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Brainwaves

Series 2

Episode 1: Light

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Available for over a year

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

Brainwaves

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Available for over a year

Pennie Latin explores the science behind everyday experiences. She talks to astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Show more

Brainwaves

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Available for over a year

Pennie Latin explores the science behind everyday experiences. She looks into cyber security and privacy, finding out about a new breed of spy that has emerged. Show more

Brainwaves

Series 2

Episode 4

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Available for over a year

Pennie Latin explores the science behind everyday experiences. She meets Professor Karen Vousden, director of Cancer Research UK, who talks about her career and tackling cancer. Show more

Brainwaves

Series 2

Episode 5

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Available for over a year

Pennie Latin explores the science behind everyday experiences. Professor June Andrews of Stirling University talks about her career in nursing, geriatric care and dementia. Show more

Brainwaves

Series 2

Episode 6: Monkey Business

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Available for over a year

Pennie Latin explores the science behind everyday experiences. She visits the Living Links Centre at Edinburgh Zoo to discover why humans are so different from other primates. Show more

Brainwaves

Series 2

Episode 7

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Available for over a year

Pennie Latin explores the science behind everyday experiences. She meets leading forensic pathologist Professor James Grieve, who investigates murders, suicides and accidents. Show more

Brainwaves

Series 2

Episode 8

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Available for over a year

Pennie Latin explores the science behind everyday experiences. She talks to Professor Stuart Cunningham about sea gliders, sailing, ocean currents and climate change. Show more

Brainwaves

Series 2

Episode 9

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Available for over a year

Pennie Latin explores the science behind everyday experiences and speaks to key scientists working in Scotland. She investigates the different ways that sounds affect people. Show more

Brainwaves

Series 2

Episode 10: Caroline Watt

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Available for over a year

Pennie Latin explores the science behind everyday experiences. She meets Dr Caroline Watt, a founder member of the Koestler Parapsychology Unit at the University of Edinburgh. Show more

Brainwaves

Series 2

Episode 11: The Future of Blood

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Available for over a year

Pennie Latin explores the science behind everyday experiences. She investigates how the manufacture of blood on demand may make blood donation a thing of the past. Show more

Brainwaves

Series 2

Episode 14

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Available for over a year

Pennie Latin explores the science behind everyday experiences. She visits the Edinburgh Science Festival to explore the differences between male and female brains. Show more