Interviews with Scientists

How can 'big data' help forensic scientists solve crimes?

Watch out arachnophobes - spiders are super-seers...

What can fossil evidence of the pineal organs in early reptiles tell us about eye evolution?

How does the brain interpret the light coming into the eye so that we can perceive images?

What is AMD?

What are optometrists measuring during an eye exam?

A drug shows early promise as an aid for stroke recovery...

What can a DNA test tell you about yourself?

How much do social media sites know about you?

The first evidence of a black hole swarm at the centre of our galaxy...

Why moths are the best hearers out there

Can stem cells or genetic therapy restore hearing?

Are we headed for a hearing loss epidemic?

Some people can 'see' with their ears, building a picture of the world around them.

Baffle your brain with audio illusions

How do our brains decode speech?

Sounds are just a series of different pitches. So how do our brains decode these into rich soundscapes?

What is a sound, and how does our ear make sense of them?

Does a lack of input to key brain areas early in life entrench autistic traits?

What made complex life happen when it did?

Neurones in the brain's visual areas fire in sync when a blind person listens to speech...

Our panelists go head to head and a lifesize (knitted) gut is passed round the studio.