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Celia Morgan on drugs
What’s it like being a scientist with a licence to possess illegal drugs? Celia Morgan, a psychologist at UCL, works on cannabis and ketamine, conducting experiments on people who are high on their own...
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Kevin Fong on Space
Space flight wreaks havoc on the body, but its effects will have to be overcome if we are ever to investigate the far reaches of our solar system. Kevin Fong is co-director of the Centre for Aviation...
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Ifat Yasin on hearing
We hear by amplifying the sounds that go into our ear. But our ears can be tricked using auditory illusions. Ifat Yasin, Lecturer in Auditory Anatomy and Physiology at UCL Ear Institute, thinks these...
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Adrian Martineau on vitamin D
Most of us know that vitamin D comes from the sun and that a little bit is essential to keep us healthy. But for Adrian Martineau, Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Infection and Immunity at Barts and The...
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Shunmay Yeung on malaria
As any backpacker knows, antimalarial drugs are powerful things – unpleasant, but hopefully worth it for the protection they bring. But in some parts of the world these drugs are becoming less...
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Ian Goodfellow on Dirt
Norovirus - better known as winter vomiting disease - is something that most of us have heard of and some of us, unfortunately, have experienced directly. But how does the infamous virus wreak its...
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Zarinah Agnew on mirror neurons
Mirror neurons are thought to be the key to human mimicry, allowing us to ape the actions of others and maybe even forming the basis for empathy. Zarinah Agnew is a neuroscientist at the UCL Institute...
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Mary Fewtrell on breastfeeding
The Department of Health recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. But is this supported by the best available scientific evidence? Mary Fewtrell is a paediatrician at the...
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Chris French on parapsychology
Psychics, paranormal activity, precognition - psychologist and sceptic Chris French, of Goldsmiths, University of London, has spent his career subjecting paranormal claims to scientific scrutiny. He...
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Ron Douglas on deep-sea vision
Ron Douglas is Professor of Visual Science at City University, and an expert on the biology of deep-sea creatures. He talks to the Wellcome Trust's Daniel Glaser about how vision works 4000 metres down.
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Zita Martins on meteorites
How did life originate on Earth, and are we alone in the universe? These are the questions that Zita Martins, an astrobiologist at Imperial College London, is determined to answer. She talks to the...
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Wendy Barclay on influenza
Flu is the scourge of the winter months - but how does it work? Wendy Barclay of Imperial College London talks to the Wellcome Trust's Daniel Glaser about investigating influenza pandemics in the lab...
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Essi Veding on antisocial behaviour
The tendency toward antisocial behaviour may be inherited. But for psychologist Essi Viding heritability isn't inevitability. Environmental factors are important too. She talks to the Wellcome Trust's...
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Sandra Shefelbine on bones
How does the work our bones do influence their size, shape and resilience? Bioengineer Sandra Shefelbine combines number crunching with imaging and practical experiments. She talks to the Wellcome...
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Gerry Thomas on radiation
A year after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, how has human health been affected - and what lessons were learned from previous nuclear accidents? Drawing on her work at the Chernobyl Tissue Bank, Gerry...
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Mary Morrell on sleep apnoea
Up to 4 per cent of adults, and as many as one-third of older people, suffer from sleep apnoea, or interrupted breathing during sleep. Mary Morrell’s research sleep lab at the Royal Brompton Hospital...
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Stephen McMahon on pain
Pain is an important warning signal that can help us to avoid harm, but for people living with prolonged, chronic pain it can have devastating consequences. Stephen McMahon, Director of the London Pain...
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Sarah Bell on sewers
Hosepipe bans, torrential rain, flooding - water was constantly in the news in 2012. Sarah Bell, a civil engineer at UCL, is an expert on water systems (and sewers in particular). She talks to Benjamin...
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Michael Banissy on synaesthesia
What colour is the number 3? What do words taste like? This might sound like nonsense, but for people with synaesthesia this crossing of the senses creates a unique - and very real - way of perceiving...
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Matt Piper on diet and ageing
How does what we eat affect how we age? Is it a question of quantity, or is quality the key? With the global population getting older and many of the world's most devastating diseases linked to the...
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