People of Science with Professor Brian Cox - Season 1

People of Science with Professor Brian Cox - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes6
DatesJan 10, 2018 - Jan 10, 2018
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Episodes

Sir David Attenborough discusses Charles Darwin
Season 1Episode 15 min

Sir David Attenborough discusses Charles Darwin

David Attenborough talks to Brian Cox about his admiration for the achievements of Charles Darwin, and how On the Origin of Species inspires him in his work in the natural world.

Jan 10, 2018
Professor Uta Frith discusses Alice Lee
Season 1Episode 25 min

Professor Uta Frith discusses Alice Lee

The pioneering developmental psychologist Uta Frith discusses Alice Lee, whose work in craniology challenged the idea that women were intellectually inferior because they have smaller brain sizes.

Jan 10, 2018
Bill Bryson discusses Benjamin Franklin
Season 1Episode 35 min

Bill Bryson discusses Benjamin Franklin

The writer Bill Bryson talks to Brian Cox about his admiration for the US scientist, author and inventor Benjamin Franklin and his many achievements.

Jan 10, 2018
Dame Sally Davies discusses Alexander Fleming and Howard Florey
Season 1Episode 45 min

Dame Sally Davies discusses Alexander Fleming and Howard Florey

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.

Jan 10, 2018
Sir David Spiegelhalter discusses Thomas Bayes and Ronald Fisher
Season 1Episode 55 min

Sir David Spiegelhalter discusses Thomas Bayes and Ronald Fisher

David Spiegelhalter discusses how the work of amateur mathematician Thomas Bayes and statistician Ronald Fisher helped to shape the current thinking of probability.

Jan 10, 2018
Professor Julia Higgins discusses Michael Faraday
Season 1Episode 65 min

Professor Julia Higgins discusses Michael Faraday

President of the Institute of Physics Professor Julia Higgins explores the life and work of Michael Faraday and how his curiosity and passion for communicating science inspires her.

Jan 10, 2018

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