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Radio 4,02 Feb 2012,28 mins

02/02/2012

Material World

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Quentin Cooper discusses a survey of ethical attitudes to sharing genome information; why having many friends calls for a bigger brain; how the last of our So You Want to Be a Scientist finalists plans to study emotional responses to art; and how volcanic eruptions triggered a little ice age. Producer: Martin Redfern.

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