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AI ‘scientists’ promise to accelerate research — how do they work?

Published: 20 May 2026 at 16:00 Europe/London

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Episode notes

In this episode:

00:46 Meet the AI scientists designed to accelerate research

Research article: Ghareeb et al.

Research article: Gottweis et al.

Nature: Teams of AI agents boost speed of research

Editorial: Why AI cannot do good science without humans

Nature: Do you hate or love AI? Take Nature’s poll

13:25 Research Highlights

Nature: Dried to survive: desiccated tardigrades tolerate high heat

Nature: Pristine Antarctic ice records the Solar System’s travels

15:35 Using LiDAR to look around corners

Research article: Somasundaram et al.

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