20 Sep 2017

Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles

From Nine To Noon, 11:45 am on 20 September 2017

This year's IgNobels have been announced, we'll take a look at some of the winners. Also, blocking a specific part of the brain's immune system has switched off the impulse of mice to drink alcohol in the evening; and a study shows that squirrels use a sophisticated memorizing strategy to sort their nuts for stashing.

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