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Leading Edge
brings you the latest news from the world of science. Geoff
Watts celebrates discoveries as soon as they're being talked
about - on the internet, in coffee rooms and bars; often
before they're published in journals. And he gets to grips
with not just the science, but with the controversies and
conversation that surround it.
radioscience@bbc.co.uk |
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"If
what interests you are new and exciting ideas, it's science
you should be turning to. And whether it's the Human Genome
Project or the origins of the Universe, Leading Edge is the
place to hear about them."
Geoff
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Video
Games
New research has amazingly found that playing
action video games can actually do you good! Playing
certain games can improve a range of attention related visual
skills, meaning that you are able to monitor complex visual
environments better than non-game
players.
Earthquakes
Earthquake
prediction is currently not very precise and although
scientists would like to be able to predict them weeks or
months in advance, so far this has not proved possible.
However, researchers have now developed an earthquake alarm
system that would give a few seconds warning, which would at
least be enought to save lives. Our reporter Molly Bentley
finds out more.
Also in the programme
The
first stars may have been formed earlier than we
think. Plus a new non-invasive method for assessing
blood flow in brain injured patients that could save
lives. Join Geoff Watts to find out more.
Next
week
Moving images of the spine. |
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RELATED
LINKS
Seismological
Laboratory, California Institute of
Technology
Earthquake
Alarm
Daphne
Bavelier - Video games and attention
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