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Jamie Bartlett
What are the chances of AI catastrophe? Higher than you think

Sun 31 May 2026

What are the chances of AI catastrophe? Higher than you think
Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins on AI, evolution and alien life

Wed 27 May 2026

Richard Dawkins on AI, evolution and alien life
James Tapper
‘It’s shocking we’re going through it all again’: scientists race for vaccine as Ebola ravages Congo

Sun 24 May 2026

‘It’s shocking we’re going through it all again’: scientists race for vaccine as Ebola ravages Congo
Simon Barnes
My week as a Grote’s bertholdia moth

Sun 24 May 2026

My week as a Grote’s bertholdia moth
John Naughton
We used to be social media broadcasters but now we’re mobile couch potatoes

Fri 15 May 2026

We used to be social media broadcasters but now we’re mobile couch potatoes
Rachel Sylvester
Politics is trumping economics in the battle for growth

Sun 10 May 2026

Politics is trumping economics in the battle for growth
Barney Macintyre
‘It’s the equivalent of Gulf oil’: investors bet on UK science

Sun 10 May 2026

‘It’s the equivalent of Gulf oil’: investors bet on UK science
Kenan Malik
The Claude delusion: why Richard Dawkins is wrong about AI consciousness

Sun 10 May 2026

The Claude delusion: why Richard Dawkins is wrong about AI consciousness
Will Hutton
Britain is on the cusp of a new technological industrial revolution

Sun 10 May 2026

Britain is on the cusp of a new technological industrial revolution
Andrew Anthony
In the Pluto planetary debate, scientists are still worlds apart

Sat 9 May 2026

In the Pluto planetary debate, scientists are still worlds apart
James Tapper
The prize that could make ‘talking to the animals’ a reality

Sat 9 May 2026

The prize that could make ‘talking to the animals’ a reality
James Tapper
How magnets and a mini trapeze could help save Britain’s bees

Sun 3 May 2026

How magnets and a mini trapeze could help save Britain’s bees
Barney Macintyre
View from Silicon Valhalla: the lessons of Sweden’s rise to tech powerhouse

Sun 26 Apr 2026

View from Silicon Valhalla: the lessons of Sweden’s rise to tech powerhouse
Olivia Ovenden
The woman who thinks violence is in our genes

Thu 16 Apr 2026

The woman who thinks violence is in our genes
Fred Harter
OpenAI may be in too deep

Mon 13 Apr 2026

OpenAI may be in too deep
Sebastian Hervas-Jones
Confessions of an online addict: ‘My phone is a needle and social media the concoction it delivers’

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Confessions of an online addict: ‘My phone is a needle and social media the concoction it delivers’
John Naughton
In polarised times, AI may be the centrist the world needs

Sat 11 Apr 2026

In polarised times, AI may be the centrist the world needs
Evan Moffitt
US satellite blackout has a troubling history

Wed 8 Apr 2026

US satellite blackout has a troubling history
The Observer Leader
The Artemis programme is for all humanity

Sun 5 Apr 2026

The Artemis programme is for all humanity
John Naughton
The new Ofcom chair’s first task is to tame Elon Musk

Sat 4 Apr 2026

The new Ofcom chair’s first task is to tame Elon Musk
James Tapper
‘Lethal hyperactivation’ may be key to making cancer cells go pop

Sun 29 Mar 2026

‘Lethal hyperactivation’ may be key to making cancer cells go pop
James Tapper
Never mind the petits pois – food scientists celebrate creation of tasteless peas

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Never mind the petits pois – food scientists celebrate creation of tasteless peas
Patricia Clarke
Lawsuits allege AI chatbots are inciting users to violence

Tue 17 Mar 2026

Lawsuits allege AI chatbots are inciting users to violence
Giles Whittell
Elon Musk chooses the moon

Mon 9 Mar 2026

Elon Musk chooses the moon
Your best baby

45 mins • S1, E351

Your best baby
Emma Haslett
Hoping for a ‘perfect’ baby? Genetic testing startups lure parents to US

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Hoping for a ‘perfect’ baby? Genetic testing startups lure parents to US
John Naughton
Make AI more like a human? It’s far too clever for that

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Make AI more like a human? It’s far too clever for that
Sophie McBain
Michael Pollan tackles the hard problem of consciousness

Thu 5 Mar 2026

Michael Pollan tackles the hard problem of consciousness
James Tapper
The maestros using new technologies to transform science

Fri 27 Feb 2026

The maestros using new technologies to transform science
James Tapper
Smart coating will protect greenhouses from heatwaves

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Smart coating will protect greenhouses from heatwaves
John Naughton
Big tech profited from our attention – now AI wants to monetise intentions

Fri 20 Feb 2026

Big tech profited from our attention – now AI wants to monetise intentions
Marion Coutts
The woman who mapped the Atlantic from her living room

Sun 15 Feb 2026

The woman who mapped the Atlantic from her living room
John Naughton
Thinking digital technology is ‘weightless’ means your head is in the clouds

Fri 13 Feb 2026

Thinking digital technology is ‘weightless’ means your head is in the clouds
John Naughton
Call my AI agent! Chatbots can now post on their own version of Reddit

Fri 6 Feb 2026

Call my AI agent! Chatbots can now post on their own version of Reddit
Will Hutton
As its unicorns falter, China eyes UK’s surging tech dragons

Sun 1 Feb 2026

As its unicorns falter, China eyes UK’s surging tech dragons
ChatGPT is introducing porn

37 mins • S1, E308

ChatGPT is introducing porn
Marine Saint
Life sciences district could create 20,000 jobs by 2035

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Life sciences district could create 20,000 jobs by 2035
Megan Nolan
The lost art of paying attention

Sat 17 Jan 2026

The lost art of paying attention
Robin McKie
Do we still need astronauts?

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Do we still need astronauts?

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