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Gut bacteria analysis shows improved protection for lockdown newborns. Nintendo Switch 2: New console could arrive in March 2025. Microsoft-backed startup launches free AI chatbot. Killer whale versus great white shark caught on camera. Also in this episode:New US-Russian crew heads to space stationMIT tests show high-temperature superconducting magnets are ready for fusion powerSpotify accuses Apple of scare tactics over new EU competition rulesFollow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Evgeny Lebedev describes his experience at a psychedelic retreat in Costa Rica where he encountered Ayahuasca, a plant-based brew used by indigenous healers. Psychedelics researcher Professor David Nutt, psychologist Bill Richards returns to the show to explain what’s happening to the mind when DMT is used and how some believe it can help with recovery from trauma. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A train operator in China claims to have reached 387mph, a record top speed for railways - and there’s plans for the ‘T-Flight’ to go faster than a plane on a hyperloop track. The uncomplicated, analogue world of Paddington Bear is being catapulted into the digital realm with a new “immersive experience” in London. Could Nasa’s toppled moon lander Odysseus rise from dead?Also in this episode:More than a billion people ‘now obese’Going to the (ch)Apple...groom wears Vision Pro Patients sick from bad housing & pollution, say doctorsThousands of moulting seals flop onto English beach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russian rocket launches Iranian satellite into orbit, highlighting increasingly close Moscow and Tehran cooperation. One dead, thousands without power in massive Texas wildfires. Hear haunting ‘banging’ sounds from doomed Titan sub hunt. Power of e-bikes ‘could double legally’.Also in this episode:World’s longest-lasting smartphone batteryCovid link to brain function problemsWhy humans lost our tails 25m years agoAstronomers link water and planets’ birth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Parents were left furious after a Willy Wonka-themed ‘experience’ in Glasgow used artificial intelligence software to generate a magical world on-screen, which IRL was a damp squib. AI duel: Standard SEO editor Dan Cody challenges rival chatbots. The $118m photo set: Odysseus moon lander’s death throes.Also in this episode:PlayStation to shut down London Studio with 900 job cutsHome Office probe over ‘bad phone data used as evidence’Crack down urged on prisoners’ TikTok tauntsHand-sized drone probes wrecked Fukushima nuclear reactorLargest ancient crab fossil unearthed in New Zealand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

University College London research finds Britain’s fallen behind on cancer survival amid claims “systemic ageism” means older patients may not receive lifesaving treatment. Control your phone with eyes & AI. Laptop’s transparent screen becomes augmented reality. Musk’s Cybertruck vs thief.Also in this episode:Mystery galaxy ‘like Milky Way’Gut bacteria ‘link to inherited blindness’Butterflies’ disguise to stop being eatenInfluencers in frame over sand dunes dig stunt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tech & Science Daily podcast hears from Matthew Cosby, of Cornwall-based Goonhilly Earth Station, which is helping the toppled spacecraft beam data back to Earth - can the mission be saved? Privacy fears over satellite that can ‘zoom on anyone’s face from space’ First off-the-shelf AI-powered humanoid ‘Bezos bot’. Over 100 deep-sea species found three miles down.Also in this episode:New way to squeeze apples ‘may boost health benefits’MuskMail me...would you sign up to new X email?I’m your mint...George Michael’s new coin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Intuitive Machines makes history with successful lunar south pole landing. Nasa’s final push to communicate with Voyager 1. The 240-million-year-old reptile likened to a Chinese dragon. How snakes hit the evolutionary jackpot. In this episode:Linda Spilker from Nasa's Jet Propulsion Lab explains efforts to communicate with Voyager 1Underlying cause of long COVID brain fog discovered by scientistsBarriers against Antarctic ice melt disappearing at the double Scientists discover how bacteria pair up to boost their defence systemFollow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A spacecraft is aiming to make history tonight by becoming the first private mission to land intact on the lunar surface - and be the first US Moon landing in 50 years since Apollo 17.We’ve got all the big announcements from Nintendo Direct February 2024.The five apps Android users are being told to delete immediately. Also in this episode:Alopecia: First ever treatment approved for NHS use marks 'monumental day’Study finds ADHD may have emerged in humans as an evolutionary advantageA dead satellite has crashed half a world away from where it should have landedScientists discover secret to how baleen whales sing underwaterChatGPT has a meltdown Your chance to travel to space by balloonFollow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A test launch of the UK’s Trident nuclear missile has ended in failure for the second time in a row. We hear from one of the University of East London scientists behind a heart disease breakthrough - where they’ve grown a 'heart in a dish' using stem cells. Nasa seeks US volunteers for a paid one-year ‘mission to Mars’.Also in this episode:WikiLeaks: Julian Assange’s wife addresses crowds outside the Royal Court of Justice Elon Musk says human implanted with Neuralink brain chip 'can control computer mouse just by thinking'Biggest snake species in the world discovered in Amazon rainforestStudy suggests red light can reduce blood glucose levelsWhy using emojis or GIFs can help when delivering bad news at workFollow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.