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Quentin Cooper visits the annual Science Festival in York.
Traffic Tribulations - Sumatran Earthquakes
Quentin Cooper investigates the arithmetic of road pricing and broadband charges.
Tropical Forest special
Quentin Cooper, Adrian Barnett and Bruna Bezerra talk about the shy uacari monkeys.
Space Traffic Managment - Memories for Life
Quentin Cooper talks to a group who are attempting to understand the nature of memory.
Nobel Prize for Medicine - Peppered Moth
The Peppered Moth and its significance in the debate about Darwin's evolutionary theory.
Arctic Sea Ice - Left Handedness
Quentin Cooper talks finds out why there are so many more left handed people.
Family Resemblance - The Science of Addiction
Quentin Cooper finds out about the science of addiction.
Warm Flowers Make For Happy Bees - Interdependence
Quentin Cooper explores the relationships between flowers and insects.
The Bombardier Beetle - Ionic Liquids
Quentin Cooper talks to Prof Andy McIntosh about his research into the Bombardier beetle.
Fish Stock Extinction - The Geological Society’s Anniversary
Quentin Cooper ask are the vast majority of fish species doomed?
Superbugs - BepiColumbo Mission: Returning to Mercury
Quentin Cooper talks to Clive Beggs and Kevin Kerr from the University of Bradford.
Hydrophobicity – Intelligent agents
Quentin Cooper and Nick Jennings discuss computer programs which make their own decisions.
Sites of Special Scientific Interest - Light Emitting Diodes
Quentin Cooper looks at a brighter future for Light Emitting Diode technology.
Cutty Sark - Lord Kelvin
Quentin Cooper reports on the restoration of the Cutty Sark.
Algae - Voice Forensics
Quentin Cooper and phoneticians Francis Nolan and Peter French discuss voice recognition.
Question & Answer Christmas Special
Quentin Cooper invites a panel of experts to answer science questions from listeners.
Global Science
Quentin Cooper is joined by a panel to discuss the role of science in our world.
Vindolanda Texts - Deep Tropical Ocean Kelvin Waves
Quentin Cooper reports on a new technique which is shedding light on life in Roman times.
XEUS: A New Space X-Ray Telescope - Plant Disease Immunisation
Quentin Cooper, Gary Lyon and John Lucas discuss how to protect plants from viruses.
Talking Bacteria - Self Healing Materials
Quentin Cooper investigates the complex chemical language used by bacteria.
Systems Biology - Anthropocene Era
Quentin Cooper investigates the science of systems biology.
Fossil Colourisation - Symmetry
Quentin Cooper explores how fossils reveal information about dinosaurs' skin colourings.
Cosmic String - Antarctic Volcanoes
Quentin Cooper learns about an Antarctic volcano which erupted more than 2,000 years ago.
Solar Panel Technology - Gravitational Lenses
Quentin Cooper investigates solar power and how it can most effectively be utilised.
Fungi Exploitation - Electron Microscopes
Quentin Cooper explores incredible advances in microscope technology.
Animal Robots - Plate Tectonics
Sue Nelson explores the world of animal robots.
Smart Holograms - Batteries of the Future
Sue Nelson investigates research into a new generation of lighter and cleaner batteries.
75th Anniversary of Polythene - Sound Perception
Quentin Cooper investigates research into how the brain processes complex sounds.
HECToR The Supercomputer - Skin Cancer
Quentin Cooper investigates HECToR, Britain's new national supercomputer.
Redefining the Kilogram - Mapping Membrane Proteins
Quentin Cooper investigates plans to redefine the standard measure of a kilogram.
Humans and Crops - Rosalind Franklin
Quentin Cooper reveals how domesticated crops spread through Europe.