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S48.E3 ∙ Science Under Attack

Sun, Jan 23, 2011

Nobel Prize winner Sir Paul Nurse examines why science appears to be under attack, and why public trust in key scientific theories has been eroded.

7.1 /10

S48.E4 ∙ The Secret World of Pain

Sun, Jan 30, 2011

Series exploring topical scientific issues. Featuring the latest research into pain, one of the most common and mysterious human experiences.

7.9 /10

S48.E5 ∙ Surviving a Car Crash

Sun, Feb 06, 2011

Meet the scientists working to make fatal car crashes a thing of the past. A remarkable fusion of mechanical engineering and biology promises to save countless lives across the world.

6.3 /10

S48.E6 ∙ How to Mend a Broken Heart

Sun, Feb 13, 2011

Science series. Dr Kevin Fong meets some of the people who have undergone pioneering heart operations and the scientists who are pushing the limits of cardiac treatment.

7.8 /10

S48.E7 ∙ Are we still Evolving?

Mon, Feb 28, 2011

Dr Alice Roberts asks one of the great questions about our species: are we still evolving? There's no doubt that we're a product of millions of years of evolution. But thanks to modern technology and medicine, did we escape Darwin's law of the survival of the fittest? Alice follows a trail of clues from ancient human bones, to studies of remarkable people living in the most inhospitable parts of the planet, to the frontiers of genetic research to discover if we are still evolving - and where we might be heading.

7.4 /10

S48.E8 ∙ Predators in Your Backyard

Mon, Mar 07, 2011

7.8 /10

S48.E9 ∙ Do You See What I See?

Sun, Aug 07, 2011

If you have ever wondered if you see the same thing as the next person this episode of Horizon will help put your mind at rest. You may think a rose is red, the sky is blue and the grass is green, but it now seems that the colors you see may not always be the same as the colors I see. Your age, sex and even mood can affect how you experience colors.

7.7 /10

S48.E10 ∙ Seeing Stars

Sun, Aug 14, 2011

Horizon follows the astronomers pushing the limits of science and engineering with a new generation of super-telescopes in the hunt for mysterious objects in the universe. Covering not only the spectrum of visible and invisible light, but also the spectrum of telescopes from deep space, aircraft based telescope, high altitude land based, right down to sub-aquatic .

7.7 /10