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History often develops into myth. And the history of science is not strange to that phenomenon. Many of the individuals...
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First up, a Chinese scientist has helped create the world’s first genetically edited babies. The news has sent shockwaves through...
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This week we talked about whether you can share science - but what is science?, what is sharing?, can any...
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Since the introduction of vaccination programmes, vaccines have prevented millions of deaths from infectious diseases and have thereby earned their...
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First up, engineers at MIT have built and flown the first-ever plane with no moving parts. The light aircraft is...
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We take a deep breath this week and decided to talk about a subject that is difficult. We talked about...
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Last week, the I Science Culture Club went to the Wellcome Collection to explore their permanent galleries as well as...
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The Klimt/Schiele exhibition at the RA offers a unique opportunity to explore the exceptional drawings of both artists, which some...
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This week, the I, Science Culture Club went to the Royal Academy of Arts to visit two fantastic exhibitions. As...
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The discovery of the first antibiotic is widely credited to Sir Alexander Fleming and providential scientific serendipity. As the legend...
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On this week, the second of our shows linking to articles in this Autumn's edition of I,Science magazine on the...
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On the news this week: Extinction Rebellion demonstration on London bridges over concern for climate crisis; "flushable" wet wipes are not...
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This week, our news editor Madeleine has launched I, Science Culture Club. This group is for anyone who is looking...
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On this week's show, we explored the implications of the banned Iceland Christmas advert (watch here), Imperial College's groundbreaking space...
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On the news this week: New BBC series "Dynasties"; omega-3 fish oils and vitamin D supplements do not prevent heart...
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This week at I, Science Radio, we explore human and natural disasters as part of the forthcoming edition of the I,...
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We were very grateful to interview Professor Bruce Malamud at I, Science Radio this evening. Professor Malamud is a part...
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We are joined this week by Paul Martynenko, who is the 'Immediate past president' of the British Computing Society. We...
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This week the new theme for the autumn edition of the I,Science magazine, which is Earth, as our inspiration. There...
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In todays show, we talked about a report on the fall in teenage drinking and wondered if the total drug...
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Here's our second I,Science radio show of the year with a great team of first timers just nailing it! We...
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On the first day of the first week of term and on 1st October eight brave souls launched into live...
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A wealth of research is being carried out across the UK on the impact grammar schools have on young people....
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"This is a kind of hybrid situation", says Dr Grant Mair, a neuroradiologist from the University of Edinburgh. Mair is...
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Ivan Oransky, Distinguished Writer In Residence at New York University, co-founded the popular blog Retraction Watch, which reports on and...
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Arriving with the same luminous flash and soundless thunder, TK4 promptly gathered himself with a burning sense of purpose and...
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Palm oil. It’s everywhere. In our shampoos, toothpastes, detergents and spreads, bread and biscuits and – well, the list goes...
