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Japan news
12:15 PM.David McNeill reports on Japan's thriving adult adoption industry, its longlasting love affair with the fax machine, and what the recent sale of a huge bluefin tuna for about $2 million says about the… Read more Audio
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Bumpology
1:45 PM.Science journalist Linda Geddes examines some of the most common myths surrounding pregnancy and parenthood. Audio
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Tech news: Driverless cars/iWatch?
1:30 PM.Charles Arthur beams in with the latest news from the world of technology; this week, driverless cars that rely on laser sensors rather than GPS, and reports that Apple could be planning a move into… Read more Audio
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Quinoa
1:15 PM.The super-grain quinoa has become hugely popular among vegetarians and food-lovers worldwide. Dan Collyns is a multimedia journalist based in Peru. Audio
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UK news: horsemeat
12:50 PM.Chris Parkin lives in the UK where horsemeat is on the menu, whether you like it or not. Audio
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Kumara origins
12:35 PM.Vincent Lebot is working on a team doing genetic tests on Captain Cook's old sweet potatoes to work out exactly where our modern kumara comes from. Audio
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Swanky watches
12:15 PM.How sales of luxury watches are defying the global downturn and recording record sales. So why are so many people spending thousands on a pricey watch in tight economic times?With Tracy McVeigh of The… Read more Audio
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Flat pack skiff
1:45 PM.Alec Jordan of Jordan Boats is selling flatpack kitset boats all round the world. Audio
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Wrinkled toes
1:35 PM.Tom Smulders of Newcastle University is trying to discover the secrets of why the skin on your fingers and toes puckers up when you spend too long in the bath. Audio
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Tech news from the USA
1:25 PM.Peter Griffin beams in with tech news. This week, the Pentagon boosts recruitment to build an army of cyber terrorism experts. Plus The US Postal Service struggles to cope with new technology. Audio
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Scrabble rebel
1:15 PM.Joshua Lewis wants to change the traditional scoring system for Scrabble by giving some tiles new values to reflect modern word usage. Audio
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Performance enhancers
12:55 PM.Can music be a performance enhancer for football teams? Kate Connolly reports on the German Football Federation's annual science congress in Frankfurt. Audio
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Naked Science
12:40 PM.Dr Chris Smith beams in with the latest science news; a device for migraine sufferers, the magnetic maps salmon make to navigate home, and why kids eating dirt is essential for their immune systems. Audio
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Drones
12:15 PM.Drones- unmanned aerial vehicles or UAV's- are being used by the military and by law enforcement agencies around the world, but there are other applications for the technology. With Ben Forman… Read more Audio
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Vodka: A Global History
1:40 PM.Vodka's gone from a humble drink from Eastern Europe to the world's most popular spirit. Patricia Herlihy's written a book charting its global reach and history. Audio
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Birds: Spurwinged Plover
1:25 PM.Looking for the spurwinged plover with birdman Hugh Robertson. Audio
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India: Kumbh Mela
1:15 PM.In India a Hindu religious festival called the Kumbh Mela is underway. Up to 100 milllion people are expected to attend, making it the largest human gathering in history. Anu Anand reports. Audio
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Contagious itching
12:55 PM.According to a new study by Henning Holle and his colleagues at Hull University, itching and scratching can be pretty contagious behaviour. Audio
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Food fraud
12:40 PM.Dr. Jeff Moore of the US Pharmacopeial Convention keeps a huge database of thousands of cases of food fraud dating back to 1980. Audio
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Dog play
12:25 PM.A new citizen science project needs your home videos to study how people play with their dogs! With Julie Hecht of the Horowitz Dog Cognition Lab at Columbia University. Audio
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Audio hum
12:15 PM.Audio forensics specialist Philip Harrison of JP French Associates can use the background hum coming from the mains electricity network to work out if audio recordings are fake or not. Audio
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Boredom
1:45 PM.John Eastwood is a clinical psychologist who's interested in boredom and its relationship to other health problems. Audio
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Naked Science
1:30 PM.Naked scientist Dr Chris Smith beams in with the latest science news from around the planet. Audio
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A World in One Cubic Foot
1:15 PM.Nature photographer David Liittschwager puts a small stainless steel frame in all sorts of habitats and sees what passes through so he can capture it on camera. Audio
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Goedsak
12:55 PM.The Goedsak is a good idea from The Netherlands. Maarten Heijltjes is one of its designers. Audio