Prof Niamh Nic Daeid takes us behind the scenes at the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science in Dundee where Niamh is leading the charge for change. Show more

Pennie Latin considers whether she would or could donate her body to science Show more

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

This Brainwaves is not going to provide us with any answers to that question but we are going to uncover some of the intriguing science that Loch Ness has given us over the years! Show more

Pennie Latin takes a walk up Arthur's Seat with Gabi Heger, Professor of Climate System Science at the University of Edinburgh. Show more

Pennie Latin investigates the science of addiction and finds out whether there is such a thing as an 'addictive brain'. Show more

Pennie Latin finds out about bipolar disorder - how it manifests itself and how scientists are working to understand how the condition affects the brain. Show more

Pennie Latin meets Prof Muffy Calder, the Scottish government's chief scientific adviser, who talks about using computer modelling techniques to help fight cancer. Show more

Pennie Latin investigates how being surrounded by computer, TV and smartphone screens could be affecting people's brains and how they interact with one another. Show more

Pennie Latin explores the science behind everyday experiences. She talks to child psychiatrist Dr Helen Minnis about children in Glasgow with reactive attachment disorder. Show more

Ahead of Valentine's Day, Pennie Latin puts love in the laboratory and explores the science of attraction. Show more

Pennie Latin hears from professor Helen Sang from the Roslin Institute about her research with genetically modified chickens. Show more

Pennie Latin investigates the latest developments in energy saving technology, which may help avoid fuel poverty and produce more energy-efficient homes. Show more

Pennie Latin explores the latest developments in the world of robotics in Scotland, seeing how tantalisingly close science fiction is to becoming science fact. Show more

Pennie Latin meets Professor Sheila Rowan from Glasgow University, an astrophysicist whose work is concerned with detecting gravitational waves in the universe. Show more

Pennie Latin explores the science behind everyday experiences. As obesity figures in Scotland rise, she explores the science of hunger and diet. Show more

Pennie Latin explores the science behind everyday experiences. In this programme initially broadcast ahead of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, she explores competitiveness. Show more

Mark Stephen presents a special edition of Brainwaves from the Edinburgh Science Festival on the theme of sensory dining, exploring the science behind eating. Show more

Pennie Latin explores the impact light has on us with the aid of a photographer, a sleep expert and someone who is losing light from their life. Show more

Pennie Latin explores the personal world of biometrics, looking at voice recognition, iris scanning and vein mapping and asking who owns biometric data when people share it. Show more