http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/thematerialworld.shtmlWeekly science conversation, on everything from archaeology to zoology, from abacus to the antipodean rodent zyzomys, by way of meteorites. Presented by Quentin Cooper, and airing every Thursday, 4:30 pm.Weekly science conversation, on everything from archaeology to zoology, from abacus to the antipodean rodent zyzomys, by way of meteorites. Presented by Quentin Cooper, and airing every Thursday, 4:30 pm.BBC Radio 4BBCpodcast.support@bbc.co.uken-gb720http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/material/assets/_300x300.jpghttp://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/thematerialworld.shtml(C) BBC 2008Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:00:05 +0100Space, science, environment, astronomy, climate, technology, engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, Quentin Cooper, Quentin CouperSpace, science, environment, astronomy, climate, technology, engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, Quentin Cooper, Quentin CoupernononadultRadar surveys in the 1970s identified a number of liquid water lakes beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. Now the British Antarctic Survey has carried out the first geophysical survey on Lake Ellsworth – more than 2km below the ice sheet. The lake is a prisine ecosystem seperated from outside contact for thosands of years. Quentin Coooper finds out how can we find out what's in there without contaminating it. Also Artifical Life XI. For the first time the UK is the site for the eleventh world Artificial Life conference: Artificial life “attempts to understand the general properties of living systems by synthesizing life-like phenomena in software, hardware, and wetware”. What kind of new scientific advances can we expect from ‘artificial life’?Radar surveys in the 1970s identified a number of liquid water lakes beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. Now the British Antarctic Survey has carried out the first geophysical survey on Lake Ellsworth – more than 2km below the ice sheet. The lake is a...Radar surveys in the 1970s identified a number of liquid water lakes beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. Now the British Antarctic Survey has carried out the first geophysical survey on Lake Ellsworth – more than 2km below the ice sheet. The lake is a prisine ecosystem seperated from outside contact for thosands of years. Quentin Coooper finds out how can we find out what's in there without contaminating it. Also Artifical Life XI. For the first time the UK is the site for the eleventh world Artificial Life conference: Artificial life “attempts to understand the general properties of living systems by synthesizing life-like phenomena in software, hardware, and wetware”. What kind of new scientific advances can we expect from ‘artificial life’?Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:00:00 +010025:11http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/material/material_20080807-1800.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/material/material_20080807-1800.mp3BBC Radio 4