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Material World

Weekly science conversation, on everything from archaeology to zoology, from abacus to the antipodean rodent zyzomys, by way of meteorites. Presented by Quentin Cooper, and airing every Thursday, 4:30 pm.

science & medicine

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28:12

New planets, brain chips, amateur scientists,...

Material World ·

2011/12/22

A new planet the size of the Earth, simulating the brain with analogue chips, the last four in the long list of potential amateur scientists, how robins choose a sexy mate and how a warming climate is bad for your Christmas tree

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28:11

The Higgs, MPs Meet Scientists, Moon art – 15 Dec 11

Material World ·

2011/12/15

Quentin Cooper presents the latest on the search for the Higgs particle, hears about a scheme to pair scientists with members of Parliament, announces the next group of shortlisted candidates for So You Want to Be a Scientist and sniffs the smell of the Moon from a lunar exhibition in Liverpool.

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28:10

Rare Metals, Collecting Carbon, Strange Shrimp - 08...

Material World ·

2011/12/08

Quentin Cooper asks if it's worth extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and how industry is planning for a world shortage of rare elements. A 500 million year old monster eye with 16 000 lenses and the first finalists shortlisted from listeners who want to be a scientist.

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28:12

Permafrost; Space Worms; DNA Barcoding - 01 Dec 11

Material World ·

2011/12/01

This week, Quentin Cooper hears about the impact of thawing permafrost on climate change; how generations of space worms may lead the way for humans to reach Mars; and how DNA barcoding is identifying species and spotting fraud.

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28:37

Material: 24 Nov 11: Scientists on risk, Insect flight

Material World ·

2011/11/24

The UK’s top science advisers discuss communicating risk and uncertainty to politicians and the public. And Quentin explores the secrets of locust flight.

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28:09

MW: Geo-engineering; Mars; Canary Island 17 Nov 11

Material World ·

2011/11/17

Quentin investigates risk and regulation of geo-engineering; the risks of getting to Mars; and a new volcanic island that may be rising from the Atlantic.

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28:02

Fracking; Hidden Heroes; SYWTBAS? Periodic Knitting

Material World ·

2011/11/10

This week: fracking for oil and gas and listening to the ground, Hidden Heroes at the Science Museum and a last chance for amateur scientists.

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28:20

Fission at Fukushima; Airships – The Future of Air...

Material World ·

2011/11/03

Has nuclear fission restarted at the Fukushima NPP in Japan. Is the future of air travel airships? Is there truth in the legend of the Viking SunStone

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28:17

Material World at the National Maritime Museum.

Material World ·

2011/10/27

Material World this week comes from the London Science Festival. Quentin Cooper presents an outside broadcast recorded in front of an audience at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. The programme celebrates citizen science and do-it-yourself discovery, as part of 'So You Want to Be a Scientist?', Radio 4's search for the next BBC Amateur Scientist of the Year.

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28:10

EU stem cell ruling, The Population Process, ...

Material World ·

2011/10/20

Following the EU ruling that human stem cells can’t be patented, Quentin discusses the issue with Christophe Then, the Greenpeace campaigner who championed the issue, and Alexander Dennon, a laywer who specialises in stem cell regulations. Also on the programme, the methodology behind population change and the man who’s developed an early warning system for pandemics.

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28:22

Stem cells, Black Death,Lawrence M Krauss and KickSat...

Material World ·

2011/10/13

Quentin Cooper on the latest advances in stem cell technolgy, cloning and gene therapy, he unpicks the organism that caused the Black Death and converses with Lawrence Krauss

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28:33

Nobel Prizes 2011

Material World ·

2011/10/06

Quentin Cooper runs through the 2011 Nobel Prizes for Medicine or Physiology, Physics and Chemistry and discovers why the winners deserved to win.

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28:13

'So you want to be a Scientist?', Neutrinos faster...

Material World ·

2011/09/29

Material World announces the return of 'So You Want to Be a Scientist?' - the search for the BBC's Amateur Scientist of the Year. Also neutrinos faster than light and catalytic clothing.

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28:21

Ehsan Masood on biodiversity, slippery surfaces,...

Material World ·

2011/09/22

Ehsan Masood reports on attempts to protect biodiversity, to mimic the slippery slope of the pitcher plant, to isolate new drugs from the harlequin ladybird and to be ready for the next big wildfires.

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27:53

Quentin reports from the British Science Festival in...

Material World ·

2011/09/15

Quentin reports from the British Science Festival in Bradford on thorium reactors, plants to clean up explosives, lie detection, ethical tissue and artificial volcanoes to counter global warming.

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28:05

Quentin on human ancestry, beautiful genomes and gold...

Material World ·

2011/09/08

Quentin reports on a possible human ancestor, beautiful genomes and what happened to all the gold on – or in - Earth. Quentin Cooper hears about the fossils of a small but surprisingly well-formed possible human ancestor from South Africa; how one writer has come to understand and live with her beautiful genome; and how all the gold we can mine once rained down from above.

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28:15

Hand axes, New lithium batteries, Cloning wildcats,...

Material World ·

2011/09/01

Quentin Cooper hears about the first skilled toolmakers, a battery that won’t set your laptop ablaze, cloning wildcats and, despite Apollo 18, why we should go back to the Moon.

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28:14

Oldest fossils, Tracking cholera, Playing with...

Material World ·

2011/08/25

Oldest fossils, tracking cholera, playing with uncertainty and counting species. Quentin looks at the oldest fossils; tracks cholera across continents, plays games with weather forecasts and asks how many species there really are on Earth. This week, Quentin Cooper looks at what may be the oldest fossils on Earth; he tracks cholera across continents, plays games with weather forecasts to understand uncertainty and asks how many species there really are on Earth. Producer: Martin Redfern

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28:12

Jaws, Plesiosaurs, Time perception, Surgery, Bees

Material World ·

2011/08/18

Quentin Cooper looks at tactile surgery, brainy bees, the evolution of jaws, viviparous sea monsters and our split-second perception of time

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28:22

Material: Mob psychology, multiple sclerosis, chimp...

Material World ·

2011/08/11

This week Quentin Cooper investigates the psychology that turns a peaceful protest into a rioting mob. He hears about a major international study that is tracking down the genetic background to multiple sclerosis. As a new documentary is released about Project Nim, he revisits the classic experiment to bring a chimpanzee up like a human child. And he learns how Amazon tribes shrank human heads.

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