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#106: Saving children from cancer; new ways to remove greenhouse gases; brain growth in adults
Season 1 Episode 106
Children with some of the most aggressive forms of cancer are being saved by a personalised medicine treatment programme in Australia. The Zero Child…
4 years ago
#105: Electrodes treat paralysis; first detected isolated black hole; the ancient human inhabitants of a French cave; breakthroughs in transplant organs from pigs; why you should pick up your dog’s poo
Season 1 Episode 105
Three men paralysed from the waist down have regained their ability to walk. They’re the subjects of a breakthrough operation which involves implanti…
4 years ago
#104: Gene variant for extreme old age, gravitational waves and dark matter, what fruit flies tell us about nature and nurture
Season 1 Episode 104
The quest for a longer life continues - raising the question of whether we can escape death. The team discusses a rare gene variant that may explain …
4 years, 1 month ago
#103: How covid affects brain function; glacier loss on Svalbard; start of the Anthropocene; hottest life on Earth
Season 1 Episode 103
Covid-19 can have profound consequences for the brain, and now we’re beginning to understand why. The team explains how the virus causes issues from …
4 years, 1 month ago
#102: Living with covid; Tonga eruption; neutral atom quantum computers; phage therapy for superbugs; AI with Beth Singler
Season 1 Episode 102
We’re being told we have to “learn to live with covid”, but what exactly does that mean? In this episode the team discusses how we live with flu and …
4 years, 1 month ago
#101: Man gets first pig heart transplant; robot therapy for mental health; omicron update; dolphin sexual pleasure
Season 1 Episode 101
David Bennett has become the first person in history to have a pig to human heart transplant. Scientists have edited several genes to make this possi…
4 years, 1 month ago
#100: New Scientist journalists pick out their scientific and cultural highlights for 2022
Season 1 Episode 100
In this special episode the team looks ahead to the next 12 months, sharing the science and cultural events they’re most looking forward to in 2022. …
4 years, 2 months ago
#99: The legendary New Scientist end-of-year holiday party and quiz
Season 1 Episode 99
What a year 2021 has been. For our final podcast of the year, we’re signing off with a party and quiz. And as this is a Christmas special, this quiz …
4 years, 2 months ago
#98: Brain cells wired to the Matrix; omicron latest; how to make truly intelligent machines; the mysterious border between sleep and wake
Season 1 Episode 98
In a step towards creating intelligent cyborg brains, Cortical Labs in Melbourne have trained lab-grown brain organoids to play a classic 1970s video…
4 years, 2 months ago
#97: The latest on omicron; Don’t Look Up review; Steven Pinker on human rationality; the sound of melting glaciers
Season 1 Episode 97
Omicron is spreading quickly and once again we’re facing another wave of infections and restrictions over the holiday period. The team says although …
4 years, 3 months ago