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A guide to what we can learn from 'miraculous' recoveries when these are brought together and systematically analysed to find the common factors that have helped seriously ill people to recover.

Simon Tierney explores the hidden histories of ordinary things, from the toaster to the tooth brush and the matchstick to the mousetrap. Based on the popular weekly series on Moncrieff on Newstalk radio, Stuff that Changed the World offers an unusual and often amusing look at the things around us we take for granted.

Those who understand how AI thinks are about to win big.

Imagine how different our world would be if our ancestors had looked up and there were no stars . . .

Filled with the remarkable stories of the scientists and entrepreneurs who have dedicated their lives to a seemingly impossible dream, The Star Builders is an unmissable insight into the future of life - and space - on our planet.

A study of the forensics of Agatha Christie, from author and pathologist, Carla Valentine

An eye-opening investigation into the science, economics, history and production of ultra-processed food.

The history of particle physics, the hunt for the most elusive particle, and the fundamental questions the search has inspired

The shocking, never-before-told story of America's thalidomide victims

Beginners asks the question: why are children the only ones allowed to experience the inherent fun of facing daily challenges? And could we benefit from embracing new skills, even if we're initially hopeless? Bestselling author Tom Vanderbilt sets out to find the answer, tasking himself with acquiring several new skills under the tutelage of professionals, including drawing, juggling, surfing and much more. Witty and often surprisingly profound, Beginners is an uplifting exploration of the science of brain plasticity and how we can learn how to learn anew.

Covid-19, monkeypox, bird flu, SARS, HIV, AIDS, Ebola; we are living in the Age of Pandemics one that we have created. As the climate crisis reaches a fever pitch and ecological destruction continues unabated, we are just beginning to reckon with the effects of environmental collapse on our global health. Fevered Planet exposes how the way we farm, what we eat, the places we travel to and the scientific experiments we conduct create the perfect conditions for deadly new diseases to emerge and spread faster and further than ever.