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Briefing Chat: Can't focus? It's not your attention span, it's your notifications

Published: 8 May 2026 at 16:01 Europe/London

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Episode notes

00:31 The science of attention spans

Nature Feature: Are attention spans really shrinking? What the science says

04:54 Data centres in space?

Nature News Explainer: AI data hubs in space: when will they take flight?

Nature Comment: Space diplomacy: bridging the operating gaps between myriad missions

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