The Life Scientific by BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
Categories: Science & Medicine
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What is the universe made of? Where does space dust come from? And how exactly might one go about putting on a one-man-show about Sir Isaac Newton?
These are all questions that Mike Edmunds, Emeritus Professor of Astrophysics at Cardiff University and President of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), has tackled during his distinguished career. And although physics is his first love, Mike is fascinated by an array of scientific disciplines - with achievements ranging from interpreting the spread of chemical elements in the Universe, to decoding the world’s oldest-known astronomical artefact.
Recording in front of an audience at the RAS in London, Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to Mike about his life, work and inspirations. And who knows, Sir Isaac might even make an appearance…
Produced by Lucy Taylor.
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314 - Mike Edmunds on decoding galaxies and ancient astronomical artefacts Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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313 - Hannah Critchlow on the connected brain Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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312 - Molly Stevens Tue, 15 Nov 2011
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311 - Colin Blakemore Tue, 08 Nov 2011
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310 - Sir Michael Marmot Tue, 01 Nov 2011
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309 - Steven Pinker Tue, 18 Oct 2011
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308 - Paul Nurse Tue, 11 Oct 2011
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307 - Fiona Rayment on the applications of nuclear for net zero and beyond Tue, 09 Apr 2024
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306 - Nick Longrich on discovering new dinosaurs from overlooked bones Tue, 02 Apr 2024
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305 - Sheila Willis on using science to help solve crime Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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304 - Sir Charles Godfray on parasitic wasps and the race to feed nine billion people Tue, 19 Mar 2024
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303 - Jonathan Van-Tam on Covid communication and the power of football analogies Tue, 12 Mar 2024
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302 - Michael Wooldridge on AI and sentient robots Tue, 19 Dec 2023
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301 - Mercedes Maroto-Valer on making carbon dioxide useful Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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300 - Sir Harry Bhadeshia on the choreography of metals Tue, 05 Dec 2023
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299 - Cathie Sudlow on data in healthcare Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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298 - Sir Michael Berry on phenomena in physics' borderlands Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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297 - Professor Sarah Harper on how population change is remodelling societies. Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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296 - Sarah Blaffer Hrdy on human evolution and parenthood Tue, 07 Nov 2023
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295 - Edward Witten on 'the theory of everything' Tue, 31 Oct 2023
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294 - Alex Antonelli on learning from nature's biodiversity to adapt to climate change Tue, 19 Sep 2023
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293 - Paul Murdin on the first ever identification of a black hole Tue, 12 Sep 2023
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292 - Bahija Jallal on the biotech revolution in cancer therapies Tue, 05 Sep 2023
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291 - Sir Colin Humphreys on electron microscopes, and the thinnest material in the world Tue, 29 Aug 2023
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290 - Chris Barratt on head-banging sperm and a future male contraceptive pill Tue, 22 Aug 2023
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289 - Gideon Henderson on climate ‘clocks’ and dating ice ages Tue, 15 Aug 2023
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288 - Deborah Greaves on wave power and offshore renewable energy Tue, 08 Aug 2023
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287 - Harald Haas on making waves in light communication Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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286 - Anne Ferguson-Smith on unravelling epigenetics Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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285 - Anne-Marie Imafidon on fighting for diversity and equality in science Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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284 - Bruce Malamud on modelling risk for natural hazards Tue, 06 Jun 2023
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283 - Gillian Reid on making chemistry count Tue, 30 May 2023
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282 - Andre Geim on levitating frogs, graphene and 2D materials Tue, 23 May 2023
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281 - Julie Williams on Alzheimer’s disease Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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280 - James Jackson on understanding earthquakes and building resilience Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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279 - Marie Johnston on health psychology and the power of behavioural shifts Tue, 14 Mar 2023
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278 - Julia King on manipulating metals and decarbonising transport Tue, 07 Mar 2023
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277 - Danny Altmann on how T cells fight disease Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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276 - Haley Gomez on cosmic dust Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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275 - Adrian Smith on the power of Bayesian statistics Tue, 07 Feb 2023
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274 - Clifford Johnson on making sense of black holes and movie plots Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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273 - Rebecca Kilner on beetle behaviours and evolution Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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272 - Pam Shaw on the research battle against motor neurone disease Tue, 17 Jan 2023
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271 - Chris Elliott on fighting food fraud Tue, 10 Jan 2023
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270 - A passion for fruit flies Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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269 - Why study sewage? Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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268 - The sounds of coral reefs Tue, 04 Oct 2022
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267 - Can computers discover new medicines? Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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266 - Emily Holmes on how to treat trauma Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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265 - Judith Bunbury on the shifting River Nile in the time of the Pharaohs Wed, 14 Sep 2022