Pythagoras' Trousers

The Turing Test, a science experiment to try at home and National Astronomy Meeting Kris Sangani explains his doubts on whether a computer has really passed the Turing Test, Zoe Randell brings another science experiment that you can try at home, we meet engineer Steve Williams and Chris North reports from the National Astronomy Meeting.

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Yasmin Ali presents a special edition of the programme marking National Women in Engineering Day. Dawn Bonfield talks about the Women’s Engineering Society and the day itself, Chi Onwurah MP tells us about her background in engineering and how it helps her now in politics. We meet structural engineer Roma Agruwal and Suw Charman-Anderson talks [...]

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Huw James joins us live from the banks of the River Severn to tell us about his latest scientific expedition, Dean Burnett rounds up the latest news from the world of skeptics, we meet physicist and science communicator Laurie Winkless and Jon Chase performs a specially written rap to mark the 150th anniversary of the [...]

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Rhys talks to Prof Ron Eccles from the Common Cold Centre at Cardiff University, Beth Berry reports on preventing mitochondrial diseases using third parents, we meet Lindsay Chapman from the National Physical Laboratory and Rhys reports from Digital 2014.

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Wales Festival of Innovation, eye colours and Adam Hart Rhys talks to Bruce McLelland from the Knowledge Transfer Network about the Wales Festival of Innovation, Neil Monteiro explains what determines your eye colour, we meet engineer Liane Sheppard and Rhys’ special guest is Professor Adam Hart from the University Gloucestershire.

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