May 26, 2026
Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers
28 minutes
Podcast · Inglés
The Life Scientific
BBC
Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for mankind
Episodes
Ordered by publication date.
May 19, 2026
Helen Hastie on the future of human-robot relations
28 minutes
May 12, 2026
Seth Berkley on the importance of vaccinating the world
28 minutes
May 5, 2026
Hiranya Peiris on unravelling the story of the universe
28 minutes
Apr 28, 2026
Washington Yotto Ochieng on the navigation tech that keeps our world moving
28 minutes
Apr 21, 2026
Lucy Carpenter on how our oceans are destroying ozone
28 minutes
Apr 14, 2026
Jens Juul Holst on the gut hormone discovery behind weight-loss drugs
28 minutes
Apr 7, 2026
Jim Ashworth-Beaumont on how a near-fatal accident made him a better clinician
28 minutes
Jan 27, 2026
Jehane Ragai on the science of authenticating artworks
28 minutes
Jan 20, 2026
Tony Juniper on parrots, princes and environmental protection
28 minutes
Dec 9, 2025
Pierre Friedlingstein on carbon’s pivotal role in climate change
28 minutes
Dec 2, 2025
Julia Simner on tasty words and hearing colours
28 minutes
Nov 25, 2025
Caroline Smith on meteorites and potential ancient life on Mars
28 minutes
Nov 18, 2025
AP De Silva on building molecular fluorescence sensors for healthcare
28 minutes
Nov 11, 2025
Peter Knight on quantum technologies
28 minutes
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