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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: 14/07/2011

14/07/2011

BBC Radio 4 - Material World, 14/07/2011

Quentin explores hidden landscapes, mythical monsters and Tibetan singing bowls.

Quentin explores hidden landscapes and volcanoes under Antarctica and the North Atlantic and searches for mythical monsters and the secrets of the Tibetan singing bowl.

This week, Quentin Cooper explores hidden landscapes under the ice of Antarctica and underwater volcanoes off its coast. He hears of a vast land that emerged from the North Atlantic, only to be lost again beneath the waves. He asks what the quest for mythical monsters can bring to human psychology and the study of rare species. And he hears the mathematical secrets of the Tibetan singing bowl.

Producer: Martin Redfern.

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