Sunetra Gupta

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Sunetra Gupta

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Sep 25, 2012

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Jim Al-Khalili meets Sunetra Gupta, a scientist and novelist. As a Professor of Theoretical Epidemiology she studies infectious diseases such as flu and malaria and explains how a mathematical equation can be as beautiful as a Keats poem.

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Sep 25, 2012

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Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future.

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John Sulston: Jim al-Khalili talks to biologist John Sulston. by The Life Scientific
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Martin Rees: Jim Al-Khalili enters the multiverse with the Astronomer Royal Martin Rees. by The Life Scientific
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Iain Chalmers: Jim Al-Khalili talks to pioneering health services researcher, Iain Chalmers. by The Life Scientific
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Lord Robert Winston: Lord Robert Winston on IVF, the House of Lords and scientists' ethical responsibilty. by The Life Scientific
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Frances Ashcroft: Frances Ashcroft on a lifetime spent studying the link between blood sugar and insulin. by The Life Scientific
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Lloyd Peck: Jim Al-Khalili meets Antarctic scientist Lloyd Peck and discovers giant sea spiders. by The Life Scientific
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Steve Jones: Geneticist Steve Jones lives life in the slow lane, studying snails. by The Life Scientific
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Dame Ann Dowling: Jim Al-Khalili discusses silent aircraft with Cambridge engineer, Dame Ann Dowling. by The Life Scientific
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Tony Ryan: What is the future of nanotechnology? Chemist Tony Ryan shows some of its surprising uses. by The Life Scientific
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Tim Hunt: Prof Jim al-Khalili talks to Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Sir Tim Hunt. by The Life Scientific
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James Lovelock: James Lovelock on elocution lessons, defrosting hamsters and Gaia. by The Life Scientific
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Nicky Clayton: Nicky Clayton talks to Prof Jim Al-Khalili about her work on the intelligence of birds. by The Life Scientific
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Andrea Sella: Jim Al-Khalili discovers why Andrea Sella's chemistry demonstrations are filling theatres. by The Life Scientific
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Robert May: Jim al-Khalili talks to the former chief scientific advisor Robert May about public trust. by The Life Scientific
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Barbara Sahakian: Jim meets neuroscientist Barbara Sahakian to discuss her work with Alzheimer's disease. by The Life Scientific
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Tejinder Virdee: Jim Al-Khalili talks to physicist Tejinder Virdee about the search for the Higgs boson. by The Life Scientific
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Robin Murray: Psychiatrist Robin Murray on why he has changed his mind about the cause of schizophrenia. by The Life Scientific
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Sunetra Gupta: Jim Al-Khalili meets Prof Sunetra Gupta, a scientist and novelist. by The Life Scientific
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Pat Wolseley: Jim Al-Khalili talks to Pat Wolseley talks about her obsession with lichen. by The Life Scientific
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Chris Llewellyn Smith on nuclear fusion: Chris Llewellyn Smith on quarks, bosons and running the biggest experiments in history. by The Life Scientific
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Jared Diamond: Jared Diamond on gall bladders, global history and the birds of Papua New Guinea. by The Life Scientific
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Mike Benton: Jim Al-Khalili discusses digging up dinosaurs in remote places with Prof Mike Benton. by The Life Scientific
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Martin Siegert: Jim Al-Khalili goes under the Antarctic ice with glaciologist Martin Siegert. by The Life Scientific
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Michael Wooldridge on AI and sentient robots: Michael Wooldridge, professor of Computer Science at the University of Oxford, talks AI. by The Life Scientific
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Mercedes Maroto-Valer on making carbon dioxide useful: Jim Al-Khalili chats to a 'solutions scientist' about solving our CO2 problem. by The Life Scientific
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Cathie Sudlow on data in healthcare: Jim Al-Khalili discusses population-wide health research with Professor Cathie Sudlow. by The Life Scientific
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Paul Murdin on the first ever identification of a black hole: Paul Murdin shares his story of the first identification of a black hole, Cygnus X-1. by The Life Scientific
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