Professor Julia Higgins discusses Michael Faraday • 2018 • episode "6/6" • People of Science with Brian Cox

3:05

Why do storms spin in different directions depending on their location—and why do they spin in the first place?

2013 • Science

54:48

In this episode the task is to work out the likelihood of alien life in the universe.

Part 2 • Genius by Stephen Hawking • 2016 • Science

41:56

Humanity’s potential seems limitless. But could we become as powerful as God?

S5E09 • Through the Wormhole • Science

53:06

In the United States, some 10% of people who wish to have children struggle with infertility. It’s especially common in the African American community, and fertility preservation can be difficult for transgender individuals as well. But why is this? And what can be done about it? NOVA explores barriers to fertility, from the social to the biological, and the state of assisted reproductive technologies. Follow the journeys of people navigating challenges from structural inequalities and racism to falling sperm counts.

NOVA PBS • 2021 • Science

114:10

Interweaves the present-day story of the Rosens, a young family on an odyssey to find a cure for their four-year old daughter's rare genetic disease, with stories of the exciting discoveries of the early pioneers in genetics — Gregor Mendel, Thomas Hunt Morgan, Francis Crick and James Watson. This episode also tracks the dark period in human history when a little genetic knowledge was used to justify terrifying human experiments that culminated in the Holocaust.

1/2 • The Gene: An Intimate History • 2020 • Science

5:34

Dame Sally Davies talks to Brian Cox about her interest in antibiotic resistance and admiration of Alexander Fleming and Howard Florey for their development of penicillin.

4/6 • People of Science with Brian Cox • 2018 • Science