This Way Up for Saturday 8 June 2013
The Genius of Dogs
How dogs have become such a huge part of our lives. We're speaking to dog cognition expert Brian Hare about his new book 'The Genius of Dogs'.
Dog longevity
When dogs come in so many shapes, sizes and colours, why do we have this common idea about dog longevity; that every dog year is equal to 7 human years? Professor Daniel Promislow at the University of Georgia studies ageing.
Kabul, Texas
Nicola Twilley from the Edible Geography blog has just got back from Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert in California.
Tech news: Verizon and patent trolls
Charles Arthur beams in with the latest news from the tech world. This week, how the US government has been spying on millions of cellphone users, and President Obama declares war on the patent trolls.