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THE MATERIAL WORLD
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Quentin Cooper reports on developments across the sciences. Each week scientists describe their work, conveying the excitement they feel for their research projects.
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"For me science isn't a subject, it's a perspective. There are fascinating scientific aspects to everything from ancient history to the latest gadgets, outer space to interior decorating; and each week on The Material World we try to reflect the excitement, ideas, uncertainties, collisions and collaborations as science continues its never-ending voyage into the unknown".
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Pen Hadow at听-40掳c
Photographed by听Martin Hartley
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ARCTIC SEA ICE
Polar explorer Pen Hadow is teaming up with scientists to lead an expedition to survey the Arctic ice cap.
He will be measuring its thickness, to find out more about the speed it鈥檚 melting and further our understanding of its impact on climate change.
Pen and his fellow team member Dr Jaoa Rodriquez from Cambridge University will join Quentin to explain more about the extraordinary world of moving ice.
LEFT HANDEDNESS
Fact: There are 3 times more left handed people in the UK today than in Victorian times. Why?
What causes some people to be left and others to be right handed?
And why does where you live affect the answer?
Professor Chris McManus and Dr Alan Beaton will be telling Quentin more.
NEXT WEEK:听听听Quentin reports from the Manchester Science Fair ...
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