The influence of alchemy on modern science, how hormones can determine profit and loss in financial markets and Afghanistan’s schools using astronomy as a way into science.

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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.
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Folge vom 10.05.2012Material World 10th May 2012: Alchemy, hormones and Afghan astronomy
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Folge vom 03.05.2012Material World 3rd May 2012: North Sea wind power, Bending Gamma rays horrid noises and how to hack.Developing North Sea wind power, Bending Gamma rays to help cure cancer, the nature of horrid noises and a hackers guide to hacking.
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Folge vom 26.04.2012Material World 26th April 2012: Intelligent travel, cosmic rays and voices.How to keep the cars of the future moving on the roads of the future. The origins and dangers of cosmic rays, and what factors determine how you speak?
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Folge vom 19.04.2012Material World 19th April: Breast cancer breakthrough, maths of politics, CT scan, SYWTBASA breast cancer breakthrough, reclassification may lead to better treatment, how maths can improve politics, the history of CT scans and stripes on parade in our experiment.