2006 Series

Chris Smith

Kat Arney

Love, seduction and sexual attraction are in the air this week as Dr Peter Brennan from Bristol University woos Chris and Kat with a discussion of pheromones and the science of smell, Dr Charles Wysocki from the Monell Chemical Senses Centre suggests how farmers can love thy neighbour by masking the stench of malodorous manure, we hit the dancefloor with Dr William Brown from Rutgers University who reveals the recipe for success at the Saturday night disco, and Professor Peter Barham talks about the science of taste, food and the ingredients for the perfect Valentine's Day dinner!

Chris Smith

Kat Arney

Phil Rosenberg

This week it's over to you as Drs. Chris, Kat and Phil prepare to answer all your burning questions on science, technology and medicine. Anne-Maree Pearse from the Mount Pleasant Laboratories in Launceston, Tasmania, joins us to describe the hellish plight of the Tasmanian Devil as it succumbs to an infectious facial cancer, Emma Marris from Nature magazine discusses how scientists are bogged down in trying to prevent the Gulf of Mexico reclaiming large areas of Louisiana, and in Kitchen Science Derek and Dave put glow-sticks on ice at the Astley Cooper School in Hemel Hempstead.

Chris Smith

Phil Rosenberg

This week we look to the solar system as Dr Ian Sanders from Trinity College Dublin discusses where meteorites come from and how we can find them, real-life astronaut Dr Stan Love joins us from NASA's Johnson Space Centre in Houston to describe a method of avoiding Armageddon asteroids, Dr Maggie Aderin from Science Innovation Ltd. takes us from meteorites to meteorology, as she talks about satellites that monitor wind speeds, Dr Richard Preece from Cambridge University recounts the sticky tale of the hitch-hiking snails and Derek and Dave make water fibre optics in Kitchen Science.

Chris Smith

Kat Arney

This week we shake up the world of science as Dr Janet Sumner from The Open University describes the dynamics of volcanic eruptions and the structure of the Earth, Dr Tamsin Mather from Cambridge University talks about how the gases from volcanoes affect our atmosphere and environment, Dr Tiziana Rossetto discusses earthquakes, tsunamis and her recent visit to Pakistan, and Professor Herbert Huppert joins Derek in the kitchen to perform an explosive experiment.

Chris Smith

Kat Arney

This week we go green as Dr Alison Smith from Cambridge University discusses how algae get their vitamins, the Superintendent of Cambridge University Botanic Gardens Dr Tim Upson describes the science of composting, Heather Gorringe and Richard Fishbourne from Wiggly Wigglers dish the dirt on what worms get up to in your compost heap, Prof. John Pickett from Rothamsted Research talks about his research on natural mosquito repellents, we find out about Ant School from Prof. Nigel Franks at Bristol University, and in Kitchen Science, Derek is itching to reveal how ants lay chemical trails to their food.

Chris Smith

Kat Arney

With the indulgences of Christmas behind us, Prof. Steve O'Rahilly from Cambridge University aims to shed some light on shedding a few pounds, as he discusses the science of appetite, obesity and weight loss, Prof. Len Almond from Loughborough University describes the role of exercise in losing weight, Prof. John O'Doherty from the California Institute of Technology talks about what happens in the brain when we choose our favourite food brand, Drs. Jane Visvader and Connie Eaves describe their discovery of the breast stem cell, and Derek and Dave find out what cream and paint have in common in Kitchen Science.