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Radio 4,16 Jun 2011,30 mins

16/06/2011

Material World

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Quentin Cooper presents his weekly digest of science in and behind the headlines. This week he hears about: 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. Producer: Martin Redfern.

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