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Here you can explore science from a variety of viewpoints. Turn the clock back 100 years to learn about the topics a 1910 Reith Lecture might have covered. Hear from a scientist at the heart of a media storm (or rather cloud). And discover science experiments that will still be running a century from now.
On BBC Radio 4
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Bodies of knowledge
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Senior lecturer Deborah Brunton turns back the clock and reveals the scientific advances 100 years ago that have helped shape the way we fight disease... Read more : Bodies of knowledge
A star is born
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Dr Alan Cooper tells the story of the pioneering discoveries in physics and astrophysics 100 years ago, from Newton and Einstein, to the birth of... Read more : A star is born
Diary of a volcanologist
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Dr Dave Rothery provides an insight into being a volcanologist when a volcano brings Europe to a halt. Read more : Diary of a volcanologist
Gazing into the future
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Professor of Ecology, Jonathan Silvertown, discusses science in an uncertain world, and the difficulties of predicting the future when life is so complicated. Read more : Gazing into the future
First broadcast: Tuesday 1 Jun 2010 on BBC Radio 4
Reith past and present
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