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#108: Ukraine: health crisis and threat of nuclear war; IPCC report on limits to climate adaptation; Wuhan origin of covid
Season 1 Episode 108
As the war in Ukraine intensifies, Vladimir Putin raised Russia’s nuclear readiness level. The team discusses what this means about the likelihood of…
4 years, 6 months ago
#107: Ukraine invasion: cyberwar threat and effect on climate targets; Covid pandemic isn’t over; how we sense pain
Season 1 Episode 107
Russia has begun its invasion of Ukraine, a move which will have far reaching consequences. The team discusses two of those - the first being western…
4 years, 6 months ago
#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, 7 months 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, 7 months 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, 7 months 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, 7 months 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, 7 months 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, 8 months 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, 8 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, 8 months ago