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Can we cure neurological disorders by modifying the genome? | Gabriele Lignani

23 Apr 2017

Imagine if we could correct genetic mutations as easily as correcting a typo in Microsoft Word, and thereby cure Alzheimer's, depression and other neurological disorders. Sounds like the plot of a sci-fi film, right? According to neuroscientist Gabriele Lignani, this is now a reality. | Narrate ...

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What can facial movement tell us about emotional expression? | Eva Krumhuber

10 Apr 2017

One of the most complex and finely-tuned ways of communicating emotion in humans are facial expressions. Social psychologist Eva Krumhuber fills us in on the latest research and takes us from the Oscars to the quest to create ever more realistic robots. | Narrated by Louise Essex | Music by Ako ...

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Why is the Earth habitable? | Philip Pogge von Strandmann

12 Feb 2017

The Earth is over 4 billion years old, but land animals have only existed on our planet for the past 500 million years. Why didn't animal life on land emerge sooner? And why did it emerge at all? The Earth scientist Philip Pogge von Strandmann has the answers. | Read along while listening at ou ...

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Russia’s new rich and their attitudes to the West | Elisabeth Schimpfossl

30 Dis 2016

In 2014, the head of Russia's biggest international news agency reminded the world that Russia is the only country capable of ‘turning the USA into radioactive dust’. Do Russian elites share similarly hostile attitudes towards Western countries? Sociologist Elisabeth Schimpfossl investigates. | ...

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String theory: Must it be so? | Yang-Hui He

27 Nov 2016

Could there be a theory that describes all of the fundamental laws of nature, a Theory of Everything? Einstein thought so but he never managed to prove it. Mathematical physicist Yang-Hui He guides us through the quest to fulfil Einstein's dream. | Read along while listening at our Medium: http ...

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The quantum foundations of life | Johnjoe McFadden

18 Sep 2016

The extraordinary complexity of life has puzzled scientists for a long time. But underneath the apparent randomness of life lies a deeply rooted order at the quantum scale. Geneticist Johnjoe McFadden takes us to the world where biology meets quantum mechanics. | Read along while listening at o ...

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The woman who unmasked the forger | Mary Wellesley

4 Sep 2016

Art forgery has existed for centuries, but what about a 19th-century forger of medieval art whose unmasked work went on to become more valuable than originals? Mary Wellesley takes us through the detective-like story of the woman who uncovered his deception. | Read along while listening at our ...

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It's at Tate but is it art? | Miguel Dos Santos

7 Ogo 2016

For many people, contemporary art is a strange place where artists are charlatans who take us for fools. But are they really, or should we take them seriously? Miguel Dos Santos tackles the issue. | Read along while listening at our Medium: bit.ly/2aSWbc2 | Narrated by Vidish Athavale | Music ...

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Why Martin Luther King had the US Constitution on his side | Adam Smith

25 Jul 2016

From the Civil Rights movement to the modern efforts to legalize gay marriage, the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution has been central to many of the most important issues in American history. UCL historian Adam Smith takes us through its significance. | Read along while listening at our Med ...

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