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Scientists explain how their unique perspectives have redefined how we see the world

Influential and respected scientists explain how their unique scientific perspectives have redefined how we think about the world around us

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Beautiful Minds: Series 1

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Jacqui Farnham

Diana Hill

Anne Laking

Beautiful Minds: Series 1: Episode 1: Jocelyn Bell Burnell

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Episode 1: Jocelyn Bell Burnell

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BBC Four - Beautiful Minds, Series 1, Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Jocelyn Bell Burnell talks about her career and the links between religion and science.

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

Who are the modern men and women who will be remembered for the brilliance of their minds? What are their legacies and what can their extraordinary discoveries tell us about the nature of science and the nature of truth?

In the first of a three-part series, Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell describes how she discovered pulsars, the by-products of supernova explosions which make all life in the universe possible. She describes the moments of despair and jubilation as the discovery unfolded and her excitement as pulsars took the scientific world by storm. 

Profoundly reflective about the nature of scientific discovery, she shares her thoughts on the connections between religion and science and describes how she see science as a search for understanding rather than a quest for truth.

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Three scientists explain how their work has redefined how we think about the world

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