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In this edition: On the ground at COP22, the role of biotechnology in the fourth industrial revolution, and debunking a popular water theory.

The podcast is presented by Gareth Mitchell, a lecturer on 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Science Communication MSc course and the presenter of Click Radio on the BBC World Service, with contributions from our roaming reporters.

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– Physics gets weird as scientists propose making buildings ‘invisible’ to earthquake waves and pose a theory that Einstein has it wrong about the speed of light. Plus the world’s first cloned mammal is celebrated with an unusual sculpture.

– 51³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers were out in force at the annual climate conference, where scientists from around the world discussed how to move forward with the agreement from Paris last year.

– The World Economic Forum has convened Global Future Councils to help it define the fourth industrial revolution. Dr Diego Oyarzún, one of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s representatives, joined the council for the future of biotechnologies this year.

– The idea that water freezes faster when it’s warmer has been around for centuries, and is popular thanks to experiments in the 1950s. Now, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers have finally proven it to be incorrect - so why did it take so long to disprove such a counterintuitive theory?