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including how money affects how we trust the people around us

and the US scientists have made the world's most accurate clock.

And here in Australia a new breakthrough in treating muscular dystrophy

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First it's time to take a look at what's been in the news headlines this week.

I'm Dominic Ford and I'm also joined in the studio here by Kate Lamble.

Kate, what have you seen this week?

We've all heard the phrase money makes the world go round. Kate, what have you seen this week?

We've all heard the phrase, money makes the world go around, but why is that the case?

That's the question that some researchers this week wanted to find out.

You only have to look at the effect of the financial crisis recently to work out how

integral money is into our society. But if you look at the way we live today, we live in huge

cities and global communities that relies on us being able to cooperate with total strangers.

So for my lunch hour, I walk down the road, go into a shop, meet a cashier that I've never met before

and have to engage in a transaction with them.

And that relies on cooperation with complete and utter strangers.

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