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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: 30/06/2011

30/06/2011

BBC Radio 4 - Material World, 30/06/2011

Quentin Cooper discusses climate change, quasars, mobile phones and happy faces.

Quentin Cooper on sudden climate change, happy faces, a beacon from the early universe and how mobile phones affect behaviour.

Quentin Cooper presents his weekly digest of science in and behind the headlines. This week: how climate models may be underestimating the severity of sudden climate change; how our interest in happy faces is in our genes; how the most distant quasar ever seen throws light on the early universe and how mobile phones are transforming our behaviour and revealing social and cultural differences.

Producer: Martin Redfern.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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