AI weather forecasters, mapping the human brain and the 2021 science Nobel prizes.In this episode:00:52 Improving the accuracy of weather forecasts with AIShort-term rain predictions are a significant challenge for meteorologists. Now, a team of researchers have come up with an artificial-intelligence based system that weather forecasters preferred to other prediction methods.Research article: Ravuri et al.08:02 Research HighlightsThe vaping robot that could help explain why some e-cigarettes damage lungs, and the sea-slugs that steal chloroplasts to boost egg production.Research Highlight: This robot vapes for scienceResearch Highlight: Solar-powered slugs have a bright reproductive future10:29 A map of the motor cortexA group of researchers are undertaking an enormous task: to make a cellular atlas of the entire brain. This week, they publish a suite of papers that has accomplished this feat for one part of the brain — the motor cortex.Research Article: BRAIN Initiative Cell Census NetworkNews and Views: A census of cell types in the brain’s motor cortexEditorial: Neuroscientists make strides towards deciphering the human brain17:58 Nobel NewsFlora Graham from the Nature Briefing joins us to talk about the winners of this year’s science Nobels.News: Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who discovered biology of sensesNews: Climate modellers and theorist of complex systems share physics NobelNews: ‘Elegant’ catalysts that tell left from right scoop chemistry NobelSubscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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