Human body
The Why Factor. Cryonics. Audio, 18 minutes
Why do some people choose to be frozen at death, hoping to be brought back to life?
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Human Hibernation: The Big Sleep. Audio, 28 minutes
Could humans pull off the trick of hibernation to conquer long-term space travel?
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The Essay. A Body of Essays: Series 2, Thomas Lynch - Whence and Whither: Some Thoughts on Uteri, on Wombs. Audio, 15 minutes
Michigan-based undertaker and poet Thomas Lynch reflects on the uterus.
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The Essay. A Body of Essays: Series 2, Annie Freud - The Kidneys. Audio, 15 minutes
Poet and artist Annie Freud discusses the kidneys, the body's most hard-working organs.
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The Essay. A Body of Essays: Series 2, A Body of Essays: Philip Kerr - Breaking Brain. Audio, 15 minutes
Crime writer Philip Kerr explains how brain surgery has advanced over the years.
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The Essay. A Body of Essays: Series 2, A Body of Essays: Chibundu Onuzo - The Fire of Life: The Thyroid. Audio, 15 minutes
Author Chibundu Onuzo investigates the 'goldilocks' nature of the thyroid gland.
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A Dancer Dies Twice. Audio, 30 minutes
First deaths and last dances - when a dancer's body begins to change.
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The Essay. A Body of Essays: Series 2, William Fiennes - The Bowel. Audio, 15 minutes
Author William Fiennes, a sufferer of Crohn's disease, discusss the bowel.
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The Essay. About Average, Small, Medium and Large. Audio, 15 minutes
Ian Sansom discusses the scientific measurement of the average man and woman's dimensions.
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Short Cuts. Series 7, Here Be Dragons. Audio, 30 minutes
Josie Long presents stories of venturing into unknown territory.
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The Why Factor. Nudity. Audio, 18 minutes
Why does the naked human form provoke such strong reactions?
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The Essay. Ned Beauman: the Appendix. Audio, 14 minutes
Five writers choose an organ of the body on which to reflect. In this edition, Ned Beauman
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The Essay. Naomi Alderman: The Intestines. Audio, 14 minutes
Five writers choose an organ of the body to reflect on. In this edition, Naomi Alderman.
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The Essay. Daljit Nagra: the Lungs. Audio, 14 minutes
Five writers choose an organ of the body on which to reflect. In this edition Daljit Nagra
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The Essay. Christina Patterson: the Skin. Audio, 14 minutes
Christina Patterson reflects on the skin and her own experience of living with acne.
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The Essay. Mark Ravenhill: the Gall Bladder. Audio, 14 minutes
Five writers choose an organ of the body on which to reflect starting with Mark Ravenhill.
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Between the Ears. Between the Ears at 20, And the Consequence Was... Audio, 15 minutes
Steve Urquhart presents three interwoven stories about marks left on the body.
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A Natural History of Me! Audio, 28 minutes
If only one in ten cells in the body is human, then what are we? Paul Evans investigates.
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Four Thought. Series 2, Ed Yong: The Philosophy of Bacteria. Audio, 15 minutes
Science journalist Ed Yong explores the implications of being host to billions of microbes
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The Forum. 21/05/2011 GMT. Audio, 41 minutes
The human body - how far are we shaped by what we eat?
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Inflamed Response. Audio, 30 minutes
Research is giving new insights into the relationship between mind and body.
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Gene Story. What is a Gene? Audio, 13 minutes
Genes are important to keep our bodies functioning correctly
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Round Table. The Body in Art. Audio, 24 minutes
Representations of the human form in art and how it has changed
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Fit for Life. Second Fitness Test. Audio, 14 minutes
Connie St Louis shares the experience of her second fitness test
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