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New Scientist · Science

The World, the Universe and Us

From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The world, the universe and us is your essential weekly dose of science and wonder in an uncertain world. Hosted by journalists Dr Rowan Hooper and Dr Penny Sarchet and joined each week by expert scientists in the field, the show draws on New Scientist’s unparalleled depth of reporting to put the stories that matter into context. Feed your curiosity with the podcast that will restore your sense of optimism and nourish your brain. For more visit newscientist.com/podcasts

Episodes

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#3 Dead Planets Society: Gravitational Wave Apocalypse

14 Aug 2023
16m
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Weekly: Ultra-processed foods not so bad?; Another milestone toward fusion power; Mapping the genes we know nothing about

11 Aug 2023
25m
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CultureLab: Adventures of a prehistoric girl – Alice Roberts on her new book Wolf Road

07 Aug 2023
19m
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Weekly: Surprise superconductor claims put to the test; Alzheimer’s test goes on sale; how NASA (briefly) lost Voyager 2

04 Aug 2023
32m
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#2 Dead Planets Society: Punch A Hole in a Planet

31 Jul 2023
21m
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Weekly: Cheaper cures for many diseases; How to understand the superconductor ‘breakthrough’; Hear a star twinkle

28 Jul 2023
27m
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CultureLab: Oppenheimer – The rise and fall of the “father of the atomic bomb”

24 Jul 2023
25m
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Weekly: How to measure consciousness; Nature-made graphene; New sabretooth cats

21 Jul 2023
30m
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Dead Planets Society: Kill The Sun

17 Jul 2023
19m
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Weekly: JWST’s amazing year; Giant sloth jewellery; $1million mathematics prize

14 Jul 2023
29m
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CultureLab: Earth’s Deep History: Chris Packham on the epic and tumultuous story of our planet

11 Jul 2023
19m
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Weekly: Earth breaks heat records; Quantum LiDAR for self-driving cars; Cryptography in pre-Viking runic writing

07 Jul 2023
24m
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Weekly: New era in gravitational astronomy; Upending stereotypes of women in hunter-gatherer societies; Orangutan beatboxing and human speech origins

30 Jun 2023
30m
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Weekly: The truth behind the orca uprising; Earth enters uncharted territory; genetic treatments for unborn babies.

22 Jun 2023
29m
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Weekly: Claims that secret alien technology is held in the US; link between gut bacteria and intelligence; the parasite that makes ants live longer

15 Jun 2023
22m
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#199 Being Human: Lewis Dartnell on how our biology shapes our actions

13 Jun 2023
18m
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#198 Giant: An opera about the legacy of the ‘Irish giant’ Charles Byrne and the surgeon John Hunter

08 Jun 2023
20m
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#197 Ancient human Homo naledi had advanced culture; AI passes the world’s biggest Turing Test; climate change hits New York

08 Jun 2023
29m
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#196 Animal Liberation Now: Peter Singer on eating and living ethically

05 Jun 2023
28m
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#195 Breakthrough in suspended animation; treatment using stem cells from umbilical cord; moon dust threat

01 Jun 2023
23m
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