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Science Stories

Science Stories

16 Episodes • By BBC Radio 4 • www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06vy2j...
Surprising stories from the history of science told by Naomi Alderman and Philip Ball.
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Alexis Carrel and the immortal chicken heart
Philip Ball tells the story of Alexis Carrel, the Fr... more
Sep 10 2019 27m
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Ibn al-Haytham and How We See
Philip Ball's story is of Ibn al-Haytham, the first ... more
Jan 9 2019 27m
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Lady Mary Montagu's Smallpox Experiment
Naomi Alderman's Science Story reveals how Lady Mary... more
Jan 2 2019 27m
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Kepler's Snowflakes
Philip Ball reveals the tale of a small booklet 'On ... more
Dec 26 2018 27m
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Lucretius, Sheep and Atoms
Naomi Alderman's tale is of Lucretius, author of a 2... more
Dec 19 2018 27m
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Eddington's Eclipse and Einstein's Celebrity
Eddington's Eclipse and Einstein's Celebrity Philip... more
Dec 12 2018 27m
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Mary Anning and Fossil Hunting
Mary Anning lived in Lyme Regis on what is now known... more
Jul 11 2018 27m
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Hypatia: The Murdered Mathematician
Naomi Alderman's tale is a murder mystery, the story... more
Jul 4 2018 27m
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Descartes' Daughter
There's a story told about French philosopher René D... more
Jun 27 2018 28m
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Urea and the Wohler Myth
Philip Ball tells the story of German chemist Friedr... more
Jun 20 2018 27m
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th-Century Space Flight: The Real Cyrano de Bergerac
Philip Ball reveals the real Cyrano de Bergerac - fo... more
Jun 13 2018 27m
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Einstein's Fridge
What do you do when you've described the nature of t... more
Apr 1 2016 27m
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The duchess who gatecrashed science
In the spring of 1667 Samuel Pepys queued repeatedly... more
Jan 27 2016 27m
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The meteorite and the hidden hoax
In 1864 a strange type of rock fell from the sky abo... more
Jan 20 2016 27m
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How an eel sparked our interest in electricity
Naomi Alderman presents an alternate history of elec... more
Jan 13 2016 27m
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Submarine for a Stuart King
Philip Ball dives into the magical world of Cornelis... more
Jan 6 2016 27m
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