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Mark Evans

Mark Evans on... Scientific Innovation

Monday 31 October 2011

Mark Evans believes all machines should be fun and entertaining with a list of favourite technology that spans plasma cutters and wood-burning stoves. But the breakthrough that really excites him is, Biological computing...

  • Maggie Aderin-Pocock

    Maggie Aderin-Pocock on... Scientific Innovation

    Monday 31 October 2011

    As an eternal optimist, Maggie Aderin-Pocock can't wait for the convenience of teleporters while also expressing fear and excitement at the prospects for synthetic biology.

  • David Attenborough

    David Attenborough on... Scientific Innovation

    Monday 31 October 2011

    Now in his 80's David Attenborough considers the impact of the extended human lifespan, why the Hox Gene excites him and why he isn't actually that keen on machinery...

  • Robert Winston

    Robert Winston on... Scientific Innovation

    Monday 24 October 2011

    From wishing he'd invented the steam engine to undertanding the physiology of human emotion, Robert Winston explains the necessity for science literacy and why we shouldn't simply trust governments to use science wisely.

  • Richard Dawkins

    Richard Dawkins on... Scientific Innovation

    Monday 24 October 2011

    Richard Dawkins considers whether we should believe everything scientists say and the childlike curiosity that can drive even the most serious scientists, to dance.

  • Joy Reidenberg

    Joy Reidenberg on... Scientific Innovation

    Monday 17 October 2011

    Joy Reidenberg considers her top ten machines and the scientific work she is most grateful for in a list that spans scans and scopes to fertility treatment and the piano...

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