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Race to the Arctic, Jony Ive and the EHRC
Episode 433
Will Europe beat China and India to the North Pole? Is the man who designed the iPhone going to kill his own creation? And what's going on at the equ…
1 year, 3 months ago
Drug-fuelled sport, AI weapons and political dating
Episode 432
Will the Enhanced Games change the image of drugs in sport? How will autonomous weapons change warfare? And are Reform supporters more dateable than …
1 year, 3 months ago
Tackling cancer, BM boys and cheese
Episode 431
Will weight-loss drugs cut cancer rates? What's behind a rise in 'sextortion' cases? And why is cheese so bad for the environment? Olly Mann and The …
1 year, 3 months ago
The anti-Trump bump, Rust and a touchy-feely robot
Episode 430
Has Donald Trump given centrists a new lease of life? How will robots benefit from a sense of touch? And was it wrong to release the deadly film Rust…
1 year, 4 months ago
Protecting footballers, an oil ad ban and men in publishing
Episode 429
How is professional sport dealing with dementia? Is fossil-fuel advertising on borrowed time? And do male authors need more support? Olly Mann and Th…
1 year, 4 months ago
Pope Francis, married health and pistachio chocolate
Episode 428
Why was Latin America's first Pope so divisive in his homeland? Could marriage increase your risk of dementia? And what is the true cost of that vira…
1 year, 4 months ago
Pubs, the digital dividend and British book bans
Episode 427
Should pubs get more political support? Have we overlooked the benefits of tech for the over-50s? And are US-style book bans heading our way? Arion M…
1 year, 4 months ago
426. Womb donors, dire wolves and art
Episode 426
Will womb transplants transform fertility? What should we make of 'de-extinction' claims? And why are prices falling in the art market? Arion McNicol…
1 year, 5 months ago
425. A millennial saint, Meta vs. authors and lost films
Episode 425
Could young people lead a religious revival? What has Facebook done to anger writers? And why would studios block the release of their own movies? Ar…
1 year, 5 months ago
424. Scientific asylum, Japan's death row and solar slavery
Episode 424
Will academics leave American universities? Could an acquittal force Japan to rethink the death penalty? And are we turning a blind eye to modern sla…
1 year, 5 months ago