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Science Stories

Surprising stories from the history of science told by Naomi Alderman and Philip Ball.

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Alexis Carrel and the immortal chicken heart

Alexis Carrel and the immortal chicken heart

Philip Ball tells the story of Alexis Carrel, the French surgeon who worked to preserve life outside the body and create... Read more

10 Sep 2019

27mins

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Ibn al-Haytham and How We See

Ibn al-Haytham and How We See

Philip Ball's story is of Ibn al-Haytham, the first scientist, and his book of optics that defined how we see.

9 Jan 2019

27mins

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Kepler's Snowflakes

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Philip Ball reveals the tale of a small booklet 'On The Six-Cornered Snowflake", written by Johannes Kepler as a New Yea... Read more

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Naomi Alderman's tale is of Lucretius, author of a 2000 year old poem that theorised about atoms and the natural world. ... Read more

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Eddington's Eclipse and Einstein's Celebrity

Eddington's Eclipse and Einstein's Celebrity

Eddington's Eclipse and Einstein's CelebrityPhilip Ball's tale is of a solar eclipse 100 years ago observed by Arthur Ed... Read more

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Mary Anning and Fossil Hunting

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Mary Anning lived in Lyme Regis on what is now known as the Jurassic Coast in the first half of the 19th century. Knowin... Read more

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Hypatia: The Murdered Mathematician

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Descartes' Daughter

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There's a story told about French philosopher René Descartes and his daughter. He boards a ship for a voyage over the No... Read more

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