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Custer's Last Stand
Professor Kathleen Burk and Dr Adam Smith (both Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø History) discuss the Great Sioux War of 1876-77 and Custer's Last Stand with Melvyn Bragg.
Is this the end of the car?
Professor David Metz (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Centre for Transport Studies) examines the possibility that car use in Britain has peaked and overall levels are set to decline.
Paralysed man can stand and move his legs again
Commenting on a procedure which stimulates the spinal cord, Professor Geoffrey Raisman (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Institute of Neurology) says more trials are needed, warning: "This is not and does not claim to be a cure."
More coverage: BBC 1, Channel 4, SKY News, BBC Radio Five Live, Daily Mail, The Times, Daily ExpressAstra drug slows ovarian cancer progression -study
Professor Jonathan Ledermann (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Cancer Institute) presents new trial data at American Society for Clinical Oncology conference.
Take a dip with me
Dr Kasia Boddy (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø English Language and Literature) reviews Olivia Laing's 'To the River: a Journey Beneath the Surface'. Read: New Statesman (£)
Thinking Allowed - the city
Professor Matthew Gandy (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Geography) discusses cultural representations of cities and asks what the future holds for the modern metropolis.
(from 18mins 1s)Eureka moments
Dr Andrea Sella (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Chemistry) explains how Sir William Ramsay discovered the noble gases.
(from 6min 30s)The Science of Sleep
Research shows that too much or too little sleep has an adverse effect on cognitive function, says Jane Ferrie (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Epidemiology and Public Health).
(from 35mins 33s)Exploring Lake Tanganyika
Dr Julia Day (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Genetics, Evolution and Environment) gives an insight into her research on biodiversity in Africa's Lake Tanganyika.
My three least favourite quarks
Professor Jon Butterworth (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Physics and Astronomy) explains the importance of quarks and how three different types were discovered.