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Weekly: How to finally get a good night’s sleep - with science
Episode 291
Who got better sleep - hunter-gatherers or modern-day humans? We’re constantly being told we’re in the midst of an epidemic of poor sleep,…
1 year, 6 months ago
Weekly: Life-saving mice perform first aid; tiny lab-grown human brains; making skyscrapers and hair condition from wood
Episode 290
Mice have been found saving the lives of their cagemates by performing a resuscitation technique similar to CPR. After opening the mouth o…
1 year, 6 months ago
Weekly: Resurrecting frozen brains; giant asteroid heads to Earth; you really do have a ‘dessert stomach’
Season 1 Episode 289
Episode 289
Slices of mouse brains have been revived after being in deep freeze, hinting at the future possibility of reanimating humans who have been…
1 year, 7 months ago
Weekly: Trump’s war on science; How whale song resembles human language; How to boil the perfect egg with science
Season 1 Episode 288
Episode 288
President Trump has launched what’s being described as an all-out assault on science and medicine. Given America’s impact on global scienc…
1 year, 7 months ago
Weekly: Is DeepSeek really the ChatGPT killer?; alarming scale of ocean warming; dolphin peeing contests
Season 1 Episode 287
Episode 287
Chinese AI company DeepSeek unexpectedly stormed onto the scene just a few days ago - a move that has shaken the big US AI companies. The …
1 year, 7 months ago
Weekly: The Trump impact on climate and global health; the placebo effect’s evil twin; the mystery of dark oxygen
Season 1 Episode 286
Episode 286
President Trump has signed executive orders pulling the US out of the Paris climate agreement, and out of the World Health Organization. A…
1 year, 7 months ago
Weekly: The truth about Iron Age women; Climate whiplash and the LA wildfires; Rebooting the world’s first chatbot
Season 1 Episode 285
Episode 285
New archaeological evidence from Iron Age Britain has shaken up long-held beliefs about the role of women in ancient civilisations. By stu…
1 year, 8 months ago
Weekly: Gene-editing to make superhumans; first bird flu death in the US; perfect pasta with physics
Season 1 Episode 284
Episode 284
Creating disease-resistant humans may before too long be a reality thanks to advancements in CRISPR gene editing. It’s now possible to mak…
1 year, 8 months ago
Weekly: All You Need To Know For Science in 2025
Season 1 Episode 283
Episode 283
On this special episode of the podcast, we set you up for the year ahead. 2025 has been declared the year of humanoid robots. Futuristic r…
1 year, 8 months ago
Weekly: The Best of New Scientist in 2024: From Volcanic Diamonds to Immortal Brains
Season 1 Episode 282
Episode 282
Looking back at some of the best stories New Scientist has published in 2024, this episode is a treasure trove of knowledge that will serv…
1 year, 8 months ago