How to be superhuman: The science behind extraordinary abilities

12 December 2019

Rowan Hooper asks special guests what it feels like to be exceptional. And what does it take to get there?

Why it’s time to call time on the ‘nature vs nurture’ debate

11 December 2019

How much of our make-up is predetermined by our genes, and how much by our environment? The truth is that we're asking entirely the wrong question

Can we really choose our own fate, or is free will an illusion?

9 December 2019

Neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow asks if your fate is hardwired into your brain, from what you like to eat to who you fall in love with

Neuroscientist Gina Rippon: Busting the myth of male and female brains

2 December 2019

Any differences in the brains of males and females are not the result of a fixed biological blueprint, says neuroscientist Gina Rippon

How we're using CRISPR to fight cancer

2 December 2019

Molecular biologist Fiona Behan reports on how the CRISPR gene-editing technique can find cancer’s weak points, identifying targets for new drugs

Biochemistry

31 October 2019

Biochemistry is the study of the chemicals that make up life and how they behave.

Evolution

21 June 2019

How did life begin?

17 June 2019

The question of how life began is one of the most profound in science, and although many theories exist, scientists still cannot agree on an answer.

Barbara McClintock

11 June 2019

Barbara McClintock was a Nobel prize-winning plant geneticist, whose multiple discoveries in maize have changed our understanding of genetics.

Genetics

7 June 2019