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Radio 4,30 Jun 2011,30 mins

30/06/2011

Material World

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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.

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