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The Science Play
Quentin Cooper explores the links between science and drama.
Flood Warning - Fuel Cells from Chocolate and Road Dust
Quentin explores how to make fuel cells out of chocolate and road dust.
Locusts - Snails鈥 Migratory Trails
Snail trails could lead scientists to the answer of where our ancestors came from.
Smog and Buildings - Ladybird, Ladybird
Quentin Cooper peers into the smog of London's past.
Maths of Bikes - Learning Arithmetic
Quentin Cooper explores the phenomenon of a bicycle's stability.
Seaside Bouquet - Thomas Telford Turns 250
Quentin Cooper celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Telford.
Technology in Action
Quentin Cooper visits Bath to meet students on the Technology in Action course.
The Geological History of the British Isles.
Quentin Cooper joins a group of Open University geology students on a field trip.
Environment: Open University
Quentin Cooper joins students on an Open University course studying the environment.
Exploring Psychology Project
Quentin Cooper joins an Open University psychology course in Durham.
Hazardous Waste - Homing in on Odysseus鈥 Home.
Quentin Cooper investigates how much we could recycle if we really wanted to.
Science Festival
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鈥檚 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 鈥 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.