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Thursday 16:30-17:00
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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Black and white still of a couple from the film of George Orwell's1984
An emotional moment in the film 1984

Film & emotion

Cinema, more than any other medium, inspires emotion. So how do movies move us?

Neuroscientists have found that watching films has a powerful psychological and physical effect - we can听actually听feel a character's pain in our own muscles.

Could cinema also have an evolutionary appeal? When monkeys were shown horror films they听chose to keep watching, even though their hair was standing on end.

Quentin Cooper is joined by film producer David Putnam and evolutionary psychologist Dylan Evans to explore the science behind the art.

Fibre Lasers

Fibre lasers are thin strands of glass only a few times the thickness of a human hair and yet powerful enough to slice steel plate.

Joining Quentin Cooper are Dr Chris Sutcliffe from Liverpool University and Dr David Parker from Southampton Photonics Inc.

They'll be explaining how these lasers will permeate our lives, with applications from printing to pacemakers.
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