Quentin Cooper hears how krill fertilise the ocean; he visits the Royal Society’s Summer exhibition to investigate sight, sound and smell and hears how science meets art in the artist’s body

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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 07.07.2011Krill, Royal Society sensations, Science of body art
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Folge vom 30.06.2011Climate models, Early universe, Happy faces, Mobile PhonesQuentin looks at climate models, the early Universe, happy faces, and how mobile phones influence behaviour
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Folge vom 23.06.2011Material World: City stress, Darwin's library, science/health reportingQuentin Cooper on city stress, Darwin’s annotated books and the debate of how science/health should be presented in the media. The producer is Tamsin Barber
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Folge vom 16.06.2011Material World: Ocean Drilling, Future technology for air planes, Dreams and Oxford English DictionaryQuentin Cooper hears about some of the latest science research including: plans to drill the ocean floor to study climate, disasters and life underground; advanced technologies for the planes of the future; the influx of science words being added to the Oxford English Dictionary and why, what and when we dream. The producer is Martin Redfern