures that marked the end of the Paleocene and start

The Kuiper Belt

2017/3/2

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Kuiper Belt, a vast region of icy objects at the fringes of our

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the flourishing of maths in the early Islamic world, as thinkers fro

Parasitism

2017/1/26

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the relationship between parasites and hosts, where one species live

Johannes Kepler

2016/12/29

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571 - 1630). Although he is

John Dalton

2016/10/27

The scientist John Dalton was born in North England in 1766. Although he came from a relatively poor

Plasma

2016/10/13

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss plasma, the fourth state of matter after solid, liquid and gas. As o

Zeno's Paradoxes

2016/9/22

In a programme first broadcast in 2016, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Zeno of Elea, a pre-Socratic

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the development of photography in the 1830s, when techniques for 'dr

Penicillin

2016/6/9

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss penicillin, discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928. It is said he n

Euclid's Elements

2016/4/28

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Euclid's Elements, a mathematical text book attributed to Euclid and

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the impact of the eruption of Mt Tambora, in 1815, on the Indonesian

The Neutron

2016/4/14

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the neutron, one of the particles found in an atom's nucleus. Buildi

Robert Hooke

2016/2/18

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of Robert Hooke (1635-1703) who worked for Robert

Chromatography

2016/2/4

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins, development and uses of chromatography. In its basic fo

Saturn

2016/1/14

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the planet Saturn with its rings of ice and rock and over 60 moons.

Michael Faraday

2015/12/24

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the eminent 19th-century scientist Michael Faraday. Born into a poor

Circadian Rhythms

2015/12/17

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the evolution and role of Circadian Rhythms, the so-called body

P v NP

2015/11/5

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the problem of P versus NP, which has a bearing on online security.