I discuss a variety of topics in both the natural and social sciences, exploring the many fascinating insights that the scientific method yields about the world around us.
167 episodes transcribedAstrophysicist Mario Livio joins me to discuss his latest book 'Galileo and the Science Deniers', which chronicles the scientific discoveries of Galil...
In this third part of the series on economic growth, I discuss the process of structural change as economies progress from underdeveloped to developed...
In the second part of our series on economic growth and development, I provide a brief history of the world economy, beginning with the key features o...
In this the first in an eight-part series covering the causes of economic growth and development, I provide an introduction to the key concepts of abs...
Continuing the discussion of photosynthesis from the previous episode, here I outline the importance of the oxygen evolving complex in oxidising water...
An overview of photosynthesis, including the structure of chloroplasts, phototransduction of energy by chlorophyll, the macromolecular complexes of th...
A special episode in which I discuss some of the ideas and principles behind the production of the show, sources I use for episodes, and my motivation...
In this special celebratory 100th episode, I discuss six major unsolved problems in science: the P vs NP problem in computer science, the mystery of d...
A discussion of the method of reproduction of flowering plants, including an overview of the structure and function of the different components of the...
An overview of the nature and properties of electromagnetic radiation, including a discussion of the electromagnetic spectrum, the nature of photons,...
An overview of the basic morphology and physiology of plants, including a discussion of the main types of plants, stems, roots, leaves, plant transpor...
In this special episode I am joined by Jared Bauer, cofounder of Wisecrack, to discuss science and philosophy in movies and popular culture. We cover...
In the final episode of our series on computers, I give an introduction to high-level programming languages, how they relate to assembly language and...
In this the fifth episode of the series 'how computers work', I begin with a summary of some of the major methods of improving the performance of the...
In this fourth part in our series on computers, I begin with an overview of the von Neumann architecture used in most modern computers. This leads in...
In this third part of the series on computers I begin with an overview of Boolean algebra, including a discussion of key logic functions such as NOT,...
In this second episode in the series, I explain binary digital coding to motivate a discussion of the operation of transistors. Beginning with an exam...
We begin our series discussing how computers work with an overview of the theory of computation, including a discussion of Turing machines and Turing...
An analysis of the major factors influencing climactic variation over Earth's surface, including a discussion of the effect of differential heating at...
An overview of the composition and layers of the Earth's atmosphere, including a discussion of the exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere,...
