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The Nature Podcast Festive Spectacular 2023
Dec 20, 2023In 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 gam...
Navigating planets, plays and prejudice — a conversation with Aomawa Shields
Dec 15, 2023In the latest episode of Nature hits the books, astronomer Aomawa Shields discusses her memoir Life on Other Planets: A Memoir of Finding My Place in the Universe. The book tracks her career path as a...
Inhaled vaccine prevents COVID in monkeys
Dec 14, 2023Current COVID-19 vaccines offer great protection from serious illness, but they don't prevent people from becoming infected in the first place. Because of this, researchers have been searching for way...
Cat parasite Toxoplasma tricked to grow in a dish
Dec 13, 2023In this episode: 00:48 A new way to grow a tricky parasite in the labToxoplasma gondii, the parasite that causes the zoonotic disease toxoplasmosis, has a complex, multi-stage life cycle. Some of thes...
The world’s smallest light-trapping silicon cavity
Dec 06, 2023In this episode: 00:48 A gap for trapping lightConfining photons within materials opens up potential applications in quantum computing and telecommunications. But capturing light requires nanoscale ca...
Sanitary products made from plants could help tackle period poverty
Nov 30, 2023Around 500 million people are estimated to be in period poverty, lacking adequate access to sanitary products. Many of these people rely on donations, but this is far from a long-term solution. To tac...
Why COP28 probably won't keep the 1.5 degree dream alive
Nov 29, 2023In this episode: 00:49 What to expect at COP28.The UN’s annual climate change conference is starting soon in Dubai. This time will be the first time that humanity formally assesses its progress under ...
Audio long read: Apple revival — how science is bringing historic varieties back to life
Nov 24, 2023Researchers have been resurrecting apple trees to revive forgotten varieties of the fruit. They hope that sequencing these apples' genomes could uncover mutations that influence flavour, colour, crisp...
Polio could be eradicated within 3 years — what happens then?
Nov 22, 2023In this episode: 00:46 What happens after polio is eradicatedSince 1988, cases of polio have fallen by more than 99%, and many observers predict that the disease could be eradicated within the next th...
Dust: the tiny substance with enormous power
Nov 17, 2023In the latest episode of Nature hits the books, writer and researcher Jay Owens joins us to discuss her book Dust: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles. Much like dust itself, Jay’s book travels...