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Dirty tricks scuppered the assisted dying bill. It must not happen again

Sun 19 Jul 2026

Dirty tricks scuppered the assisted dying bill. It must not happen again
Will Hutton
Burnham has dared and won – he must keep doing so without blinking

Sun 19 Jul 2026

Burnham has dared and won – he must keep doing so without blinking
John Naughton
When social media causes context to collapse, we all end up in the same room

Fri 17 Jul 2026

When social media causes context to collapse, we all end up in the same room
Séamas O’Reilly
The case for... Screen time

Wed 15 Jul 2026

The case for... Screen time
James Tapper
Meet the Bluestones: an ancient Stonehenge family revealed by very modern science

Sun 12 Jul 2026

Meet the Bluestones: an ancient Stonehenge family revealed by very modern science
Rupert Neate
The Jurassic perk of being super-rich: your very own dinosaur

Sun 12 Jul 2026

The Jurassic perk of being super-rich: your very own dinosaur
James Tapper
The science of serendipity

Fri 10 Jul 2026

The science of serendipity
John Naughton
Earth to tech bros: is there any intelligent life in Silicon Valley?

Fri 10 Jul 2026

Earth to tech bros: is there any intelligent life in Silicon Valley?
Rachel Sylvester
Princess of Wales backs revolutionary tool to promote wellbeing of babies

Sun 5 Jul 2026

Princess of Wales backs revolutionary tool to promote wellbeing of babies
John Naughton
The six principles of AI – a king’s speech for Andy Burnham

Fri 3 Jul 2026

The six principles of AI – a king’s speech for Andy Burnham
Jonathan Lewis
Criminal gangs turn rural havens into waste dumps

Sun 28 Jun 2026

Criminal gangs turn rural havens into waste dumps
Matthew Bishop
Volkswagen workers fear bite of ‘Wolf of Wolfsburg’

Sun 28 Jun 2026

Volkswagen workers fear bite of ‘Wolf of Wolfsburg’
John Naughton
What links AI and JMW Turner? Let me paint a picture for you...

Fri 26 Jun 2026

What links AI and JMW Turner? Let me paint a picture for you...
Patricia Clarke
Companion AIs get a bad press, says Headspace CEO, but properly regulated they could help millions

Sat 20 Jun 2026

Companion AIs get a bad press, says Headspace CEO, but properly regulated they could help millions
John Naughton
‘Muskism’ is a new word to ask an AI about – but don’t expect to get a neutral answer

Fri 19 Jun 2026

‘Muskism’ is a new word to ask an AI about – but don’t expect to get a neutral answer
Eva Wiseman
Sleep is the multi-billion-dollar global industry that keeps me up at night

Wed 17 Jun 2026

Sleep is the multi-billion-dollar global industry that keeps me up at night
Tom Pattinson
The best whisky might be aged in a sauna – or Antarctica

Mon 15 Jun 2026

The best whisky might be aged in a sauna – or Antarctica
Caitlin Macdonald
Who wants to be CEO of Me, Inc? The tide is turning against optimising life

Mon 15 Jun 2026

Who wants to be CEO of Me, Inc? The tide is turning against optimising life
Barney Macintyre
SpaceX’s $2.1tn valuation tests the limits of moonshot capitalism

Sun 14 Jun 2026

SpaceX’s $2.1tn valuation tests the limits of moonshot capitalism
Patrick Kidd
Alan Hale: a name written in the stars with his co-discovery of Comet Hale-Bopp

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Alan Hale: a name written in the stars with his co-discovery of Comet Hale-Bopp
Patricia Clarke
AI anxiety is fast becoming a political problem

Sun 14 Jun 2026

AI anxiety is fast becoming a political problem
Madeleine Parr
How search for the perfect look is turning fitness fanatics into chemical guinea pigs

Sun 14 Jun 2026

How search for the perfect look is turning fitness fanatics into chemical guinea pigs
Jessy Parker Humphreys
‘You get the bug!’: Parkrun – the event that got the world running 5km

Sun 14 Jun 2026

‘You get the bug!’: Parkrun – the event that got the world running 5km
James Tapper
Medical students make ‘landmark’ breakthrough on deadliest child brain cancer

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Medical students make ‘landmark’ breakthrough on deadliest child brain cancer
James Tapper
How to measure Elon Musk’s wealth? Let’s start with astronomical

Sat 13 Jun 2026

How to measure Elon Musk’s wealth? Let’s start with astronomical
John Naughton
Online child safety is not just a tech problem – it’s a political one

Fri 12 Jun 2026

Online child safety is not just a tech problem – it’s a political one
Wendy Ide
Disclosure Day – the gospel according to Steven Spielberg

Tue 9 Jun 2026

Disclosure Day – the gospel according to Steven Spielberg
Marine Saint
Finding love may Hinge on how much you share about yourself

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Finding love may Hinge on how much you share about yourself
James Tapper
How Richard Dawkins evolved into a novelist

Sun 7 Jun 2026

How Richard Dawkins evolved into a novelist
James Tapper
Alzheimer’s researchers desperate for more drug trial participants

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Alzheimer’s researchers desperate for more drug trial participants
Matthew Bishop
Nissan deal gives beleaguered British carmaking another bite of the Chery

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Nissan deal gives beleaguered British carmaking another bite of the Chery
Tim Adams
Are you receiving me?

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Are you receiving me?
John Naughton
Uber’s budget-blowing geeks are making the drive for AI a costlier fare than it planned

Fri 5 Jun 2026

Uber’s budget-blowing geeks are making the drive for AI a costlier fare than it planned
James Tapper
Blood test will be able to detect 95% of many early stage cancers, scientists say

Wed 3 Jun 2026

Blood test will be able to detect 95% of many early stage cancers, scientists say
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
John Naughton
The UK is wedded to US tech. Time for a divorce

Fri 16 Jan 2026

The UK is wedded to US tech. Time for a divorce
Robin McKie
Do we still need astronauts?

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Do we still need astronauts?
John Naughton
Tesla is being overtaken, but its shares are still in top gear

Fri 9 Jan 2026

Tesla is being overtaken, but its shares are still in top gear
Patrick Kidd
Michael Boulter, palaeontologist

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Michael Boulter, palaeontologist
John Naughton
AI has a ‘provenance problem’. Here’s how to avoid it

Sat 3 Jan 2026

AI has a ‘provenance problem’. Here’s how to avoid it
Rachel Sylvester
Paul Nurse: ‘We are putting barriers in the way of getting the most talented scientists’

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Paul Nurse: ‘We are putting barriers in the way of getting the most talented scientists’
Robin McKie
Jane Goodall, remembered by Robin McKie

Fri 26 Dec 2025

Jane Goodall, remembered by Robin McKie

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