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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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#194 Rewilding special: a night in the beaver pen at the rewilded Knepp Estate

26 May 2023
31m
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#193 Drug that could cure obesity; world’s largest organism; octopus dreams; mood-enhancing non-alcoholic drink

25 May 2023
28m
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#192 Life-extending mutation; Kangaroo poo transplant for cows; irregular sleep linked to increased risk of death

18 May 2023
18m
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#191 Special episode: the most mind-bending concepts in science

11 May 2023
18m
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#190 Problems for lab-grown meat; do we need vitamin D supplements?; waking the sleeping Arctic ocean; fish sing for Eurovision

11 May 2023
27m
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#189 Spinal cord stimulation: bringing movement back to paralysed stroke survivors

04 May 2023
22m
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#188 Consciousness measured at point of death; the lifeform with seven genomes; impact of Covid on the gut

04 May 2023
21m
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#187 CultureLab: The Power of Trees with Peter Wohlleben

28 Apr 2023
13m
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#186 Private space company crashes on the moon; hypnotherapy as anaesthetic; record-breaking ocean warming; Rosalind Franklin and DNA

27 Apr 2023
28m
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#185 CultureLab: Cosmo Sheldrake on capturing the sounds of our oceans

26 Apr 2023
19m
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#184 Dead Ringers TV review: Revolutionising the future of reproductive health

23 Apr 2023
13m
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#183 How To Blow Up A Pipeline film review: Is it time for more radical climate activism?

20 Apr 2023
18m
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#182 3D-printing inside living organisms; what ChatGPT means for human intelligence; why insects fly towards light; carbon storage in the oceans

20 Apr 2023
28m
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#181 New York goes quantum; a tipping point in human culture; JUICE mission to Jupiter

13 Apr 2023
29m
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#180 Maximum human lifespan; a twist on a classic physics experiment; saving the kākāpō

06 Apr 2023
21m
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#179 Black holes older than time; nine animals to save the climate; the largest creature ever to walk the Earth

30 Mar 2023
31m
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#178 Botox affects your understanding of emotions; GPT-4 exhibits human-level intelligence; IPCC climate change report 2023

23 Mar 2023
28m
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#177 Field report from the High Arctic: polar bears and melting glaciers in Svalbard

21 Mar 2023
17m
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#176 Human organoids are new AI frontier; Listening to the big bang through the cosmic microwave background

16 Mar 2023
28m
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#175 Living Off-Earth: Ethical questions for living in outer space with Erika Nesvold

15 Mar 2023
25m
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