Steve Jones, Executive Vice President of Data Driven Business & GenAI at Capgemini, dives into the pressing need for trust and ethical guidelines in AI development. He discusses the shift from experimental AI to its integration in enterprises. Key topics include the evolving skills required for programming in the age of AI, the role of synthetic data in real-time decision-making, and the importance of data governance. Steve highlights how robust frameworks are critical for navigating compliance and aligning AI with organizational goals.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the simple animals which informed Charles Darwin's first book, The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, published in 1842. From corals, Darwin concluded that the Earth changed very slowly and was not fashioned by God. Now coral reefs, which some liken to undersea rainforests, are threatened by human activity, including fishing, pollution and climate change. WithSteve Jones Senior Research Fellow in Genetics at University College LondonNicola Foster Lecturer in Marine Biology at the University of Plymouth AndGareth Williams Associate Professor in Marine Biology at Bangor University School of Ocean SciencesProducer Simon Tilllotson.

This week on OM3 Things, Steve Jones and Nekias Duncan discuss their week 2 takeaways. Nekias talks about Scottie Barnes' potential on the Toronto Raptors. Steve discusses the struggles of the Milwaukee Bucks' defense. JJ Redick shares his thoughts on the type of player the Philadelphia 76ers should trade for.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life, ideas and legacy of the pioneering Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778). The philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau once wrote: "Tell him I know no greater man on earth". The son of a parson, Linnaeus grew up in an impoverished part of Sweden but managed to gain a place at university. He went on to transform biology by making two major innovations. He devised a simpler method of naming species and he developed a new system for classifying plants and animals, a system that became known as the Linnaean hierarchy. He was also one of the first people to grow a banana in Europe. WithStaffan Muller-Wille University Lecturer in History of Life, Human and Earth Sciences at the University of CambridgeStella Sandford Professor of Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University, Londonand Steve Jones Senior Research Fellow in Genetics at University College, LondonProducer Luke Mulhall

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss penicillin, discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928. It is said he noticed some blue-green penicillium mould on an uncovered petri dish at his hospital laboratory, and that this mould had inhibited bacterial growth around it. After further work, Fleming filtered a broth of the mould and called that penicillin, hoping it would be useful as a disinfectant. Howard Florey and Ernst Chain later shared a Nobel Prize in Medicine with Fleming, for their role in developing a way of mass-producing the life-saving drug. Evolutionary theory predicted the risk of resistance from the start and, almost from the beginning of this 'golden age' of antibacterials, scientists have been looking for ways to extend the lifespan of antibiotics.WithLaura Piddock Professor of Microbiology at the University of BirminghamChristoph Tang Professor of Cellular Pathology and Professorial Fellow at Exeter College at the University of OxfordAndSteve Jones Emeritus Professor of Genetics at University College, LondonProducer: Simon Tillotson.