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In this edition: We bring you the sounds of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Festival 2017, chatting to everyone from scientific firestarters to Charles Darwin himself.

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 roving reporters.

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 – We discuss new 51³Ô¹ÏÍø research that shows fathers who interact with their newborns have a positive impact on the child’s development, and a study that found out why female fruit flies get so aggressive after sex.

– Our team of reporters met researchers, performers, guests and even Charles Darwin this year, and explored everything from cake design to water filtration and from singing for wellbeing to a modern way to pickle food.

– Take a journey through the process of creative thought as our Reporter is taken on a tour of Continuum, a machine that turns ideas into innovations.