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Science programme reporting on developments across the disciplines

Science programme reporting on developments across the disciplines. Each week, scientists describe their work, conveying the excitement they feel for their research projects

Material World: 18/03/2010

18/03/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Material World, 18/03/2010

Uncertatinty in science; artificial photosynthesis; a UK space agency?

How does science handle the issue of uncertainty? Artificial photosynthesis for green biofuels. A UK space agency - why?

With more and more doubts being raised about climate research. Quentin Cooper asks, 'how does science handle the issue of uncertainty?' How do different branches of research quantify what they can't be sure of? The Royal Society is to hosting a special meeting - Handling Uncertainty - to discuss these issues, and Quentin gets a foretaste. 

Artificial photosynthesis makes biofuels better than plants do. Quentin talks to its inventor

The UK is finally getting its first space agency; what will be its purpose?

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