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Are driverless cars really safe for cities? Feb 17, 2023

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How Nissan’s modified Leaf EVs can ‘see round corners’. Why we need more sleep during the winter. Replacement agreed as Youtube CEO steps down. Are LEDs the key to future cancer treatment? In this episode:

Nissan experts discuss their driverless car project in London
Peer reviewed study suggests COVID infection 'as good as vaccines' at preventing severe illness
Contactless payments reach record high in the UK
YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki steps down after nine years
King Charles to host biodiversity palace event
Rare wildcats to be released in Devon and Cornwall

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Can CBD treat psychosis? Feb 16, 2023

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New study set to test CBD on psychosis patients. How women are using Facebook to vet men on dating sites. Glacier warning after scientists film under the ice. Why people are calling Microsoft’s Bing AI chatbot 'unhinged'. In this episode:

Never seen before footage of Titanic wreck released
Did da Vinci discover gravity before Newton?
Giant dinosaur footprint the ‘largest ever found in Yorkshire’
Chinese sniffer-squirrels ‘better than drugs dogs

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Warning over UK police's 'Chinese spy cams' Feb 15, 2023

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Is Chinese CCTV tech a bigger surveillance concern than spy balloons? The election hacking ‘black ops’ revealed in an undercover sting. 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocks New Zealand. Could a new temporary male contraceptive be on the way? In this episode:

DNA breakthrough drug for toddler is ‘NHS record £2.8m’
Government announces £60 million investment in clean maritime technology
Study finds most long Covid patients have organ damage a year later
Hyundai and Kia forced to update software after viral TikTok challenge

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The Science of Love Feb 14, 2023

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The part of our brain that shuts down when we’re in love. How women can smell if there’s chemistry. Why we should spend less time messaging while dating. Evolutionary Anthropologist Dr Anna Machin explains what love is, how it impacts us, and why it’s changing in the modern world. In this episode:

How fMRI scanners reveal the secrets of a brain in love
Which part of our brain shuts down when we fall in love
How apps and social media have changed the way we love
Our brain’s ‘algorithm’ for finding the right partner
Should we message less and meet in-person more?

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China ‘spy balloons’: UK jets standby to fire Feb 13, 2023

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Rishi Sunak’s warning that jets are on standby. Video shows the moment a shooting star asteroid explodes over the English Channel. The UK’s 100 megawatt battery site is switched on. How pigs are helping vineyards make champagne. In this episode:

Premier League closes in on near-£500m deal with EA
First UK patient fitted with heart failure sensor the size of a pen lid
Will the UK snub the EU’s £88 billion science scheme?
How Opera browser is building ChatGPT into its sidebar
Why vineyards in France have brought in pigs from New Zealand

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The Last of Us: Secrets revealed Feb 10, 2023

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In this special episode, we look at the technology and science behind HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’.

VFX supervisor on the hit TV series, Stephen James from DNEG Vancouver, reveals how they created the post-apocalyptic US that characters Joel and Ellie (Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey) explore, as well as what goes into creating a show of this scale.

Professor of Medical Mycology at the University of Exeter, Elaine Bignell, explains whether a fungal pandemic, like the one portrayed in the Last of Us, could ever really happen.

Also in this episode:

The secrets behind the sets and camera shots
How drones assisted with filming
Real threats of fungal diseases
Why the Last of Us is helping people get interested in fungi

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Google's Bard AI mistake knocks $100bn off shares Feb 09, 2023

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An advert designed to show off Google's Bard - its answer to Microsoft’s ChatGPT - showed it answering a question incorrectly. Alphabet then lost 100 billion dollars off shares for the mistake.

All the Nintendo Direct announcements - including the latest trailer and price details for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Why killer whales could be the ultimate ‘mummies’ boys’...

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Space dust fired from the Moon could protect humanity from global warming
WhatsApp adds the feature ‘most requested’ by users
Furry Birkin bag NFT's 'violated trademark rules'
Air pollution particles ‘linked to higher blood pressure in London teenagers’
Analysis suggests China's COVID surge produced no new variants
4,000-character tweets now possible - but there's a catch…

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Wolf 1069b: Could new planet support life? Feb 08, 2023

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Astronomers from Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have spied an exoplanet outside our Solar System with a similar mass to Earth, which orbits a red dwarf star and could support pleasant temperatures and water. Did a $100 part spoil Virgin Orbit’s space dream? Keanu Reeves inspires natural antimicrobial product to kill fungus. Electric cars: World’s best place for EV chargers...and battery ethics, with Leo Murray of UK climate change charity Possible.

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Just Bing it? Microsoft’s ChatGPT-powered AI search engine takes on Google’s Bard.
How codebreakers cracked Mary Queen of Scots’ jail letters
Science behind Australia’s anxious sheep flocking together
Advanced AI? It’s just pigeon-brained learning, U.S. study finds.

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China ‘spy balloon’ explosives probe Feb 07, 2023

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U.S. Navy divers scour the seabed for debris after the 200ft tall device was shot down by F-22 fighter jets. Crypto: ES tech reporter Simon Hunt on future of UK’s digital pound, dubbed ‘Britcoin’. Safer Internet Day: Improving online security and new parents’ child-tracking app for Apple Watch.

Also in this episode:

AI Asmongold: Twitch World of Warcraft streamer wowed by virtual twin
Study reveals vaping ‘damages immune system’
Titanosaur: Bone cast of world’s biggest dinosaur coming to Natural History Museum
Hear sounds of crashing Arctic icebergs, whales and underwater polar audio
Playing golf is one of ‘best ways for over-65s to stay healthy’

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Turkey-Syria earthquake: What caused it? Feb 06, 2023

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As second massive earthquake devastates region, Tech & Science Daily speaks with Dr Tom Merry, a seismologist and postdoctoral researcher at the Australian National University in Canberra. YouTuber Logan Paul ‘hit with class-action lawsuit over NFT CryptoZoo game’. Collapsed EV battery-maker Britishvolt recharged with buyout plan.

Also in this episode:

Face of 2,000-year-old ancient woman reconstructed
‘Superyacht’ made from mirrored glass to outfox paparazzi
Would you travel in a self-flying plane?
DNA reboot for woolly mammoths.

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