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Sun 1 Apr
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The press likes to scare us with wild tales of robots taking over the world. But in real life, researchers are trying to produce robots...
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Thu 5 Apr
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17:30
Science and technology provide us with windows to normally hidden worlds – and NASA’s Kepler Mission is currently doing just that. Orbiting...
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Sun 1 Apr TO: Sat 7 Apr
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14:00
Walk in the footsteps of Edinburgh’s own time lord, James Hutton, and find out how one man’s vision combined with the rocks of...
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Wed 11 Apr
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20:00
What do a stand-up comedian and an evolutionary anthropologist have in common? Apart from the fact that they’re both called Robin? Funnyman...
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Tue 3 Apr
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20:00
What are the genetic, physiological, biochemical and psychological limits to the human body? Former UK Athletics Performance Director,...
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Fri 13 Apr
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17:30
What does it means to be human, past, present and future? As we re-engineer the human body, and even the human genome – through technology...
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Sun 1 Apr
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20:00
Inspired by Neil MacGregor’s award-wining series on the history of the world in 100 objects, physicist and author Manjit Kumar takes you on...
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Sat 14 Apr
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13:00
A recent survey showed that 40% of the Scottish population no longer belong to any religion, yet most Scots are law-abiding citizens. Are...
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Sat 14 Apr
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15:15
‘In the not so distant future’, DNA determines a person’s role and status in society. Vincent (Ethan Hawke, who stars...
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Fri 13 Apr
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18:15
This is rare opportunity to see the classic 1931 version of Mary Shelley’s tale of humanity, biology and scientific responsibility in...