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Forever Young with Dr Bloom
Season 4 Episode 51
The diseases of ageing are already overwhelming health care facilities. In the decades ahead, our older populations will put even more pressure on he…
4 years, 7 months ago
Primordial Black Holes with professor Lewis
Season 4 Episode 50
In 1966, two Soviet cosmologists proposed the existence of primordial black holes. 55 years on, evidence mounts that these ancient bodies actually ex…
4 years, 7 months ago
Static Electricity with professor Lewis (266)
Season 4 Episode 49
A zap from a doorknob or a lightning bolt that sets fire to a forest, these events are notoriously unpredictable. If there is an imbalance of electri…
4 years, 7 months ago
Cannibal Stars with Professor Lewis
Season 4 Episode 48
What happens when a star gets hungry? Could it eat another star? Cosmic cannibalism is a thing. 500 million years ago in a galaxy far, far away – to …
4 years, 7 months ago
Covid & Comms with Professor Leask
Season 4 Episode 47
Covid continues to test public health and communications. Our best explainers have put themselves in the front line to keep us safe. Some, including …
4 years, 8 months ago
Planetary Climates close to home with Professor Tuthill
Season 4 Episode 46
Venus and Mars may have once supported life. What went wrong? Professor Tuthill walks Dr Karl through the physics of changing climates on our neighbo…
4 years, 8 months ago
Nobel Physics 2021 with Professor Tuthill (262)
Season 4 Episode 45
The 60s, 70s and 80s was when their prize-winning work was done., Their modelling made "Groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex …
4 years, 8 months ago
Cyber Society with Professor Genevieve Bell
Season 4 Episode 44
Cybernetics meets anthropology - Professor Genevieve Bell loves blended disciplines. She is a renowned anthropologist, technologist, and futurist. Sh…
4 years, 8 months ago
AI Myths #4-6 busted with professor Toby Walsh
Season 4 Episode 43
Artificial Intelligence is proliferating so how deep will it penetrate society. Are Robot domestic helpers, interpreters, navigators, lawyers or judg…
4 years, 9 months ago
AI Myths #1-3 busted with professor Toby Walsh
Season 4 Episode 42
Artificial Intelligence is here and embedded in modern life. So how best to traverse those "uncanny valleys" between robots and humans? Can computer …
4 years, 9 months ago