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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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Eve - Cat Bohannon | Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize Conversations

02 Oct 2024
14m
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Why We Die by Venki Ramakrishnan - Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize Conversations

01 Oct 2024
17m
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A City on Mars by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith - Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize Conversations

30 Sep 2024
14m
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Your Face Belongs To Us - Kashmir Hill | Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize Conversations

29 Sep 2024
13m
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Weekly: The case for Arctic geoengineering; world’s oldest cheese

27 Sep 2024
25m
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Weekly: Does loneliness really cause ill health?; A time-travelling photon; The supermassive mystery of early black holes

20 Sep 2024
23m
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Weekly: Thorin and the lost Neanderthals; Fish that use mirrors; SpaceX’s spacewalk

13 Sep 2024
27m
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CultureLab: Amorina Kingdon on the grunting, growling and singing world underwater

09 Sep 2024
45m
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Weekly: First living transparent mouse; lab-grown stem cells; Spy balloons

06 Sep 2024
22m
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Weekly: Could mpox be the next covid-19?; Science of beat drops; Clothes made from potatoes

30 Aug 2024
27m
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CultureLab: Lucy Foulkes on how adolescence shapes us

26 Aug 2024
36m
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Weekly: 1 in 5 coma patients have awareness; How to end the opioid crisis; ‘Wow’ space signal…is lasers?

23 Aug 2024
24m
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Anxiety Special: The science of anxiety and how to make it work for you

15 Aug 2024
25m
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CultureLab: The best science TV of the year – so far.

12 Aug 2024
35m
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Weekly: Deepest hole ever drilled in Earth’s mantle; Glitter on Mars; Quantum telepathy

09 Aug 2024
27m
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Dead Planets Society: Can We Move the Sun?

06 Aug 2024
31m
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Weekly: The first life on Earth; Banana-shaped galaxies; When is smartphone use ‘problematic’?

02 Aug 2024
31m
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CultureLab: Carlo Rovelli on the link between quantum physics and world peace

29 Jul 2024
28m
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Weekly: Shocking source of deep sea oxygen; Alcohol really is unhealthy; ‘Green’ plastic downsides

26 Jul 2024
31m
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Dead Planets Society: Can We Burn Uranus?

23 Jul 2024
26m
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