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Time perception with John Wearden
"I try to understand why for old people days are long
Interview with Jane Goodall, primatologist
"My dog Rusty showed me how animals have personalities"
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"I don't want to be chosen for a job because I happen to have been born with an extra X chromosome"
Women have always been involved in science. But what about their presence in history, in institutions and in the public sphere of science? We talk about women's situations in science, now and in...
"We are interested in what happens when people disagree"
Simon Schaffer, University of Cambridge, is one of the architects of the profound changes the history of science has undergone in the past 30 years. His studies have contributed to understanding the processes by which consensus in scientific knowledge is reached...
How the Brain Works, with Georgina Rippon
“Stereotypes Modify Brain Functions”
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"From Hydrogen we can generate completely green fuel"
The need to invest in renewable energy is a fact. The consumption of fossil fuels is a million of times faster than the rate of natural production. Hydrogen is one of the candidates as a renewable energy carrier in the future: its energy density is three times greater...
Animal Rights, with Stephen Wise
“Exploiting any Human Being is a Threat to Human Rights”
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"We know that images can deceive"
The history of science once tend to the study of texts while forgetting about the pictures. But scientific practice produces a wide variety of visual representations and their study provides an excellent basis for understanding the formation of scientific knowledge. This was the theme of the 6th....
James J. Heckman speaks on the profit of good early childhood education
"Investing in a better childhood has yearly profit of 10%"
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