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Amazing footage of Parkinson’s patient’s tremors ‘healing’ Aug 09, 2024

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Hear how a Parkinson’s patient’s life has been transformed with £31,000 treatment to help deal with the debilitating condition’s tremors. The vape-inspired inhaler to help needle-phobes avoid vaccine jabs - with Imperial College London/RCA masters graduate Zhejun ‘Ezreal’ Zhang.

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Ten deaths in England whooping cough outbreak as cases soar.
AI drones in battlefield test by UK, US & Australia military
‘Millions of years for plant recovery from climate change’
Great Barrier Reef ‘risk of disappearing’
Who’s a social boy, then...world record for clever TikTok parrot.

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Nasa’s Boeing Starliner astronauts ‘stuck on ISS until 2025’ Aug 08, 2024

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A Nasa astronaut duo marooned on the International Space Station discover they may not return to Earth until 2025. Plus, Finlay Asher, from aviation industry climate impact campaign group Safe Landing, on airline pollution, regulation and aircraft engine tech developments.

Also in this episode:

Gene-editing therapy for blood disorder recommended on NHS
Army space radar base in Wales 'to combat cosmic warfare'
Did this 500-year-old compass belong to Copernicus?
Scientists make Caesar’s perfume...no gladiator sweat available

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Bone-strengthening NHS drug hope for postmenopausal women Aug 07, 2024

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Thousands of women in England who have gone through the menopause could benefit from a new drug on the NHS, called Abaloparatide, that reduces the risk of bone fractures. Unique collection of technology memorabilia up for auction, including the original Apple-1 computer from Steve Jobs’ desk, a letter signed by Albert Einstein to President Franklin D. Roosevelt warning about Nazi Germany’s nuclear weapons research and America’s first spacewalk suit.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Zombies trailer
Why our 3ft ancestors were real ‘Hobbits’
London’s hottest Tube lines revealed
Olympics Paris 2024: running track made from seashells
‘World’s oldest calendar’ found by archaeologists.

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UK riots: Downing Street slams Elon Musk over ‘civil war’ post Aug 06, 2024

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Downing Street has slammed Elon Musk’s comments on his X social media platform after the tech billionaire waded into the online chaos surrounding anti-immigration violence flaring up in UK towns and cities. Social media riot incitement risks arrest, warns lawyer. Cygnus freighter’s food, clothes & toilet spares for ISS.

Also in this episode:

Hawaii wildfires one year on: Maui’s chronic homes shortage
Google’s ‘online search monopoly illegal’, US court rules
NHS ‘soup & shakes’ diet plan to combat type 2 diabetes
Software engineer’s 100,000 press-ups for MS charity to honour his late mother.

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Apple stock: why did Warren Buffett sell $50bn of iPhone-maker’s shares? Aug 05, 2024

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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has sold a further $50 billion of his shares in Apple - why? Tech & Science Daily podcast has news analysis from Evening Standard markets reporter Michael Hunter. Fake weight-loss jabs warning. Minority Report-style ‘pre-crime AI’.

Also in this episode:

Olympic champion Simone Biles & rise of adult gymnasts
Prostate cancer: immunotherapy treatment hope ‘to prolong life’
The automatic robo-dentist will see you now

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Christian Angermayer: why the Enhanced Games are a game-changer for sport (Brave New World) Aug 03, 2024

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On this preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev meets with billionaire entrepreneur Christian Angermayer.

The pair discuss The Enhanced Games. Could this improve drug testing at the Olympics?

To hear the full episode search Brave New World. You will also be able to hear a conversation with retired Australian swimmer James Magnussen, a silver and double bronze Olympic medallist, who’s been offered $1 million if he wins the controversial new competition’s 100m freestyle swimming race.

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Egyptian Screaming mummy ‘died wailing in pain’ Aug 02, 2024

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Scientists share their theory behind ancient woman mummy. Government cuts £1.3billion of unfunded cash for tech & AI. What to expect from Google’s AI-powered Pixel 9 series. Taco Bell to roll out AI drive-thrus at hundreds of stores. Also in this episode:

Salesforce UK&I CEO Zahra Bahrololoumi on investing in AI skills - listen to the full interview here
Starmer warns social media firms over misinformation sparking violent disorder
‘Unhealthy preoccupation with phones linked to teenage anxiety and depression’
Star Wars Outlaws described as “like Red Dead Redemption in space”

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Hope for Sycamore Gap tree after shoots appear on its stump Aug 01, 2024

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Tony Gates, Chief Executive of Northumberland National Park Authority, reveals the good news about the felled Sycamore Gap tree - that it may now live on after green shoots have been found on its stump.

Want to know where that bad smell is? Well, odour detecting robots might be key to finding out the answer. Dr Floris van Breugel, assistant professor in mechanical engineering at the University of Nevada in Reno, discusses their new study.

Also in this episode:

Thunderstorm and flood warnings in parts of England and Wales
Friend: New AI companion launches – and it’s like something straight out of Black Mirror
Squid Game season two release date finally announced by Netflix

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Microsoft: 'Cyberattack triggered latest outage' Jul 31, 2024

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Dr Harjinder Singh Lallie, Director of the Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education at the University of Warwick, discusses Microsoft's latest outage that was triggered by a cyberattack. Overnight, products such as email service Outlook and video game Minecraft were impacted.

Scientists say that spaceships with warp-drive technology could be detected by looking for ripples in spacetime. Dr Katy Clough, the study’s lead author from Queen Mary University of London, explains the research and what this tells us.

Wildfire warning is currently high or extreme across most of southern Europe - as many Brits prepare to take their summer holidays in destinations across the area.

Also in this episode:

OpenAI to start rolling out its new voice mode
Australia starts world-first peanut allergy treatment for babies
Why 'three second' goldfish memory is a myth

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UK’s push for 'near-unhackable' quantum internet Jul 30, 2024

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The UK Government has given a £160-million push for the research and development of a ‘near-unhackable’ quantum internet.

Professor Gerald Buller, who will lead the Integrated Quantum Networks Hub at Heriot-Watt University, tells Tech & Science Daily how the research will focus on creating large-scale quantum networks potentially leading to the development of a secure communications network and an internet free from hacking issues.

The Evening Standard’s gaming writer, Vicky Jessop, reveals everything we know so far about Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - and when we can expect further updates.

Also in this episode:

Parasite found in soiled cat litter could be key to curing Alzheimer’s and other neurological disorders
iPhone 16 reportedly won't come with Apple Intelligence AI at launch
Nasa astronauts celebrate Olympic Games from outer space

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