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Cheltenham Science Festival Special

Rory Cellan-Jones presents a special programme from Europe's biggest science festival.

Why virtual reality is coming of age and whether it鈥檚 a good idea to treat robots like humans are among the topics we talk about in a special show from Europe鈥檚 biggest science festival. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with special guests Professor Jim Al-Khalili, British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster, and Louise Emerson, CEO of Cheltenham Festivals.

(Photo: Pepper the robot, Credit: Getty Images)

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23 minutes

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Sat 11 Jun 2016 08:06GMT
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