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Episode 2
Why a hair of the dog works, how a 5,000-year-old pot could show early animation, and the question, 'is your brain is really necessary?'.
Karl Sabbagh book explores the surprising science behind seemingly trivial assumptions.
Why a hair of the dog works, how a 5,000-year-old pot could show early animation, and the question, 'is your brain is really necessary?'
Read by Toby Longworth.
Abridged by Libby Spurrier.
A Pier Production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4.
Last on
Wed 2 Dec 2009
00:30
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
Broadcasts
- Tue 1 Dec 2009 09:45ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 FM
- Wed 2 Dec 2009 00:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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