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Jean-Marie Lehn
Episode 338
He described a process that helps molecules to identify one another - for example this means that drugs can recognize which cell to kill and which to…
6 years, 1 month ago
Anita Sengupta
Episode 337
She worked for Boeing, then for NASA, now for Virgin Hyperloop One. Or in other words - she worked on ion engines, developed the parachute that slowe…
6 years, 1 month ago
Jean-Pierre Sauvage
Episode 336
He took the first step towards creating a molecular machine - Jean-Pierre Sauvage, laureate of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His study of photos…
6 years, 1 month ago
Phillipe Ciais
Episode 335
Extreme weather fluctuations, icebergs melting, ocean levels rising - these are just some of the impacts of climate change. And the consequences for …
6 years, 1 month ago
Vernon L. Smith
Episode 334
Most people's acts in economics are not driven by logic or rational thought but by their experience, says professor Vernon Smith who in 2002 received…
6 years, 1 month ago
Jan Štulík (přednosta kliniky spondylochirurgie 1. LF UK a FN Motol)
Episode 333
"Operování je jako vrcholový sport." Říká jeden z největších českých specialistů v oboru páteřní chirurgie, profesor Jan Štulík. Ročně zvládne až 550…
6 years, 1 month ago
Katherina Zellweger (humanitarian)
Episode 332
From Switzerland to China and then to North Korea, thats the journey taken by the humanitarian Katharina Zellweger. She first came to North Korea in …
6 years, 1 month ago
Steven Benner (biologist)
Episode 331
He created the first synthetic gene and contributed to the development of new kinds of DNA that can help diagnose diseases. Synthetic biologist Steph…
6 years, 1 month ago
Kayla Iacovino
Episode 330
I'm a maker of magma chambers, says volcanologist Kayla Iacovino who in her lab simulates what's going on under the surface in a volcano's magma cham…
6 years, 1 month ago
Divya Chander
Episode 329
I listen to neurons but brain speaks in symphony, that's why you need to listen to multiple neurons at once - says neuroscientist and anesthesiologis…
6 years, 1 month ago