New Scientist Weekly
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Podcasts for the insatiably curious by the world’s most popular weekly science magazine. Everything from the latest science and technology news to the big-picture questions about life, the universe and what it means to be human.
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CultureLab: Stranded on a fantastical planet: The strange creatures of Scavengers Reign
Fish you wear like a gas mask, moss that turns a robot sentient and critters that will eat your rash – all these oddities and more cohabit on the planet Vesta, the setting for the animated miniseries Scavengers Reign, where a group of hum… -
Weekly: How declining birth rates could shake up society; Humanoid robots; Top prize in mathematics
#242Human population growth is coming to an end. The global population is expected to peak between 2060 and 2080, then start falling. Many countries will have much lower birth rates than would be needed to -
#7 Speed: From the quickest animal in the world to the fastest supercomputer
This is a re-airing of a podcast originally released in February 2021.From the quickest animal in the world to the fastest supercomputer, this episode is all about speed.Opening with the cries of the peregrine falcon, the team finds … -
Weekly: Gaza’s impending long-term health crisis
#241More than 2 million Palestinians in Gaza face widespread hunger, disease and injury as the war quickly becomes the worst humanitarian crisis in modern memory. Even once the war ends, -
CultureLab: Rebecca Boyle on how the moon transformed Earth and made us who we are
There’s no moon like our moon. A celestial body twinned with Earth, the moon guides the tides, stabilises our climate, leads the rhythms of animal behaviour and has long been a source of wonder and awe. Our Moon: How Earth's Celest… -
Weekly: Woolly mammoth breakthrough?; The Anthropocene rejected; Bumblebee culture
#240A major step has been made toward bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction – sort of. The company Colossal has the ambitious goal of bringing its first baby mammoth into the world by 2028. And its newest advance, announced this wee… -
Escape Pod: #6 All About Warmth: Emotional, Physiological and Geological
This is a re-airing of a podcast originally released in February 2021.Keeping you cosy this week is an episode all about warmth - emotional, physiological and geological.We have an unexpected start to the show, with bees taking the s… -
Weekly: Is personalised medicine overhyped?; Pythagoras was wrong about music; How your brain sees nothing
#239Two decades ago, following the Human Genome Project’s release of a first draft in 2001, genetic testing was set to revolutionise healthcare. “Personalised medicine” would give us better treatments for serious conditions, clear pictures … -
CultureLab: What would life on Mars be like? The science behind TV series For All Mankind
Freezing temperatures, dust storms, radiation, marsquakes – living on Mars right now would be hellish. And getting there remains a multi-year journey. But what if we could make it habitable? Could we one day build settlements on the Red P… -
Weekly: ADHD helps foraging?; the rise of AI “deepfakes”; ignored ovary appendage
#238ADHD is a condition that affects millions of people and is marked by impulsivity, restlessness and attention difficulties. But how did ADHD evolve in humans and why did it stick around? Through the help of a video game, a study shows th…