Beautiful Minds

Series in which three of Britain's most influential and respected scientists explain how their unique scientific perspectives have redefined how we think about the world around us

Beautiful Minds - James Lovelock

James Lovelock discusses his controversial theory that proposes Earth be seen as a single living organism and the consequences that this could have for its future.

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Beautiful Minds - Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell describes how she discovered pulsars, the by-products of supernova explosions which make all life possible.

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Beautiful Minds - Tim Hunt

Sir Tim Hunt talks about his discovery of the mechanism of cell division and reveals his own opinions on the thought processes, logical and emotional, that led to it.

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