Join the podcast hosts as they discuss the annual festive spectacular, featuring games, seasonal science songs, and a spotlight on scientists making headlines. Later, features editor Richard VanNorden talks about Nature's 10, a roundup of influential people in science for 2023.
In this episode:
01:55 “Oh GPT”
In the first of our festive songs, we pay homage to LLMs, the generative AI chat bots which have taken 2023 by storm.
05:32 Twenty questions
In this year’s festive game, our competitors try to guess some of the biggest science stories of the year, solely by asking yes/no questions.
24:40 “Warming night”
In our final song this year, we take stock as 2023 is named the hottest year since records began. As worsening climate change continues to threaten lives, can science provide hope for the future?
28:24 Nature’s 10
Every year, Nature’s 10 highlights some of the people who have shaped science. We hear about a few of the people who made the 2023 list.
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