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Back to SearchEpisode 3: Organic Agriculture Part 2
Episode 3
An examination of the perceived advantages of organic food in terms of safety, nutrition and taste, followed by a comparison of the costs and yield e…
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 2: Organic Agriculture Part 1
Episode 2
A discussion of the history of organic agriculture, the philosophy behind it, and the main methods used. Also includes a look at the environmental be…
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 122: Respiratory and Circulatory Systems Part 1
Episode 122
The first in a two-part episode covering the circulatory and respiratory systems, including a discussion of the anatomy of the heart, the process of …
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 5: Corporate Conspiracies
Episode 5
An analysis of corporate conspiracy theories, including the alleged suppression of the cure for cancer and sabotage of the electric car. Using econom…
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 121: The Biology of Pain
Episode 121
An overview of the underlying mechanisms of pain, including the role of nociception, transduction of nociceptor signals by spinal pathways, the modul…
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 120: Computational Chemistry Part 2
Episode 120
Building on the previous discussion of Hartree-Fock Theory, I discuss the inclusion of basis functions to produce the Roothaan equations, and the met…
5 years ago
Episode 119: Computational Chemistry Part 1
Episode 119
An overview of techniques of determining molecular structure, including an introduction to valance bond theory covering bond formation and orbital hy…
5 years, 1 month ago
Episode 118: Cell Signalling
Episode 118
A discussion of cell communication and signalling, including an overview of the purpose of cell signalling, the main types of signals, and applicatio…
5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 117: Intracellular Protein Sorting
Episode 117
A discussion of the transportation and sorting of proteins within the eukaryotic cell, including an overview of the endomembrane system, the mechanis…
5 years, 3 months ago
Episode 116: The Cell Membrane
Episode 116
An introduction to the cell membrane, including a discussion of the structure of the bilipid membrane, an overview of the structure and function of m…
5 years, 4 months ago