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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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    Steve Jones

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    John Pickett

    Jim Al-Khalili meets John Pickett, whose recent work on GM ...

    Jim Al-Khalili meets John Pickett, whose recent work on GM wheat caused a public debate.

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    Robert May

    Jim al-Khalili talks to the former chief scientific advisor Robert ...

    Jim al-Khalili talks to the former chief scientific advisor Robert May about public trust.

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    Barbara Sahakian

    Jim meets neuroscientist Barbara Sahakian to discuss her work with ...

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    Lloyd Peck

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    Frances Ashcroft

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