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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

Perpetual Motion

2015/9/24

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of the idea of perpetual motion and its decline, in the 19t

Extremophiles

2015/6/25

In 1977, scientists in the submersible "Alvin" were exploring the deep ocean bed off the Galapagos I

The Science of Glass

2015/5/28

While glass items have been made for at least 5,000 years, scientists are yet to explain, conclusive

The Earth's Core

2015/4/30

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Earth's Core. The inner core is an extremely dense, solid ba

The Curies

2015/3/26

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the scientific achievements of the Curie family. In 1903 Marie a

Dark Matter

2015/3/12

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss dark matter, the mysterious and invisible substance which is bel

The Photon

2015/2/12

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the photon, one of the most enigmatic objects in the Universe. G

Behavioural Ecology

2014/12/11

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Behavioural Ecology, the scientific study of animal behaviour.What f

Brunel

2014/11/13

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Victorian engineer responsible for brid

Nuclear Fusion

2014/10/30

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss nuclear fusion, the process that powers stars. In the 1920s phys

e

2014/9/25

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Euler's number, also known as e. First discovered in the sevente

The Sun

2014/7/10

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Sun. The object that gives the Earth its light and heat is a

Robert Boyle

2014/6/12

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of Robert Boyle, a pioneering scientist and a

Photosynthesis

2014/5/15

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss photosynthesis, the process by which green plants and many other

States of Matter

2014/4/3

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the science of matter and the states in which it can exist. Most

The Eye

2014/2/27

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the eye. Humans have been attempting to understand the workings

Social Darwinism

2014/2/20

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Social Darwinism. After the publication of Charles Darwin's mast

Catastrophism

2014/1/30

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Catastrophism, the idea that natural disasters have had a signif

Complexity

2013/12/19

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss complexity and how it can help us understand the world around us

The Microscope

2013/11/28

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the development of the microscope, an instrument which has revol