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Putting Science to Work

BBC

Jim Al-Khalili and guests work out how science can best be put to work to solve a pressing problem facing society.

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Episodes

4 episodes are available for this podcast.

Episodes

4 episodes

Sugar

The recent Public Health England report on sugar reduction recommended that we slash the amount of sugar we eat to just seven teaspoons a da...

27:50Apr 7, 2016

Crowd Safety

A deadly crowd collapse at the Hajj pilgrimage in September has brought public safety into the spotlight once again. Here in the UK, the Hil...

27:46Apr 7, 2016

Infuriating Packaging

Opening presents can be quite a challenge. Toys incarcerated in rigid transparent plastic cases can bring tears, not of joy. Not to mention...

28:03Dec 22, 2015

Air Pollution

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...

28:11Dec 15, 2015