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Science View

Scientists and thinkers talk about the impact of science on society

World Service,154 episodes

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The Funding of Medical Research by the Tobacco Industry
Cancer Research Campaign's decision to reject funding from the tobacco industry
17 Oct 1997,4 mins
Human Embryo Research and Organ Transplant
The ethics of growing healthy human tissue, human embryo research and organ transplant
24 Oct 1997,4 mins
Rainforests
Cataloguing and studying previously unknown species in rainforests in remote regions
06 Nov 1997,4 mins
Foetal Pain
How a foetus could experience pain and what the implications are if it was a possibility
07 Nov 1997,4 mins
Silicone Chip Inventors
Adrian Thompson's silicone chips use the principles of evolution
20 Nov 1997,4 mins
Global Warming
Targeting corporations and government to control the emissions that lead to global warming
27 Nov 1997,4 mins
Prions
Profile of Nobel prize winner Stanley Prusiner and his work on prions
05 Dec 1997,4 mins
Alternative Medicine
Discussion on the value of alternative medicine such as reflexology and acupuncture
12 Dec 1997,4 mins
Indonesia
Assisting Indonesia to develop its technology and science industries
17 Dec 1997,3 mins
Science and Politics
Discussion on the interaction between science and politics
17 Dec 1997,4 mins
Different Concepts of Time
How time affects culture - followed by a recommendation to slow down and think more
19 Dec 1997,3 mins
A Vaccine for HIV?
Would you take part in medical testing for a vaccine for HIV?
08 Jan 1998,4 mins
Cloning Humans
Would cloning a human - or human tissue - ever be possible?
23 Jan 1998,4 mins
Blind Experiments
Bias in experimentation and the advantage of controlled experiments using blind conditions
23 Jan 1998,4 mins
The Short Life of Computers
Incompatibility and continuous software updates, generate a supply of unwanted computers
30 Jan 1998,4 mins
Immunisation Against Viruses
The limitations of immunisation against viruses
13 Feb 1998,4 mins
Western Industrialism
Western-style industrialism and its threat to the environment
13 Feb 1998,4 mins
English is the language of science
Ninety-five per cent of scientific articles are published in English - why?
27 Feb 1998,3 mins
A Base on the Moon?
What is needed to establish a colony on the Moon?
06 Mar 1998,4 mins
Cancer Research 'Breakthroughs'
'Breakthroughs' in cancer are often not breakthroughs at all
13 Mar 1998,4 mins
The Economics of Space Travel
Weighing up the benefits of living on the moon versus the money it would take to do it
20 Mar 1998,4 mins
Male Contraceptive Pill
Carl Djerassi on the prospect of a male birth control pill
27 Mar 1998,4 mins
Scientific Advances
How can scientists in developing countries make advances in science?
03 Apr 1998,4 mins
The Development of the Electric Car
Can electricity cars deliver efficiency and performance - and can they reduce pollution?
09 Apr 1998,4 mins
Technology Marketing Industry
How can we get past the jargon of marketing to find out what gadgets can actually do?
11 Apr 1998,3 mins
Fixing Faults with Genes
Over two thousand diseases are caused by faulty genes - can we fix them?
24 Apr 1998,4 mins
Genetic Engineering
GM plants, patents on seeds and the terminator gene that makes seeds sterile
01 May 1998,3 mins
Bacteria
The adaptability of bacteria, antibiotic resistance and the radiation of food to kill gems
08 May 1998,4 mins
Drug Trials
The benefits of involving breast cancer patients in the design of clinical trials
22 May 1998,3 mins
Women in Science
The project that aims to get girls into science in Ghana
22 May 1998,3 mins