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Certain areas around the world are a magnet for scientific activity. In this series produced for the BBC World Service, we visit four of these places, and learn what makes them unique. | |
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The BBC’s Richard Hollingham begins in Japan. Tsukuba Science City is home to some fifty institutes, which employ 19,000 researchers. Hollingham explores the cultural clashes between native and foreign-born scientists there, and looks at the unique opportunities the region offers. |
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The University of Cambridge, England, is 800 years old. The BBC’s Richard Hollingham investigates why Cambridge is now a global leader in biotechnology, and probes the link between science and industry there. |
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| THE CHANGING WORLD is the sister documentary series of PRI's The World. Each week, we offer American radio listeners two in-depth documentaries from the BBC World Service that probe issues critical to our understanding of our evolving world. |
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