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REPLAY: Dr. Aubrey de Grey - Why we don’t “have” to age | Brave New World

12 Nov 2025

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On this replay preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev is joined by Dr Aubrey de Grey — a pioneering biomedical gerontologist and co-founder of t...

Indigenous leaders join Cop30

11 Nov 2025

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A flotilla of Indigenous leaders have made a symbolic journey from the glaciers of the Andes to Belém, Brazil in time for the COP30 climate summit.Th...

Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay deal — but can he deliver?

07 Nov 2025

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Elon Musk, already the world’s richest man, has had a record-breaking pay deal approved — one that could be worth nearly $1 trillion.At Tesla’s ...

'Vibe coding' makes word of the year, but what does it mean?

06 Nov 2025

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Ever heard of “vibe coding”? It's been named Word of the Year by Collins Dictionary, but what does it mean?You can thank OpenAI's co-founder Andre...

Marks & Spencer profit drops revealed after massive cyber attack

05 Nov 2025

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Marks & Spencer’s revealed the impact of a massive cyber attack earlier this year. The retailer says profits were hit hard when hackers took the...

OpenAI’s $38 billion deal with Amazon

04 Nov 2025

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OpenAI has signed a $38 billion (£29 billion) deal with Amazon.The seven-year partnership gives OpenAI access to Amazon Web Services. It’s the late...

Water companies urged to clean up ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

03 Nov 2025

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Water companies are being urged to clean up potentially harmful ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water.High levels of per and polyfluoroalkyl subst...

The Science of Fear | Replay

31 Oct 2025

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Behavioural scientist Coltan Scrivner, from the Recreational Fear Lab, explains the science behind our fascination with fear.In this episode:What is m...

Trump revives nuclear testing after 30 years

30 Oct 2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to restart nuclear weapons testing for the first time since 1992, citing the need to stay on an ...

Nvidia nears $5 trillion market value after AI announcements

29 Oct 2025

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Nvidia is poised to reach a $5 trillion dollar market value after its shares jumped 5% following a string of announcements at its annual GPU Technolog...

Amazon layoffs: 14,000 jobs slashed as AI reshapes workforce

28 Oct 2025

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All main global operations are understood to be impacted, with the UK among those to see office roles axed.Storm hunters fly into Hurricane Melissa as...

Hurricane Melissa: 'Jamaica's most destructive storm yet'

27 Oct 2025

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Hurricane Melissa is now Category 5, meaning it is the strongest storm to hit Jamaica since 1988.As of 5 a.m. EDT on Monday, maximum sustained winds o...

Why do the clocks go back? with curator of time, Dr Emily Akkermans

24 Oct 2025

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From 2am on October 26th, the clock change will mark the end of British Summer Time (BST) and the start of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).But when did the ...

Swizz Beatz on the Creative 100 and why he's not afraid of AI | special

23 Oct 2025

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We're joined by Swizz Beatz, a GRAMMY-winning producer who’s worked with Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and Busta Rhymes.He’s also the co-founder of ...

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas to rival Google Chrome

22 Oct 2025

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OpenAI has unveiled its new AI-powered web browser, ChatGPT Atlas, now available for Mac users and coming soon to Windows, iOS and Android.The browser...

The ‘menopause gold rush’ that’s exploiting women’s health gaps

21 Oct 2025

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Experts are warning that women are being exploited by a growing ‘menopause gold rush’ as companies and influencers rush to give profit-driven advi...

What caused the Amazon Web Services outage?

20 Oct 2025

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A huge internet outage caused widespread global disruption on Monday, with a number of major websites and apps experiencing significant service issues...

Why ‘the internet is getting worse’ from digital activist, Cory Doctorow

17 Oct 2025

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Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It by digital activist Cory Doctorow is now out in hardback.In his ...

Asbestos claims put Johnson’s Baby Powder on trial in the UK — we speak to an expert

16 Oct 2025

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Thousands of people have alleged that they, or a family member, developed forms of ovarian cancer after using Johnson’s Baby Powder — and are now ...

Scientists find a way to “see” anxiety in the brain

15 Oct 2025

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Scientists have found a way to “see” anxiety in the brain.This is the first study of its kind looking at the intense "avoid-avoid conflict" anxiet...

Apple announces renewables investment across Europe

14 Oct 2025

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Apple has announced a major expansion of its renewables investment in Europe.It's part of the company's ongoing effort to cut the carbon footprint cau...

Is God real? French engineers say science can prove it | special

13 Oct 2025

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Is God real?Since the Big Bang Theory was proposed, it has been a point of contention between science and religion.To tie in with the release of the E...

70,000 Discord users hit by cyber data breach

10 Oct 2025

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Around 70,000 users of Discord globally could have had sensitive data stolen by hackers.The platform says criminals targeted a third-party service cal...

REPLAY: Dame Helen Mirren - 'It's sad Kurt Cobain never got to see GPS' | Brave New World

09 Oct 2025

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On this replay preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev is in conversation with the Oscar-winning actor, Dame Helen Mirren.Now, this is a bit of a b...

Teenagers arrested after nursery cyber attack

08 Oct 2025

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Two teenagers have been arrested after a ransomware attack stole data from a nursery chain in London.The Met Police say the pair, aged 17, have been a...

Clean energy hits historic milestone as renewables surpass coal

07 Oct 2025

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The world may be at a crucial turning point in the transition to clean power.A new analysis by energy think tank Ember shows renewable energy generati...

What is motor neurone disease? Former England captain Lewis Moody reveals diagnosis

06 Oct 2025

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Former England captain and 2003 World Cup winner Lewis Moody has revealed that he’s been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).What is motor ne...

Breakthrough eczema technology 'could end misery for millions' | special

03 Oct 2025

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The device called Tissue Metrics could transform the way eczema is diagnosed and treated.In the UK, there are 1.5 million adults who suffer from the c...

Dame Jane Goodall dies aged 91: "A great loss to the scientific world"

02 Oct 2025

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The world’s leading primatologist, Dame Jane Goodall, has died aged 91. Jane dedicated more than sixty years of her life to studying chimpanzee...

NHS virtual hospital to deliver 'millions of appointments' digitally

01 Oct 2025

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Sir Keir Starmer revealed a new NHS virtual hospital at the Labour conference. Available via the NHS app from 2027, the government says it will delive...

UK cyber attacks: “Bluntly, we’re very at risk”

30 Sep 2025

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The ninth annual Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report has landed. It reveals 80% of companies report paying a ransom to recover or protect critical data...

GPS train ticket trial kicks off in England

29 Sep 2025

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Rail minister Lord Hendy has said the government are bringing train tickets “into the 21st century”.From Monday, passengers travelling on Northern...

What is a digital government ID in the UK?

26 Sep 2025

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The Prime Minister has confirmed controversial plans to roll out digital IDs, which will be available on people’s phones by the end of this Parliame...

UK government weighs Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack rescue plan

25 Sep 2025

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Rachelle speaks to YouTuber Brandon B on the importance of the creator economy to the UK.A new cross-party forum to support the creator economy has be...

Scientists confirm asteroid strike caused North Sea crater

24 Sep 2025

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An AI tool that’s already helped the UK government claw back almost half a billion pounds in fraud is set to be rolled out worldwide.The Fraud Risk ...

Doctors dismiss Trump’s paracetamol in pregnancy claim

23 Sep 2025

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Health secretary Wes Streeting is urging pregnant women to ignore Donald Trump’s claims about a link between paracetamol and autism, calling them ‘...

Who is behind Heathrow cyber attack? Plus, Trump's family TikTok plans

22 Sep 2025

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Flights at Heathrow have been disrupted by a major cyber attack.We speak to ESET’s Global Cybersecurity Advisor Jake Moore about the issues that too...

F1’s George Russell on how data is used for split-second decision making

19 Sep 2025

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We caught up with George before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to find out how data and technology shape his preparation and his split-second decisions on ...

Google’s Robby Stein on AI and the Future of Search | special

18 Sep 2025

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Google’s VP of Search, Robby Stein, joins us for an in-depth look at the future of search.Having first joined Google in 2007, Stein has since led te...

UK-US tech deal: Microsoft, Google investing £31bn in AI infrastructure

17 Sep 2025

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Britain and the US have struck a tech deal that could bring billions of pounds of investment to the UK.The “tech prosperity deal”, announced as Mr...

REPLAY: Anxiety & why the brain ‘knows how to heal’ with NuCalm’s Jim Poole | Brave New World

16 Sep 2025

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This is a cut-down preview of Brave New World, hosted Evgeny Lebedev. Evgeny is joined by Jim Poole, chairman, president and chief executive of Solac...

Musk responds to sanctions call over Tommy Robinson rally remarks

15 Sep 2025

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In a post on X, Elon Musk has branded Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey a “craven coward”.Sir Ed accused the American billionaire of “inciting violenc...

Mice with mini steering wheels reveal more about how our brains work

12 Sep 2025

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Mice using mini steering wheels are helping neuroscientists rethink how the brain makes decisions.Research from the International Brain Laboratory sho...

Hawking’s Black Hole theory proven right after 50 years

11 Sep 2025

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After fifty years of debate, Dr Geraint Pratten from the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham tells us how their research o...

Is Apple’s thinnest-ever iPhone any good, or all hype?

10 Sep 2025

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We run through Apple’s latest offerings, such as their thinnest iPhone ever, the iPhone 17 line-up and AirPod upgrades with Tech Editor, Alex Pell.W...

Nepal’s PM resigns after deadly social media ban protests

09 Sep 2025

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Nepal’s prime minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned as deadly anti-government protests against a social media ban and political corruption escalate.Mi...

What is Romance Fraud? Fjellhøy on Netflix’s Love Con Revenge – ‘They hack our emotions’ | special

08 Sep 2025

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Remember The Tinder Swindler? Rachelle Abbott is joined by Cecilie Fjellhøy who, with the help of private investigator Brianne Joseph, is now he...

The flexible underwater robot created to take on risky deep sea dives

05 Sep 2025

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Thousands of people who could benefit from weight-loss jab Mounjaro could be missing out due to NHS finding shortfalls.We’re joined by project manag...

M&S hackers behind Jaguar Land Rover attack

04 Sep 2025

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Hackers who took Marks & Spencer offline for six weeks have claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover.Great Ormond Street Hos...

Google keeps Chrome and UK heads closer to energy drink ban for under-16s

03 Sep 2025

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Google can keep hold of Chrome but has been ordered to share data with rivals by a US judge. It’s the latest development in the tech giant’s legal...

REPLAY: Deepak Chopra on why AI is the future of medicine | Brave New World

02 Sep 2025

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For this preview of Brave New World, we look at why AI is the future of medicine.Alternative medicine advocate and best-selling author Deepak Chopra j...

A devastating magnitude 6 earthquake shakes Afghanistan

01 Sep 2025

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Authorities in Kabul are yet to confirm the official death toll as they work to reach remote areas.Almost half (47%) of professionals say learning AI ...

NHS chickenpox vaccine, Microsoft's AI models, and glow in the dark plants, plus more

29 Aug 2025

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A vaccine for chickenpox will be rolled out on the NHS in England from January. The jab will be offered as a combined immunisation that will eventuall...

“Totally wacky” spiky dinosaur discovered in Morocco

28 Aug 2025

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Professor Susannah Maidment, a palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum, joins us to discuss the world’s oldest ankylosaur, which roamed our pl...

The "sci-fi" treatment to save babies with a fatal condition

27 Aug 2025

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We explore a new treatment delivering nanodiamonds into the womb in order to treat fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernias, a potentially fatal ...

Musk sues Apple and OpenAI over artificial intelligence competition

26 Aug 2025

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X and xAI lawsuits challenge Apple’s plans to integrate OpenAI’s chatbot into the operating systems of Apple’s products.Musk claims this violate...

Asteroid Bennu: scientists unlock clues to the origins of the solar system

22 Aug 2025

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We join Professor Russell, a planetary scientist and the co-author of two new major studies on asteroid Bennu.From studying its space dust, they belie...

Microsoft’s AI chief raises alarm over ‘AI psychosis’ reports

21 Aug 2025

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Microsoft’s head of artificial intelligence said he’s being “kept awake at night” as more people report suffering from “AI psychosis”.Davi...

Toothpaste made from hair could repair damaged teeth

20 Aug 2025

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A new study shows that a protein found in hair, skin and wool is better at protecting teeth than fluoride. We speak to Dr Sherif Elsharkawy from King’...

The world's largest animal crossing is being built in Colorado

19 Aug 2025

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Colorado has built the world's largest animal crossing. We speak to Kara Van Hoose from Colorado Parks and Wildlife about why Monument is building a b...

“Skibidi”, “tradwife”, and “delulu” added to the Cambridge Dictionary

18 Aug 2025

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Wendalyn Nichols, Cambridge Dictionary Publishing Manager, joins us to explain why “Skibidi”, “tradwife”, and “delulu” have been added to ...

Disney+ deliver Alien: Earth egg to the Natural History Museum

15 Aug 2025

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Sci-fi fans… FX’s Alien: Earth landed on August 13th. From Noah Hawley and Ridley Scott, the new series is available to stream on Disney+ UK.To ce...

LinkedIn says A-Level results day ‘no longer life-defining’

14 Aug 2025

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Career expert at LinkedIn, Charlotte Davies, tells us that A-level results day is no longer a life-defining “sliding doors moment”.They say school...

REPLAY: Is there such a thing as perfect sleep? with Professor Russell Foster | Brave New World

13 Aug 2025

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On this replay preview of Brave New World….Is there such a thing as perfect sleep? Leading expert in circadian neuroscience from Oxford University, ...

Cat dementia is similar to human Alzheimer's disease

12 Aug 2025

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Cats develop dementia similarly to humans with Alzheimer’s disease.Scientists hope their findings lead to new treatments for both humans and our fel...

Perseid meteor shower: when and how to see it

11 Aug 2025

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Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomer Ed Bloomer on how to see the Perseid meteor shower at its peak.Cast your eyes skyward between midnight and 5.30...

OpenAI's Dr GPT-5 is here, with 'PhD level intelligence'

08 Aug 2025

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OpenAI has released its much-anticipated GPT-5 AI chatbot, claiming it's a "significant leap in intelligence" and "it's like talking to an expert".Als...

Trump: 100% tariffs on chips made outside the US

07 Aug 2025

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President Donald Trump announced that he’s imposing 100% tariffs on computer chips and semiconductors that are produced outside of the United States...

Google DeepMind reveals Genie 3

06 Aug 2025

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Google DeepMind has revealed Genie 3, and it's hoped this is the next step to artificial general intelligence for them, as well as further enhancing i...

Storm Patrol: sharks fitted with sensors to predict hurricanes

05 Aug 2025

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Project lead, Professor Aaron B. Carlisle, a marine ecologist at the University of Delaware, joins us to explain why sharks are being used to deliver ...

Storm Floris: “records could be broken in terms of wind speeds” - Met Office

04 Aug 2025

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Met Office meteorologist, Aidan McGivern, joins us as Storm Floris hits the UK with predicted winds of up to 85mph, causing severe travel disruption.A...

Family roots: potatoes evolved from tomatoes, study reveals

01 Aug 2025

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Co-author Dr Sandy Knapp, a merit researcher at the Natural History Museum, joins us to discuss the new study, which they say uncovers a missing piece...

Grounded: air traffic control failure throws UK airports into chaos

31 Jul 2025

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Planes at major UK airports had to be grounded on Wednesday following a technical glitch at air traffic control.National Air Traffic Services confirme...

Is Russia's monster earthquake 'far from over'? | special

30 Jul 2025

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A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula triggered 4-metre tsunami waves and sparked evacuation orders across ...

Google’s most “powerful AI search to date” is here

29 Jul 2025

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The US tech giant is launching AI Mode in Google Search across the UK this week. The tool is powered by Google’s latest AI model, Gemini 2.5.What ar...

REPLAY: Mark Effinger aka Mr Noots (Brave New World)

28 Jul 2025

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Evgeny Lebedev meets with Nootopia founder Mark Effinger, AKA Mr Noots. Since launching in 2004, the company says they've helped 300,000 people - incl...

Children must not grow up at mercy of toxic algorithms, says tech secretary

25 Jul 2025

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New rules have been enforced by regulator Ofcom with the aim to better protect children online. The rules require online platforms to have age ch...

Donald Trump: ‘We’ll win the artificial intelligence race’

24 Jul 2025

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America has unveiled its AI Action Plan.In a speech at the 'Winning the AI Race' summit in Washington DC, president Donald Trump said the US is going ...

Flip phone summer is here: Samsung on the Galaxy Z Fold7, plus Galaxy Watch8

23 Jul 2025

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Samsung’s vice president of marketing, Annika Bizon, on why flip-phones are back in fashion.Earlier in the month, they announced the latest iteratio...

Sizewell C nuclear plant finally gets £38 billion green light

22 Jul 2025

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The government has struck a deal with investors for the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear plant in Suffolk.The development will cost around £38 ...

Major water industry shake up as Ofwat is scrapped

21 Jul 2025

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The government will abolish Ofwat as part of an overhaul of a “broken” water regulation system that failed customers and the environment.The envir...

Could AI help us understand our pets?

18 Jul 2025

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Ever wondered what your pet is really thinking? Researchers are using machine learning to try and figure out exactly that.To learn more, we caught up ...

Groundbreaking IVF welcomes eight babies free from genetic disease

17 Jul 2025

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We explore a revolutionary IVF technique, aimed at preventing mitochondrial diseases, that has resulted in the birth of eight healthy babies in the UK...

Kew Gardens' £60m Palm House renovation plans explained

16 Jul 2025

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The iconic Grade I listed greenhouses at the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew will experience a major renovation.The world-famous Palm House and Waterlily...

The ‘life-changing’ pill for cystic fibrosis patients

15 Jul 2025

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A once-a-day pill health experts are calling 'life-changing' will be offered to hundreds of people living with cystic fibrosis.The drug, called Alyftr...

REPLAY: Jim Kwik (Brave New World)

14 Jul 2025

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In this episode of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev talks to bestselling author and brain coach Jim Kwik. Kwik suffered a traumatic brain injury aged 5...

Magic of live shows syncs brainwaves, signalling shared focus and attention

11 Jul 2025

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University College London neuroscientist and dancer, Guido Orgs, says the magic of live performance art may be reflected in our brains.Their results s...

Climate change tripled heatwave death toll

10 Jul 2025

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‘Heatwaves are silent killers’, according to Dr Gary Konstantinoudis, lecturer at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment, a...

The phone case which looks and burns like human skin

09 Jul 2025

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O2, with backing from The British Skin Foundation, have created a first-of-its-kind phone 'Skincase', designed to highlight the sun’s harmful U...

New malaria treatment for young babies approved

08 Jul 2025

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A malaria treatment has been approved for use on babies and young children for the first time.Has our understanding of “Space Ice" been wrong this e...

REPLAY: Mark Hyman (Brave New World)

07 Jul 2025

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In this excerpt from the Brave New World podcast, Evgeny Lebedev talks with Mark Hyman about the rise of longevity medicine, and what lifestyle change...

Studying elephants vibrations used to communicate enormous distances

04 Jul 2025

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From the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, we speak to Dr Beth Mortimer, from the University of Oxford, who is measuring seismic vibrations to ...

Crete wildfire: rapidly spreading blaze threatens holiday beach resorts

03 Jul 2025

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A huge wildfire is spreading through the Greek island of Crete, fuelled by strong winds.The blaze began on Wednesday afternoon near Lerapetra, and so ...

The 'catastrophic failure' that led to Heathrow substation fire

02 Jul 2025

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The fire that caused the chaotic shutdown of Heathrow airport in March was likely caused by a “catastrophic” failure of a crucial component at an ...

Beetles with microchip backpacks to help search and rescue crews

01 Jul 2025

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The common beetle could soon be our new superhero.Dubbed ‘Cyborg’ beetles, these insects will be equipped with microchip backpacks, designed to he...

REPLAY: Ryan Holiday (Brave New World)

30 Jun 2025

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In this replay preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev speaks with Ryan Holiday about the modern media landscape, echo chambers and the value of St...

Meet AEON: the new AI humanoid for industry | special

27 Jun 2025

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How does AEON compare to Elon Musk's Tesla humanoid, Optimus?We’re joined by the President of Hexagon’s Robotics division, Arnaud Robert, who is b...

Weight loss jabs linked to 10 deaths, prompting new study

26 Jun 2025

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Health officials have launched a new study into the side effects of weight loss and diabetes jabs, after hundreds of people have experienced problems ...

Rare dog-sized dinosaur species revealed for the first time

25 Jun 2025

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‘It ​could ​probably ​curl ​up ​quite ​comfortably ​in ​your ​lap’A rare and dog-sized dinosaur, the size of “a collie”, fro...

Killer whales groom each other using tools made from kelp

24 Jun 2025

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Orcas in North America have been found to make tools out of seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, according to a study by the Centre for Whale Rese...