Most popular Science & Nature Radio programmes available on BBC iPlayer 2009-12-02T11:21:12Z tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:/iplayer/feed/categories/factual/science_and_nature/radio/popular BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p29kc 2009-12-01T14:15:43Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p29kc/The_Infinite_Monkey_Cage_Episode_1/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p29kc_150_84.jpg" alt="The Infinite Monkey Cage: Episode 1" /> </a> </p> <p> An irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. With Brian Cox and Robin Ince. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p2cbz 2009-12-01T13:04:24Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p2cbz/Tempus_Fugit/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p2cbz_150_84.jpg" alt="Tempus Fugit" /> </a> </p> <p> Ian Peacock explores time perception. Why does time seem to speed up the older you get? </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p6yx5 2009-12-01T13:29:33Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p6yx5/Book_of_the_Week_The_Hair_of_the_Dog_and_Other_Scientific_Surprises_Episode_2/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p6yx5_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: The Hair of the Dog and Other Scientific Surprises: Episode 2" /> </a> </p> <p> Why a hair of the dog works; how a 5,000-year-old pot could show early animation. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p684l 2009-11-30T11:14:08Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p684l/Book_of_the_Week_The_Hair_of_the_Dog_and_Other_Scientific_Surprises_Episode_1/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p684l_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: The Hair of the Dog and Other Scientific Surprises: Episode 1" /> </a> </p> <p> Featuring an inventor who was strangled by his own invention. Read by Toby Longworth. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:p0053hvh 2009-12-01T23:55:17Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0053hvh/The_Climate_Connection_The_Climate_Connection_Does_the_world_need_meat/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/p0053hvh_150_84.jpg" alt="The Climate Connection: The Climate Connection: Does the world need meat?" /> </a> </p> <p> Can vegetarianism reduce the effects of global warming? </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p2h88 2009-12-02T02:55:36Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p2h88/Home_Planet_01_12_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p2h88_150_84.jpg" alt="Home Planet: 01/12/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00cmb4q 2009-11-25T22:16:39Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00cmb4q/The_Eureka_Years_Series_4_1893_The_Internal_Combustion_Engine/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00cmb4q_150_84.jpg" alt="The Eureka Years: Series 4: 1893 - The Internal Combustion Engine" /> </a> </p> <p> The internal combustion engine, hailed as the answer to pollution in London, is born. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p1hhh 2009-12-02T07:04:13Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p1hhh/Farming_Today_02_12_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p1hhh_150_84.jpg" alt="Farming Today: 02/12/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:p0053hl4 2009-12-01T03:17:40Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0053hl4/The_Climate_Connection_The_Climate_Connection_Are_There_Too_Many_People_On_The_Planet/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/p0053hl4_150_84.jpg" alt="The Climate Connection: The Climate Connection: Are There Too Many People On The Planet?" /> </a> </p> <p> Can population growth be managed if consumption and emission levels are reduced? </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nyvcg 2009-12-02T02:49:21Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nyvcg/Night_Waves_Free_Thinking_2009_Michael_Brearley_Narcissism_and_Leadership/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nyvcg_150_84.jpg" alt="Night Waves: Free Thinking 2009: Michael Brearley: Narcissism and Leadership" /> </a> </p> <p> Psychoanalyst Michael Brearley delivers a talk about the nature of leadership. </p>