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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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Weekly: New human cases of bird flu; Sail away to Alpha Centauri; Sea slugs hunt in packs

19 Jul 2024
26m
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CultureLab: The incredible, intelligent abilities of plants with Zoë Schlanger

15 Jul 2024
36m
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Weekly: Woolly mammoth jerky; Google simulates the origin of life; food without farming

12 Jul 2024
31m
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Dead Planets Society: Putting Black Holes Inside Stuff

08 Jul 2024
24m
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Weekly: World’s Oldest Ritual; Quantum Wi-Fi; Report from the Arctic

05 Jul 2024
33m
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CultureLab: Sonifying Mars, symphonically, with David Ibbett

01 Jul 2024
37m
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Weekly: Even more powerful gene editing than CRISPR; first moon samples from the far side; dangerous new mpox

28 Jun 2024
23m
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Dead Planets Society: Bringing Back Geocentrism

24 Jun 2024
23m
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Weekly: Why some people never get covid-19; Chimps using herbal medicines; Largest ever Maxwell’s demon

21 Jun 2024
24m
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CultureLab: The catastrophic health consequences of racism with Layal Liverpool

17 Jun 2024
38m
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Weekly: Elephants have names for each other; conspiracies and doppelgangers with Naomi Klein; an ancient galactic weather report

14 Jun 2024
36m
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Dead Planets Society: How Many Moons Could Earth Have?

10 Jun 2024
26m
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Weekly: Why we should drill a massive hole in the moon; banning fossil fuel advertising; how to stop being lonely

07 Jun 2024
28m
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CultureLab: On the hunt for alien life with Lisa Kaltenegger

03 Jun 2024
41m
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Weekly: Google’s AI search problem; time is a quantum illusion; can we stop ageing?

31 May 2024
33m
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Dead Planets Society: Removing Mars’s Iron With a Magnet

28 May 2024
24m
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Weekly: Record hurricane season approaches; uncovering the mysteries of a rare earth metal; how to fight in Bronze Age armour

24 May 2024
27m
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CultureLab: Emily H. Wilson celebrates the expansive world of science fiction

20 May 2024
29m
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Weekly: Hints of alien life in our galaxy; freezing human brains; solving a mystery of Egypt’s pyramids

17 May 2024
28m
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Dead Planets Society: Giving the Milky Way More Arms

14 May 2024
34m
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