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Material World Episodes

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    Space Traffic Managment - Memories for Life

    Quentin Cooper talks to a group who are attempting to understand the nature of memory.

  2. Tropical Forest special

    Quentin Cooper, Adrian Barnett and Bruna Bezerra talk about the shy uacari monkeys.

  3. Traffic Tribulations - Sumatran Earthquakes

    Quentin Cooper investigates the arithmetic of road pricing and broadband charges.

  4. Science Festival

    Quentin Cooper visits the annual Science Festival in York.

  5. Hazardous Waste - Homing in on Odysseus鈥� Home.

    Quentin Cooper investigates how much we could recycle if we really wanted to.

  6. Exploring Psychology Project

    Quentin Cooper joins an Open University psychology course in Durham.

  7. Environment: Open University

    Quentin Cooper joins students on an Open University course studying the environment.

  8. The Geological History of the British Isles.

    Quentin Cooper joins a group of Open University geology students on a field trip.

  9. Technology in Action

    Quentin Cooper visits Bath to meet students on the Technology in Action course.

  10. Seaside Bouquet - Thomas Telford Turns 250

    Quentin Cooper celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Telford.

  11. Maths of Bikes - Learning Arithmetic

    Quentin Cooper explores the phenomenon of a bicycle's stability.

  12. Smog and Buildings - Ladybird, Ladybird

    Quentin Cooper peers into the smog of London's past.

  13. Locusts - Snails鈥� Migratory Trails

    Snail trails could lead scientists to the answer of where our ancestors came from.

  14. Flood Warning - Fuel Cells from Chocolate and Road Dust

    Quentin explores how to make fuel cells out of chocolate and road dust.

  15. The Science Play

    Quentin Cooper explores the links between science and drama.

  16. The Heart Exhibition - String Theory: Knot Good Enough?

    Sue Nelson talks to Ken Arnold, director of the new Wellcome Collection in London.

  17. Urban Ecology - Totalitarian Science

    Quentin Cooper explores the ecology of urban landscapes.

  18. Polymers in Dentistry - Einstein Tests

    Quentin Cooper explores new materials which can map potential decay in children's teeth.

  19. Theories of Evolution in Hay - Universe or Multiverse?

    Quentin Cooper visits the Hay Festival. Professor Steve Jones shows him the countryside.

  20. 100 Years Of Plastic - Model Species

    Quentin Cooper explores the history of plastics and asks what the future may bring.

  21. Encyclopedia Of Life - Artemisinin

    Quentin Cooper explores the Encyclopedia Of Life.

  22. Caf茅 Scientifique - What happened to the Polymaths?

    Quentin Cooper investigates Cafe Scientifique, an informal discussion forum.

  23. EGYPTIAN MEDICINE - CYTOKINES

    Quentin Cooper and Oliver Morton discuss what happened to the great polymaths of the past.

  24. SILVERPIT DEBATE - MANAGING UNCERTAINTY IN COMPLEX MODELS

    Quentin Cooper explores scientific developments.

  25. SCUBA 2 - Kids鈥� Science Festivals

    Quentin Cooper on a new instrument designed to look for evidence of how galaxies form.

  26. Changing Climates, Evolving Humans - Sounds of Materials

    Quentin Cooper investigates climate change and its contribution to the origin of mankind.

  27. Bricks Made Out of Rubbish - Subliminal Messaging

    Quentin Cooper talks to two civil engineers who want to build houses from recycled rubbish

  28. Longitudinal Studies - Alternative Health Degrees

    Quentin Cooper reports on long-term studies looking at the health of the nation.

  29. El Ni帽o - Leonard Euler

    Quentin Cooper looks into the life and work of mathematician Leonhard Euler.

  30. Cluster Chemistry - Particle Cancer Therapy

    Quentin Cooper investigates the experimental cancer treatment, 'charged particle therapy'.

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