What Is Death?
Brian and Robin are joined by comedian Katy Brand, biochemist Nick Lane and forensic anthropologist Sue Black to discuss why death is such an inevitable feature of a living planet.
"What Is Death?"
In the first of a new series of the award winning science/comedy series, Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by comedian Katy Brand, biochemist Nick Lane and forensic anthropologist Sue Black to discuss why death is such an inevitable feature of a living planet. As well as revisiting such weighty scientific issues, such as when can a strawberry, be truly declared to be dead, they'll also explore the scientific process of death, its evolutionary purpose and whether it is scientifically possibly to avoid it all together.
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The definition of death
Duration: 00:51
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- Mon 24 Jun 2013 16:30BBC Radio 4
- Tue 25 Jun 2013 23:00BBC Radio 4
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