Series 3

The Psychology of Cheating

Pennie Latin explores what drives people to deceive, dupe and defraud.

• 28 mins

Series 3

Professor Lee Cronin

Pennie Latin meets Professor Lee Cronin, who talks about recreating the origins of life.

• 28 mins

Series 3

Biometrics

Pennie Latin explores the personal world of biometrics.

• 28 mins

Series 3

Professor Dame Anne Glover

Pennie Latin talks to Professor Dame Anne Glover about communicating science.

• 28 mins

Series 3

The Queensferry Crossing

Pennie Latin explores the science involved in the construction of the Queensferry Crossing

• 28 mins

Series 3

Professor Andrew Morris

Professor Andrew Morris talks about how access to personal data has changed healthcare.

• 28 mins

Series 3

Hydrogen power

Pennie Latin explores whether hydrogen could be the power source of the future.

• 28 mins

Series 3

Professor Geoff Palmer

Pennie Latin talks to Geoff Palmer, the UK's first professor of brewing and distilling.

• 28 mins

Series 3

Rank and Hierarchy

Pennie Latin looks at the role of rank and hierarchy in society.

• 28 mins

Memories are made of this

Pennie Latin explores how the brain makes and retrieves memories.

• 28 mins

Series 4

The Selfie

Pennie Latin explores whether there is more to a selfie than mere self-obsession.

• 28 mins

Series 4

The Anatomy of a Stroke

Pennie Latin explores what happens inside the brain during a stroke.

• 28 mins

Series 4

Professor Iain Stewart

Pennie Latin meets Iain Stewart, professor of geoscience communication.

• 28 mins

Series 4

Urban Mining

Pennie Latin explores how gold is being recovered from unused smartphones.

• 28 mins

Series 4

Antimicrobial Resistance

Pennie Latin looks at how Scotland is trying to fight antimicrobial resistance.

• 28 mins

Series 4

The Northern Lights

Pennie Latin meets Dr Melanie Windridge to hear about the science of the Northern Lights.

• 28 mins

Series 4

Soundscape Ecology

Pennie Latin explores how sound reflects the evolving world we live in.

• 28 mins

Series 4

Professor Richard Morris

Pennie Latin talks to Prof Richard Morris about how the brain and memory create identity.

• 28 mins

Series 4

The Moon

Pennie Latin looks at the race to return to the moon.

• 28 mins

Series 4

Fracking

Pennie Latin explores the science of fracking.

• 28 mins

Series 4

Professor Vincent Janik

Pennie Latin explores dolphin communication with Professor Vincent Janik.

• 28 mins

Series 4

Professor Lorna Dawson

Pennie Latin meets forensic soil scientist Professor Lorna Dawson.

• 28 mins

Series 5

The Adolescent Brain

Pennie Latin examines how our brains evolve and develop as we go through adolescence.

• 28 mins

Series 5

Snow and Ice

Pennie Latin explores the science of snow and ice.

• 28 mins

Series 5

Child Tissue Donation

Pennie Latin talks to Sarah Gray about donating her child's tissue to scientific research.

• 28 mins

Series 5

The Scottish Wildcat

Pennie Latin explores efforts to save the endangered Scottish Wildcat.

• 28 mins

Series 5

Prof Sethu Vijayakumar

Pennie Latin meets Sethu Vijayakumar, Professor of Robotics at the University of Edinburgh

• 28 mins

Series 5

ME - The Invisible Disease

Brainwaves on ME - confusion, misunderstanding, misdirection, misdiagnosis and misery.

• 28 mins

Series 5

Dr Thomas Bak

Should we offer language classes on the NHS? Pennie Latin meets Dr Thomas Bak.

• 28 mins

Series 5

How to Stay Sharp

Pennie Latin meets Dr Alan Gow to find out how we can stay sharper for longer into life.

• 28 mins

Series 5

An Adventure in Skin

Pennie Latin delves through the layers the largest organ of the body, our skin.

• 28 mins

Series 5

Professor Tracey Wilkinson

Pennie Latin meets anatomist Professor Tracey Wilkinson.

• 28 mins

Series 5

Nuclear waste and the F word with Professor Polly Arnold

Pennie Latin meets Professor Polly Arnold, from the University of Edinburgh.

• 28 mins

Series 5

The Problem with Plastic

Pennie Latin explores what is the big problem with plastic.

• 28 mins

Series 6

Silence

Shhh...Pennie Latin goes in search of a silent antidote to the frenzy of festive noise!

• 30 mins

Series 6

Beyond the Bomb

Eighty years on, Brainwaves considers the scientific fallout of nuclear weapons.

• 27 mins

Series 6

Tales from the dark side with Professor Catherine Heymans

Professor Catherine Heymans on life exploring the dark side of the Universe

• 28 mins

Series 6

A Monster of a Loch

Pennie Latin discovers why Scotland's monster loch is rich for scientific exploration.

• 28 mins

Series 6

Professor James Boardman

Professor James Boardman discusses his work into understanding premature births.

• 28 mins

Series 6

Love, Life and Algorithms

Pennie Latin decodes the latest weapon of mathematical domination. The algorithm.

• 28 mins

Series 6

Understanding climate change, with Professor Gabi Hegerl

Pennie Latin meets climate change scientist Professor Gabi Hegerl.

• 27 mins

Series 6

Understanding conflict

Pennie Latin explores how to better understand and resolve the conflict in our lives.

• 27 mins

Series 6

Forensic fire investigation with Prof Niamh Nic Daeid

Prof Niamh Nic Daeid shares a fascinating insight into forensic investigation

• 28 mins

Series 6

Pain

Pennie Latin looks at our pain threshold and learns about techniques to increase it.

• 27 mins

Series 6

A forensic approach to street drugs

A startling insight into Scotland's drug problem with forensic chemist Dr Craig McKenzie.

• 27 mins

Series 6

Food for Thought

Join Pennie Latin round the kitchen table to discuss food innovation in Scotland.

• 27 mins

Series 6

Cyborgs

With technology allowing us to upgrade ourselves, when does man become machine?

• 27 mins

Edinburgh brain study comes of age

Exercise? Alcohol? Intelligence? How do you keep your brain sharp into old age?

• 28 mins

Saving the planet one pill at a time

Pennie Latin investigates how pills and medicines are polluting our environment

• 28 mins

A shocking story of postnatal PTSD

Pennie Latin hears a shocking story of postnatal PTSD.

• 28 mins

Deep ocean exploration with Bathynaut Dr Jon Copley

A fascinating insight into the life of deep ocean explorer and researcher Dr Jon Copley.

• 28 mins

Poo, jobbies, stinks and why they matter!

Brace yourself for an exploration of the human gut and what it produces!

• 28 mins

Professor Lesley Yellowlees MBE - her life in 5 objects

Professor Lesley Yellowlees CBE chooses 5 objects which capture her life and work.

• 27 mins

In Search of the Competitive Edge

Pennie Latin explores what science brings to athletic performance.

• 28 mins

Dinosaur Hunting with Steve Brusatte

A whistle-stop tour of the amazing age of the dinosaurs with top expert Dr Steve Brusatte.

• 28 mins

How ready are you for the VR revolution?

What's the value of virtual reality and are we ready for the rise of VR in our lives?

• 28 mins

Beautiful bogs and precious peatlands

Pennie Latin explores the role of Scotland's bogs in the battle against climate change.

• 27 mins