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Cross Section: Dame Jane Francis - Science Weekly podcast
Prof Dame Jane Francis knows Antarctica better than most: she’s spent the majority of her career researching this icy landscape. Ian Sample talks to her about what it’s like to camp in Antarctica and what her findings can tell us about our future on this planet
Oh my: a psychological approach to awe – Science Weekly podcast
Nicola Davis asks what’s behind one of humanity’s most powerful and possibly evolutionarily important emotions
Gene-edited babies: why are scientists so appalled? – Science Weekly podcast
Last week Dr He Jiankui announced he had created the world’s first gene-edited babies. Hannah Devlin delves into why He’s research has caused uproar among scientists
Cross Section: Tim Peake - Science Weekly podcast
Tim Peake beat 8,172 applicants for a spot on the European Space Agency’s astronaut training programme. Ian Sample talks to him about the selection process and the intensive training he went through
Can we trust artificial intelligence lie detectors? – Science Weekly podcast
Liar liar, pants on fire? In this collaboration between the Guardian’s Science Weekly and Chips with Everything podcasts, we explore whether it will ever be possible to build intelligent machines to detect porky pies
Can we trust AI lie detectors? Chips with Everything podcast
In this collaboration between the Guardian’s Science Weekly and Chips with Everything podcasts, we explore whether we will ever be able to build an intelligent machine to detect our lies. And if we did, could we trust it?
Treating cancer: what role could our diet play? - Science Weekly podcast
Food is an essential part of everyones life but how does what we eat affect our health?
Cross Section: Sir Venki Ramakrishnan – Science Weekly podcast
Nicola Davis sits down with Nobel prize-winning scientist Sir Venki Ramakrishnan to ask is competition good for science, or would a collaborative approach be better?
What role should the public play in science? - Science Weekly podcast
How far is too far when it comes to the public directing research? There are concerns than a science journal may revise a paper amid pressure from activists. It raises the issue of what role the public should play and whether science should have boundaries to protect its integrity. Ian Sample presents.
What role should the public play in science? - Science Weekly podcast
There are concerns that a science journal may revise a paper amid pressure from activists. What role should the public play and should science have boundaries to protect its integrity? Ian Sample presents. Since publishing, we received complaints. We value this feedback and we would like to highlight: The intention was to look at the relationship between science and the public. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (aka...