Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAI, 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…
2 years, 5 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…
2 years, 5 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…
2 years, 5 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, 5 months ago
The extraordinary promise of personalised cancer vaccines
Glioblastomas are an extremely aggressive type of brain tumour, which is why the news this week of a vaccine that has shown promise in fighting them …
2 years, 5 months ago
The stream of plastic pollution: could a global treaty help us turn off the tap?
Guardian Seascapes reporter Karen McVeigh tells Madeleine Finlay about a recent trip to the Galápagos Islands, where mounds of plastic waste are wash…
2 years, 5 months ago
From birds, to cattle, to … us? Could bird flu be the next pandemic?
As bird flu is confirmed in 33 cattle herds across eight US states, Ian Sample talks to virologist Dr Ed Hutchinson of Glasgow University about why t…
2 years, 5 months ago
Hardwired to eat: what can our dogs teach us about obesity?
Labradors are known for being greedy dogs, and now scientists have come up with a theory about the genetic factors that might be behind their behavio…
2 years, 6 months ago
Who really wins if the Enhanced Games go ahead?
Billed as a rival to the Olympic Games, the Enhanced Games, set to take place in 2025, is a sporting event with a difference; athletes will be allowe…
2 years, 6 months ago
Soundscape ecology: a window into a disappearing world
What can sound tell us about nature loss? Guardian biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston tells Madeleine Finlay about her visit to Monks Wood in Cambri…
2 years, 6 months ago