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Exchanges at the Frontier

The philosopher AC Grayling presents a series of debates challenging established scientific theories.

Two huge gamma-ray bubbles discovered either side of Milky Way

Astronomers in the United States have detected two enormous bubbles of energy spilling out from the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. David Whitehouse is an author and space scientist.

Tweeting police: The role of social media in police work

Detectives in the UK are going to be given formal training in how to use social media as part of their police work. Andrew Kay is Head of Investigative Skills at the National Policing Improvement Agency.

The Battle of King Salmon - part one

In this two-part documentary Nick Rankin reports from Alaska during the greatest wild salmon run in the world and joins commercial and subsistence fishermen who live off this natural resource.

Wire-free power

Could wireless electricity be a reality soon?

Computer curse

The man who wrote the first ever computer virus

Broadband in a backpack

Mobile internet connection from almost any location

Crowd control

New technology for predicting crowd behaviour launches

Beaver Receiver

Why New Yorkers are sending texts to river wildlife