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Explorations in the world of science.

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Explorations in the world of science.

    Uncharted: Access denied

    Uncharted: Access denied

    Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery.
    A young researcher gains access to a secretive data set and discovers a system causing harm to the very people it is supposed to help.
    One day a student makes a discovery which, if true, could shake the intellectual foundations of a global movement, and undermine politicians around the world.
    Producer: Lauren Armstrong Carter

    • 27 min
    The Evidence: The science of the menopause

    The Evidence: The science of the menopause

    Millions of women around the world experience the menopause each year; it’s an important milestone, which marks the end of their reproductive years.
    But every individual's experience of it is personal and unique. In some cultures, there's a stigma about this life stage – it's viewed with trepidation and as something to be dreaded. In other cultures, it's considered to be a fresh start - a time of greater freedom when women no longer have to worry about their menstrual cycles.
    In this edition, recorded at Northern Ireland Science Festival in Belfast, Claudia Hammond and her expert panel take a global look at the science of the menopause and debunk some myths along the way.
    As Claudia and her guests navigate their way through the menopause maze, they look at the most recent academic research in this area. They also discuss the physical and psychological symptoms, the lifestyle changes women can make and the different treatments available, including Hormone Replacement Therapy.
    Claudia also speaks to the American biological anthropologist who has dedicated an impressive 35 years of her life to studying the average age of the menopause in different countries - and finds out how hot flushes vary in different cultures. She also speaks to a doctor who is working hard to make women’s health less of a taboo subject in the community where she works. And she hears from a Professor of Reproductive Science who is setting up the UK's first menopause school.
    Producer: Sarah Parfitt
    Co-ordinator: Siobhan Maguire
    Editor: Holly Squire
    Sound engineers: Andrew Saunderson and Bill Maul
    Mix engineer: Bob Nettles
    Image used with permission of the Northern Ireland Science Festival

    • 49 min
    Uncharted: The gossip mill

    Uncharted: The gossip mill

    Hannah Fry explores two more tales of data and discovery.
    Gossip and rumour are plaguing a tile manufacturing company. The chatter is pulling morale to new lows, and amid it all, a question hangs in the air: who is spreading it? Can the science of networks find out?
    And, what is the secret to ageing well? One man believes he may have found the beginnings of an answer, and it is hiding in a convent.
    Produced by: Ilan Goodman and Lauren Armstrong Carter

    • 27 min
    Uncharted: The happiness curve

    Uncharted: The happiness curve

    Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery.
    Do orangutans - or humans - experience a midlife crisis? Hidden deep in the data, two economists have found a surprising pattern: happiness is U shaped.
    And, John Carter has a terrible choice to make. One path offers glory, the other to death. His decision hinges on one graph, but can it help him take the right road?
    Produced by: Ilan Goodman and Lauren Armstrong Carter

    • 15 min
    Uncharted: The doctor will see you now

    Uncharted: The doctor will see you now

    Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery.
    Two couples are brought together by a tragedy and a tatty piece of paper, which reveals a serial murderer hiding in plain sight.
    And, across the world in Singapore, a metro system is misbehaving wildly. The rail engineers and company officials are flummoxed. Can data save the day?
    Produced by: Ilan Goodman and Lauren Armstrong Carter

    • 27 min
    Uncharted: The returning soldier

    Uncharted: The returning soldier

    Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery.
    In a few specific years across the 20th Century, the proportion of boys born, mysteriously spiked. We follow one researcher’s obsessive quest to find out why.
    And next, a tale of science and skulduggery. Michael Mann was a respected climate scientist, unknown outside of a small academic circle, until he produced a graph that shocked the world and changed his life forever.
    Producer: Ilan Goodman

    • 27 min

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