Putting Science to Work
Jim Al-Khalili and guests work out how science can best be put to work to solve a pressing problem facing society.
- Website
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06t1y3z
- Description
- Jim Al-Khalili and guests work out how science can best be put to work to solve a pressing problem facing society.
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2023-12-18 19:01
- last episode published
- 2016-04-07 11:47
- publication frequency
- 37.96 days
- Contributors
- BBC
- Owner
- BBC Radio 4
- Author
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 4
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- Categories
- Technology
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2016-04-07 | The recent Public Health England report on sugar reduction recommended that we slash the amount of sugar we eat to just seven teaspoons a day. Diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity have all been linked to high sugar intake. Treating obesity an... |
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| 2016-04-07 | A deadly crowd collapse at the Hajj pilgrimage in September has brought public safety into the spotlight once again. Here in the UK, the Hillsborough inquest has been re-examining the tragic events of 1989 which led to the death of 96 football fans at ... |
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| 2015-12-22 | Opening presents can be quite a challenge. Toys incarcerated in rigid transparent plastic cases can bring tears, not of joy. Not to mention vacuum-packed luxury foods that are just impossible to get into. So, can science save us from infuriating packag... |
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| 2015-12-15 | As the recent VW scandal reminds us, the exhaust from petrol and, in particular, diesel cars are damaging our health. So what can science do to help? Jim Al-Khalili invites three scientists into the studio to explain how their research or technology co... |
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