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Aquaporins: Nobel Laureate Peter Agre
Season 1 Episode 14
One of the greatest mysteries in biology, until 1991, was how water moves across cell membranes. Today's episode focuses on the history of the discov…
7 years, 6 months ago
Water Sanitation: Dennis Warner
Season 1 Episode 13
In 1854, in the Soho district of London, cholera swept through the population. The physician John Snow investigated the cause of the outbreak and hyp…
7 years, 7 months ago
Climate Change: John Matthews
Season 1 Episode 12
The effects of human induced climate change, predicted over a century ago, are already with us. My guest, John Matthews, is the coordinator at the Al…
7 years, 8 months ago
Winston Churchill's Science, Part 2: James Muller
Season 1 Episode 11
Winston Churchill's outsized role and oratory in wartime, from the Great Boer War at the turn of the century to World War II, are well known. Beyond …
7 years, 9 months ago
Winston Churchill's Science, Part 1: James Muller
Season 1 Episode 10
The 20th century was a time of unparalleled advancement in science and technology, along with the associated destruction caused by two world wars. I…
7 years, 10 months ago
British Explorers, Part 2: Andrea Hart and Max Barclay
Season 1 Episode 9
The Natural History Museum in London houses the greatest collection of natural history specimens in the world, collected for centuries by British exp…
7 years, 11 months ago
British Explorers, Part 1: Ian Owens
Season 1 Episode 8
The Natural History Museum in London houses the greatest collection of natural history specimens in the world, collected for centuries by British exp…
8 years ago
Animal Intelligence: Irene Pepperberg
Season 1 Episode 7
For over half a century, innovative scientists have tested the abilities of animals to learn to communicate using human systems, such as American Sig…
8 years, 1 month ago
Chemical Causes of Obesity: Bruce Blumberg
Season 1 Episode 6
The obesity epidemic has spread throughout much of the world and is one of the leading drivers of impaired health and skyrocketing healthcare costs. …
8 years, 2 months ago
Explorers and Extinction in Hawaii: Dan Lewis
Season 1 Episode 5
Today we are exploring natural history investigations in the Hawaiian archipelago. My guest, Dan Lewis, is a research professor of history at Claremo…
8 years, 3 months ago