Science Stories
BBC Radio 4
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Surprising stories from the history of science told by Naomi Alderman and Philip Ball.
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SEP 10, 2019
Alexis Carrel and the immortal chicken heart
Philip Ball tells the tale of Alexis Carrel's immortal chicken heart.
27 MIN
JAN 9, 2019
Ibn al-Haytham and How We See
Philip Ball's story is of Ibn al-Haytham, the first scientist, and how we see.
27 MIN
JAN 2, 2019
Lady Mary Montagu's Smallpox Experiment
Naomi Alderman on how Lady Mary Montagu used her own child to prove smallpox inoculation.
27 MIN
DEC 26, 2018
Kepler's Snowflakes
Philip Ball's tale is of Kepler's Snowflakes, a New Year's gift and of crystallography.
27 MIN
DEC 19, 2018
Lucretius, Sheep and Atoms
Naomi Alderman's story is of Lucretius, sheep and atoms
27 MIN
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