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Elon Musk leads AI pause calls over 'society risk' Mar 30, 2023

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Calls for six-month AI development pause to avoid ‘risks to society and humanity’. School exam board’s warning over AI and coursework. EU approves 2035 zero-emission car law. World's first man-made meteor shower planned for 2025. Titanosaur unveiled at London’s Natural History Museum. In this episode:

World’s first artificial meteor shower getting ready for launch
Professor Jim Saker discusses the EU’s new zero-emission car law
Children living with pet cats or dogs ‘less likely to develop food allergies’
Why nature favours all creatures great and small over medium-sized
How honey bees could help track microorganisms in cities

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Meatballs made from woolly mammoth DNA Mar 29, 2023

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How a cultivated meat firm made a woolly mammoth meatball. The ultramassive black hole ‘30billion times the mass of the sun’. Researchers create ‘covid or flu?’ sensor. Rise in children ‘split-screening’. In this episode:

Imperial College London launches world’s first research hub for treating child blast injuries
Ofcom report finds rise in children ‘split-screening’
Pioneering “poo transplant” trial gives hope to severely ill cancer patients
How old Master artists used egg yolk in their paint to protect their paintings
Australian detectorist finds £130,000 golden rock

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Moon’s new 'potential water source' Mar 28, 2023

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Signs of water found thanks to tiny glass beads on the lunar surface. THAT pope picture - real or fake? Five planets visible to the naked eye. The beavers being reintroduced to a stately home. In this episode:

Planetary science expert Mahesh Anand explains moon water discovery
UK space sector boosts income by £1billion
Study reveals how face transplant patient recognises new appearance as their own
Climate groups pledge a “tidal wave” of action if Rosebank oil field is approved
Brain discovery ‘aids understanding’ of high blood pressure link to dementia

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AI ChatGPT is a danger to these jobs Mar 27, 2023

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OpenAI’s list of jobs at risk of being ‘impacted’ by ChatGPT. Expert explains the risks behind banning nitrous oxide. Reports Apple staff aren’t convinced by their AR headset. How other people’s body odour can help treat social anxiety. In this episode:

University College London Professor Sunjeev Kamboj talks nitrous oxide ban
British Starlink competitor OneWeb completes space internet project
Bodies of people with mental illness ‘biologically older than their actual age’
Twitter claims parts of its source code have been leaked
Users set to lose their blue ticks from April

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Mystery of Oumuamua ‘alien spaceship’ solved Mar 24, 2023

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Research by the University of California, Berkeley and Cornell University sheds new light on how the interstellar flying object, which is about a quarter of a mile long, propelled itself. World’s first 3D-printed rocket launch - how did it go? Social media spreads deepfakes of Trump’s ‘arrest’. Mind-controlled robot soldier dogs trialled by army.

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King Charles post-coronation visitors: Take your socks off to protect floor
Cancer cells being sent to space for brain tumour research
School vape detectors triggered 22 times daily
New row over ancient Stone Henge’s purpose.

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Are Emma Chamberlain’s ‘$10K Instagram DMs’ real? Mar 23, 2023

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Tech & Science Daily podcast examines how the ‘relatable’ 21-year-old Gen Z YouTuber rocketed to fame and fortune. Now, Chamberlain denies knowing anything about a website listing showing a $10,000 charge for a simple Instagram DM thank-you note. ES features journalist Maddy Mussen has the latest. More than one app poses cybersecurity risk, says Irish government - as TikTok preps for US Congress grilling. 'Can ChatGPT make you money for nothing?'. Faraway planet with 10,000-year orbit discovered.

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Ferrari tells cyber-hackers: We won’t pay ransom
Road noise really does raise your blood pressure
Liver disease and hepatitis evidence in Beethoven’s gene hair sequence
Man reveals ‘snake cat’ ruse that fooled web

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Real Armageddon...asteroid crash pics drama Mar 22, 2023

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Stunning aftermath images reveal swirling clouds of blue dust caused by Nasa’s asteroid-knocking test. Dr Cyrielle Opitom, a comets specialist at the University of Edinburgh, discusses the challenges of tracking the rock called Dimorphos seven million miles away via mega-telescopes in Chile. United Nations warns of water crisis fuelled by H20 ‘vampires’. UK sending depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine. Hormonal contraceptives link to ‘small increased risk of breast cancer’.

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Google’s Bard ChatGPT rival launch - adults only
AI biggest tech leap since PC, says Bill Gates
The Roman mosaic buried under a vape shop
Print your cheesecake and eat it...first DIY 3D treat

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First female astronaut on the Moon? Mar 21, 2023

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US Navy Lieutenant Commander Kayla Barron, is part of a class of Nasa astronauts that could be selected to be the next humans to step on the Moon. She explains how the Artemis missions could be key to getting boots on Mars. Amazon is cutting 9,000 more jobs and a ‘worrisome’ fungus spreads across the US. Also in this episode:

Fearsome ‘solar tornado’
Bird flu linked to ‘hundreds of seal deaths’
Sir David Attenborough’s tree honouring late Queen
Beavers brought back to London
Disney builds a real Star Wars lightsaber

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Undersea ‘Lost City’ link to alien world Mar 20, 2023

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Scientists from Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology examine links between what’s known as Earth’s “Lost City” of hydrothermal systems and oceans found on Jupiter’s moons. Antarctic scientist: I’ve seen icebergs melting. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un ‘simulates nuclear counterattack’ drill.

Also in this episode:

Are aliens hiding in exoplanet ‘terminator zones’?
Public emergency alerts being flashed to UK phones
Bird flu: Vaccine firms human jabs latest
Wonky skull and big ears give night parrot edge
World’s largest Ferris wheel for Seoul

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ChatGPT AI comes to Microsoft 365 Mar 17, 2023

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Copilot, means the world's most talked about artificial intelligence system will be embedded into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Microsoft says it will fundamentally change the way we work.

The ‘cosmic concrete’ which could one day be used to build houses on the Moon and Mars.

Scientist behind the discovery of a gene mutation which increases risk of breast and ovarian cancer linked to Orkney islands explains the significance of the findings. For more information visit www.nhsgrampian.org/BRCA1

Also in this episode:

Rolls-Royce gets funding for moon base nuclear reactor
Microsoft report suggests Russia preparing for renewed cyberwar against Ukraine
Volkswagen beats Tesla by unveiling plans for an affordable electric vehicle
Scientists raise concerns over boom in labs handling deadly germs not being matched by regulation
Why your pet might be impacting your sleep…

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