The World, the Universe and Us

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From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The world, ...

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THIS Is What You Need To Worry About With The Rise Of AI contributed by Lukas · yesterday
The Mystery of Childbirth Is Finally Being Unravelled contributed by Lukas · 3 days ago
AI Just Solved One of the Hardest Problems in Mathematics 31 min · Rowan Hooper, Penny Sarchet · contributed by Lukas · 8 days ago
New Discovery Reveals the Secret Lives of Denisovans 23 min · Dr. Rowan Hooper, Penny Sarchet · contributed by Lukas · 9 days ago
The Nepal Disaster: How Climate Change is Reshaping the World 22 min · Alec Luhn, Rowan Hooper, Penny Sarchet · contributed by Lukas · 15 days ago
Scientists Find Best Evidence Yet For Dark Matter 13 min · Leah Crane, Dr. Rowan Hooper · contributed by Lukas · 16 days ago
Why Humans Like Bigger Breasts - And a New Way to Augment Them 11 min · Alice Klein, Penny Sarchet · contributed by Lukas · 26 days ago
ADHD Is Not a Myth - What the Science Really Says 32 min · Rowan Hooper, Penny Sarchet, Alexandra Thompson · contributed by Lukas · 29 days ago
Wildfires Changed Human Evolution - Is It Happening Again? 15 min · Rowan Hooper, Penny Sarchet, Michael Le Page · contributed by Lukas · Aug 17
New Treatment Saves Children With Terminal Brain Cancer 11 min · contributed by Lukas · Aug 11
Latitude Special: Why Festivals Make You Live Longer; Clearing Alzheimer’s Proteins from the Brain;Clouds Made of Rocks and Rubies; Orcas Blow Up Giant Fish 48 min · Hannah Wakeford, Penny Sarchet, Rowan Hooper · contributed by Lukas · Aug 5
Climate 2026: Record Heat, Tens of Thousands Dead, Mass Evacuations 20 min · Alec Luhn, Rowan Hooper, Penny Sarchet · contributed by Lukas · Jul 31
Scientists Pioneer Surgical Methods for Human Head and Eye Transplants 15 min · Rowan Hooper, Alexandra Thompson, Penny Sarchet · contributed by Lukas · Jul 27
The Most Promising Alien Planet We've Ever Found? 9 min · Leah Crane, Chelsea Whyte · contributed by Lukas · Jul 20
Climate Crisis Is Triggering Global Food Shortages - New Predictions Are Devastating 18 min · Michael Le Page, Rowan Hooper, Penny Sarchet · contributed by Lukas · Jul 17
7 Essential Lessons We Can Learn From Homer’s Odyssey 30 min · Dr. Sam Akbar, Dr. Rowan Hooper · contributed by Lukas · Jul 13
Chris Packham on the Untold Story of Evolution 27 min · Chris Packham, Penny Sarchet, Rowan Hooper · contributed by Lukas · Jul 9
Heatwaves Are Getting Deadlier - And It’s Going To Get Worse 18 min · Alec Luhn, Michael Le Page, Rowan Hooper · contributed by Lukas · Jul 7
Breakthrough Synthetic Cell Has Just Reproduced - But Is It Alive? 19 min · Michael Le Page, Rowan Hooper, Penny Sarchet · contributed by Lukas · Jul 3
The Science of Football: Inside the 2026 World Cup 46 min · Dr Ian Graham, Rowan Hooper, Professor Holly Bridge · contributed by Lukas · Jul 2
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#108 Overall · United States

🇮🇪 #7 · 🇳🇿 #7 · 🇬🇧 #8 · 🇵🇭 #10 · 🇿🇦 #15 · 🇦🇺 #16 · 🇮🇳 #18 · 🇷🇺 #21 · 🇧🇪 #27 · 🇵🇱 #28 · +20 more

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From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The world, the universe and us is your essential weekly dose of science and wonder in an uncertain world. Hosted by journalists Dr Rowan Hooper and Dr Penny Sarchet and joined each week by expert scientists in the field, the show draws on Ne...

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As of 2026-09-19, The World, the Universe and Us ranks #13 in the Science category on Apple Podcasts in New Zealand.

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First charted2025-12-17
Best ever#118 on Apple Podcasts (Argentina) · 2026-05-03
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