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The Traitors: psychology of knowing who to trust Jan 26, 2024

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The Faithful’s dilemma: why some facial features make you look more trustworthy. The brain cancer blood test that could speed up diagnosis and treatment. Apple begrudgingly accepts EU ruling on third party app stores. Also in this episode:

Ingenuity helicopter's Mars mission is over
The new weight-loss injection approved for the UK
Instagram’s ‘Flipside’ feature lets users create private profile
Astronomers spot ‘old smokers’ among hidden stars
Swapping shells for bottle caps: how Hermit crabs are 'wearing' our plastic rubbish

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Netflix’s subscriber boost after password sharing crackdown Jan 25, 2024

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Streaming platform nets 13 million subscribers in the final three months of 2023. NSPCC warning: young people calling Childline about AI deep fakes for the first time. Meat versus plants: what did our ancestors really eat more of? Also in this episode:

NSPCC CEO Sir Peter Wanless calls for better child protection ‘built in’ to AI models
Oxford Vaccine Group director says UK ‘unsafe’ from future pandemic threats
Treatments that improve mood could help those with Crohn’s and colitis
Study: Cold water swimming could be beneficial for menopause symptoms
World's first IVF rhino pregnancy 'could save species'

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Fake AI-generated Joe Biden voice tells people not to vote Jan 24, 2024

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White House confirms Joe Biden did not record ‘robocall’ message. Amazon fined in France for ‘excessive’ surveillance of workers. 11-year-old boy hears for the first time thanks to gene therapy. New planets discovered which could sustain life. Also in this episode:

‘Drip pricing’ set to be banned as part of online shopping reforms
Doomsday Clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight
Nintendo sets date to shut down online play for 3DS and Wii U
New emperor penguin colonies found by satellite

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Energy drinks ‘linked to insomnia’ in young people Jan 23, 2024

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Study shows even a few energy drinks a week can impact your sleep. New hope for quicker, less invasive Alzheimer’s blood test. How to make your own music with TikTok. Why MrBeast is dishing out $200,000+ to his followers. Also in this episode:

Alzheimer Society’s Dr Richard Oakley on benefits of new blood test for diagnosis
Scientists to reveal if Doomsday clock is closer to midnight
Lawmakers say EU is set to allow draconian use of facial recognition tech
Pokémon parody Palworld hit with bugs

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Storm Isha creates flight diversion chaos Jan 22, 2024

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Manchester to Dublin flight diverted to Paris as winds hit 99mph. DPD AI chatbot swears at customer and calls company ‘worst delivery firm’. Met Office CO2 warning over 1.5C target. Are Google searches getting worse? Also in this episode:

WhatsApp set to offer Airdrop alternative
UK scientists helping roll out world’s first routine malaria vaccine programme
Japan switches off its moon lander… but could it come back to life?
Surgeons develop 3D-printed liver models to plan complex cancer surgery

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Gabor Maté: Tackling Trauma (Brave New World Preview) Jan 20, 2024

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Previewing our Brave New World series, in which Evgeny Lebedev delves deep into the ideas of thought leaders, scientists, and intellectuals who are shaping the future and transforming our culture. Tune in each week for captivating interviews with some of the brightest minds of our time, and explore the realms of longevity, neuroscience, biohacking and psychedelics like never before. For the full version of this interview search 'Brave New World Evening Standard' on your podcast provider.

Our first episode features Dr Gabor Maté, a renowned physician and best-selling author recognised for his ground-breaking work in the fields of addiction and mental health.

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The 15 million-year-old small cat Jan 19, 2024

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Palaeontologists have discovered a new prehistoric cat species that roamed Spain about 15.5 million years ago. Mysterious object spotted in Milky Way. Countdown to Japan's ‘moon sniper’ lunar craft landing. Submersible scientists discover four new octopus species.

Also in this episode:

‘Deep flaws’ in generative artificial intelligence, says OpenAI boss Altman.
Did Covid kill people’s ‘happy hormones’?
Google’s first vast £800 million UK data centre
Doomsday Clock update - how close are warring humans to midnight?

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Secrets of ‘zero gravity’ space thriller I.S.S. Jan 18, 2024

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Oscar-winning actress Ariana DeBose reveals how zero gravity effect was achieved on Earth for new I.S.S. blockbuster. London’s Science Museum hosts exhibition of 23 ornate British-made 18th Century clocks snapped up by Chinese emperors. Countdown to doomed Peregrine Moon lander’s burn-up. King Charles’s prostate trouble raises awareness of condition.

Also in this episode:

Apple’s pulls two blood-monitor smartwatches after patent case loss
Virus-finding breakthrough heralds ‘faster pandemic reaction’.
Why little dogs ‘outlive bigger canines’.

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EV owners report ‘dead’ cars in -16C big freeze Jan 17, 2024

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Nightmare for many owners of electric vehicles in America’s Midwest with batteries reported bricked in sub-zero big freeze. Circling battlefields of Ukraine at 34,000ft in France’s Nato spy plane. Period pain & menopause 2024 women's health priorities. Court tells Apple to offer new App Store pay choices.

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Video gamers ‘risk permanent hearing loss and tinnitus’
London ‘unprepared for climate change effect’
China’s cloned rhesus monkey ‘alive for two years’

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Mystery of giant ancient volcano beneath Pacific Jan 16, 2024

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Scientists led by the University of Nevada Las Vegas have been investigating a vast dinosaur-era volcanic superstructure beneath the Pacific Ocean. Dr Dan McQuillan, an expert in the social impact of artificial intelligence from Goldsmiths University of London, on the devastating consequences of combining of human bureaucracy and ‘opaque’ AI. Birth of universe in sight through ‘oldest black hole’.

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The real Innerspace...nanobot army treats men’s tumours
Child measles epidemic warning as parents shun vaccine
Discover what’s inside Bennu asteroid capsule
Alert for autonomous robot lawnmowers ‘killing hedgehogs.

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