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Life Solved — 135 episodes

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The golden age of dinosaur discovery: Why we're finding a new species nearly every week

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How women's clothing choices in Iran predicted the revolution years before it happened

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Plastic Politics: What happens if the Global Plastics Treaty fails?

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The secret social lives of primates: What chimps and monkeys reveal about human nature

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The power of Fighting with Pride to make change happen

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The R;pple effect: How personal loss led to life-saving tech

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What happened during the fourth session of the Global Plastics Treaty?

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Life onboard a ship in the Southern Ocean for science

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Will architecture save the world?

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The unstoppable evolution of the English language

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Sport saving our seas

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The academic imprisoned for his research

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What will happen when there’s no water left to drink?

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When Will the Cost of Living Crisis End?

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The Science Of Smells

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Is the World Becoming Less Democratic?

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How Incels Use TikTok To Spread Hate & Lies

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UFOs or UF-no's?

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Saving Seasides – Why Countries Need Coastal Communities

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The realities of radiation and addressing Fukushima fake news

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The History Of The Horror Genre

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AI & Chat GPT: The beast is out of the box, so what now?

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Putting parenting shaming on the naughty step

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The history of the weekend - should they be longer?

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Batteries – leading the charge in sustainable energy

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Nature’s leading role in cleaning up our waters

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The Reality Of CSI

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Let's Talk About Chemsex

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From Shelf to the Global South – why our plastic ends up in low-income countries

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Life Solved is back for its 100th episode!

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INC-2: How close are we to a global plastics treaty? Ft Professor Steve Fletcher and Antaya March

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Why enzymes are the latest fashion in the fight against plastic waste in our clothes ft Dr Victoria Bemmer and Noorin Khamisani

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Who polices the police? Ft Dr John Fox

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Can true crime be ethical? Ft Dr Megan Hoffman and Dr Simon Hobbs

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How to survive a zombie apocalypse ft. Dr John Leach, Dr Sarita Robinson and Dr Matthew Higgins

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Ice Ivory - The Mammoth Crime You Should Know About ft. Dr. Caroline Cox & Dr. Luke Hauser

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Jazz - the original music rulebreaker ft. George Burrows, Professor of Music and Theatre

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It’s not all Musk – learning from space's epic fails ft. Dr Jen Gupta, Dr Lucy King & Dr Chris Pattison

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Using Robotics to Support Physical Recovery ft. Amy Wright

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Tackling Racial & Gender Inequality in TV and Film ft. Professor Deborah Shaw

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How Fashion and the Internet are Changing the Status of Women in Iran ft. Dr. Mahsa Ghaffari

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Fraud Falling Under the Radar ft. Professor Mark Button

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The Evolution of Cybersexualities ft. Dr Trudy Barber

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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Crime Prevention ft. Matthew Talbot

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Virtual Reality Relics ft Dr Claire Bailey-Ross

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How to Solve the UK’s Water Crisis ft. Dr Peter Cruddas

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Rise of the Film Franchise ft. Professor Lincoln Geraghty

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Mapping Microplastics ft. Dr Fay Couceiro

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The Power of Public Perception in the Fight Against Climate Change ft. Dr Chris Jones

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Can Advertising Be A Force For Good? Ft. Dr Karen Middleton

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Railway Safety Back On Track

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Using Extreme Environments To Tackle The Obesity Crisis ft. Dr Ant Shepherd

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Exploring Shipwrecks in UK Waters ft. Dr Ann Coats

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Is Information the Fifth Form of Matter? Ft. Dr Melvin Vopson

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Smart Textile Design for Women’s Bodies ft. Dr Jenny Burbage

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How Satellite Imagery Can Save Lives and Help Fight Crime ft. Professor Richard Teeuw

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A SOLVE Magazine Showcase

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Understanding Missing Persons ft. Professor Karen Shalev-Greene

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Extended Reality: The Future of Culture, Services and Business ft. Pippa Bostock & Alex Counsell

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Nuclear Power: Mythbusting and Smart Diagnosis by Victor Becerra

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Solutions to Global Plastics Pollution ft. Professor Steve Fletcher

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Bacteria: It's Not All Bad

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The Falklands 40 Years On

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Bringing Space to the Solent ft. Professor Adam Amara

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Secrets of the 1921 Census ft Professor Deborah Sugg Ryan and Dr Melanie Bassett

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Truth About Cyber Security and Cyber Crime ft. Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos

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How Can Oceans Save the Planet? Ft. Dr Ian Hendy

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The Future of Support for Society’s Most Vulnerable Ft. Dr Emma Maynard and Dr Bethany Simmonds.

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Facing Up to Online Abuse

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Understanding the Ukraine-Russia Conflict

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Do Animals Really Know What We're Thinking? ft. Dr Leanne Proops

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Clearing Up Corruption in Football ft. Dr Adam Cox and Christina Philippou

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Equality and Abuse in Football ft. Dr Beth Clarkson and Dr Tom Webb

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The Truth About Cold Water Swimming ft. Dr Heather Massey

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Palaeontology at Portsmouth: Telling the biggest story

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Representing All of Us in Public Organisations and Policy Ft. Professor Karen Johnston

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How Tech is Changing Our World ft. Professor Adrian Hopgood

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COP in Focus - What happens now?

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COP In Focus: The Future of Construction

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Community Resilience in Facing World Crises

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The Future of Space Exploration with The University of Portsmouth's Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation

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How Zines Are Capturing Social History with Dr Jac Batey

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How Everyday People are Exploring our Cosmos

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Mapping Past and Present ft. Prof. Humphrey Southall and Paula Aucott

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Some more of our favourites bits so far

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Life Solved Season 6 is Coming on 30th of September

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Life Solved Series 6 Preview

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Fingerprinting Pangolin Scales To Fight Wildlife Crime

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Understanding The World’s Most Endangered Great Ape

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Working With The Antiques Trade To Change The Law On Ivory ft. Caroline Cox

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How has Covid impacted sustainability in our world and habits?

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Democracy and Policing Under Pressure

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Tech, Women and Work in our Post-Covid Future

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Has Covid Changed Consumer Habits for Good?

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How has the pandemic changed mental health and education opportunities for young people?

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INTERPRETING THE SURFACE OF THE MOON ft. Dr James Darling

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READING THE ROCKS: how we can predict landslides to keep homes safe and highways open ft. Professor Malcolm Whitworth

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How crowdsourced data and drone tech can support disaster response ft. Professor Richard Teeuw

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UNDERSTANDING NATURE'S MOST DISASTROUS EVENTS ft. Dr Carmen Solana

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OUTSMARTING CRIMINALS WITH VR ft. Professor Claire Nee

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HOW WITNESS INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES INFLUENCE EVIDENCE ft. Professor Becky Milne

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FASHION FOR THE FUTURE – A FASHION REVOLUTION WEEK SPECIAL

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NORMALISING BEREAVEMENT FT. Dr Sukh Hamilton

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BEYOND HELP? MENTAL HEALTH AND SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN ft. Dr Wendy Sims-Schouten

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CREATIVE COMMUNICATION FOR BETTER HEALTH & WELLBEING ft. Dr Cressida Bowyer and Dr Louis Netter

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MEET THE ACA-FANS ft Professor Lincoln Geraghty

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The Language of Violence ft. Dr Alessia Tranchese

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3D Printing for the Body ft. Professor Gordon Blunn

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DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS FT. Professor Andy Thorpe

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VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE FT. Professor Tamsin Bradley

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ATOMIK VODKA ft. Professor Jim Smith

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CHEMCATCHER FT. PROFESSOR GARY FONES

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WATER BLINDNESS FT PROFESSOR JOHN WILLIAMS

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GIRLS' NIGHT OUT FT. DR EMILY NICHOLLS

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POLITICS & PACKAGING IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY FT PROFESSOR PAUL TROTT

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RESPECT THE WATER FT PROF. MIKE TIPTON

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STILL TO COME IN LIFE SOLVED SERIES 2

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BATTLING BAD BACTERIA FT. DR SARAH FOUCH

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HOW STRESS SHAPES OUR BRAINS FT. PROFESSOR JEROME SWINNY

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THE NEXT GENERATION OF ANTIBIOTICS FT. PROFESSOR ANASTASIA CALLAGHAN

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PARASITES AND POLLUTANTS FT. PROFESSOR ALEX FORD

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THE POWER OF PUPPY DOG EYES FT DR JULIANE KAMINSKI

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PLASTIC WASTE AND THE ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABILITY

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Season 1 Highlights: Social Media in Politics, Drone Operators, Wildfire and Oysters

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THE WILL TO CHANGE THE LAW ft JULIET BROOK

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OYSTERS IN THE SOLENT - CLEANING UP OUR WATERS FT. DR. JOANNE PRESTON

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VITAL CONNECTIONS IN THE BRAIN FT. PROF. ARTHUR BUTT

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BRITAIN’S BURNING FUTURE FT. DR. MARK HARDIMAN

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THE POLITICS OF WATER FT. DR. JULIA BROWN

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DRONES AND THE HUMAN COST OF WAR FT. PROFESSOR PETER LEE

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DEEP, BLUE THINKING FT. PROFESSOR STEVE FLETCHER

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INNOVATIONS IN DIAGNOSING BLADDER CONDITIONS FT. DR. JOHN S. YOUNG

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HOW POLITICS BECAME SOCIAL FT. DR. JAMES DENNIS

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THE CORONAVIRUS TOOLKIT

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Life Solved - Coming on Tuesday 28th July