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Each week, Jim al-Khalili invites a leading scientist to tell us about their life and work. He'll talk to Nobel laureates as well as the next generation of beautiful minds to find out what inspires and motivates them and what their discoveries might do for ...

Each week, Jim al-Khalili invites a leading scientist to tell us about their life and work. He'll talk to Nobel laureates as well as the next generation of beautiful minds to find out what inspires and motivates them and what their discoveries might do for us.

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    Jenny Graves

    Jim Al-Khalili talks kangaroos and the death of the Y ...

    Jim Al-Khalili talks kangaroos and the death of the Y chromosome with Prof Jenny Graves.

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    Sophie Scott

    Jim Al-Khalili talks to neuroscientist Sophie Scott about the science ...

    Jim Al-Khalili talks to neuroscientist Sophie Scott about the science of laughter.

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    Ian Stewart

    Jim Al-Khalili discusses sci-fi and popularising maths with Prof Ian ...

    Jim Al-Khalili discusses sci-fi and popularising maths with Prof Ian Stewart.

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    Mike Benton

    Jim Al-Khalili discusses digging up dinosaurs in remote places with ...

    Jim Al-Khalili discusses digging up dinosaurs in remote places with Prof Mike Benton.

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    Mark Lythgoe

    Jim Al-Khalili discusses medical imaging and mountain climbing with Prof ...

    Jim Al-Khalili discusses medical imaging and mountain climbing with Prof Mark Lythgoe.

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    Joanna Haigh

    Joanna Haigh, professor of physics at Imperial College, talks climate ...

    Joanna Haigh, professor of physics at Imperial College, talks climate with Jim Al-Khalili.

    Aug 27, 2013 Read more
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    Russell Foster

    Jim Al-Khalili talks to zoologist Russell Foster about circadian rhythms ...

    Jim Al-Khalili talks to zoologist Russell Foster about circadian rhythms and jet lag.

    Aug 20, 2013 Read more
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    Elizabeth Stokoe

    Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Elizabeth Stokoe about studying real-life ...

    Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Elizabeth Stokoe about studying real-life conversations.

    Jun 25, 2013 Read more
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    David Spiegelhalter

    Jim Al-Khalili talks risk and uncertainty with Prof David Spiegelhalter.

    Jun 18, 2013
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    Ewan Birney

    Ewan Birney talks to Jim Al-Khalili about deciphering the human ...

    Ewan Birney talks to Jim Al-Khalili about deciphering the human genome and junk DNA.

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