Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGolden rice: why has it been banned and what happens now?
A court in the Philippines has banned the commercial growth of golden rice, a genetically modified rice which was created to help tackle vitamin A de…
1 year, 11 months ago
Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer: ‘The clock is ticking but the world will teach us what we need to do’
For a long time, western science and Indigenous knowledge have been seen as distinct ways of learning about the world. But as we plunge the planet de…
1 year, 11 months ago
Election risks, safety summits and Scarlett Johansson: the week in AI
It’s been a busy week in the world of artificial intelligence. OpenAI found itself in hot water with Scarlett Johansson after launching its new chatb…
1 year, 11 months ago
Concrete without CO2: can our biggest building material go green?
Concrete is strong and durable – which is why it’s the basis for so much of our infrastructure. It’s also terrible for the planet, due to one key ing…
1 year, 11 months ago
Why is air turbulence getting worse?
On Tuesday a British man died and several others were injured when their plane encountered severe turbulence between London and Singapore. And it loo…
1 year, 11 months ago
In their prime: how trillions of cicadas pop up right on time
Right now, across much of the midwestern and eastern US, trillions of cicadas are crawling out from the soil. And this year is extra special, because…
1 year, 11 months ago
AI, algorithms and apps: can dating be boiled down to a science?
Last week the founder of the dating app Bumble forecasted a near future dating landscape where AI ‘dating concierges’ filter out prospective partners…
1 year, 11 months ago
Backstabbing, bluffing and playing dead: has AI learned to deceive?
As AI systems have grown in sophistication, so has their capacity for deception, according to a new analysis from researchers at Massachusetts Instit…
1 year, 11 months ago
How much protein is too much?
Sales of cottage cheese are booming thanks to a boost from protein-hungry social media influencers. But do we really need all this extra protein? Mad…
1 year, 11 months ago
Why are the world’s cities sinking?
A study has found that more than two dozen US coastal cities are sinking by more than 2mm a year. It’s a similar picture across the world. Nearly hal…
2 years ago