People have been given genetically engineered microbes to a common health condition - and it worked. With the gut’s links to mental health, cancer and more, could gene-editing be the future of gut health interventions? podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 Rowan Hooper ローワン フーパー, Penny Sarchet and the team on: 🤖AI wins gold at the world's hardest maths test 🦠How mitochondria are linked to sleep 🐙Famous psychology trick works on octopuses too podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

AI just won gold at the world's hardest maths test 🏅 Humans are still in the lead…for now. But could this be a big leap forward in the quest for artificial general intelligence? podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

Mitochondria are linked to sleep in ways we never realised 😴 A study on fruit flies shows mitochondrial damage may help you feel sleepy - work which could one day lead to sleep treatments podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 Rowan Hooper ローワン フーパー and the team on: 💉Is Ozempic the new anti-ageing drug? 🦠Creation of synthetic bacterium 🌏Geology of the Russian earthquake podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 In a special episode, Rowan Hooper ローワン フーパー, Madeleine Cuff and Jeremy Hsu (@jeremyhsu.bsky.social) mark the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima - a moment which changed the world forever podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 In a special episode, Rowan Hooper ローワン フーパー, Madeleine Cuff discuss how to fix the climate crisis with Tim Lenton and Kate Marvel In a hopeful conversation, they explore how to turn climate doom into action podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

We need to harness all our emotions to fight the climate crisis. In a special episode of The world, the universe and us, Kate Marvel explores how we can channel our feelings to fight for a better future podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

Did you know we can thank the band A-ha for Norway’s huge uptake of electric vehicles? In a special episode of the podcast, climate scientist Tim Lenton uses this moment of activism as an example of a "positive tipping point" in climate action... podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 Penny Sarchet, Chelsea Whyte and the team on: 🤧Potential treatment could end winter illness ☣️Cold fusion’s comeback 🍫The delicious microbiome of chocolate podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

Cold fusion – one of the most controversial ideas in science – is BACK! After being dead in the water since 1989 Alex Wilkins says a surprising way to generate nuclear fusion at room temperature is being revisited... podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

Could we end the misery of winter illness? 🤧 As the cold, flu and covid-19 season is about to descend on us, one group of researchers is testing an mRNA-based treatment that could fight against any kind of viral infection podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 Rowan Hooper ローワン フーパー, Penny Sarchet and the team on: 🦠Scientists discover 100,000-year-old organism 🧠Brain implant uses AI to treat chronic pain 🌳How climate change leads to revolutions podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

An ancient organism has been discovered that has been alive for at least 100,000 years 🦠 Found in the Siberian permafrost, this finding throws into question our concept of life itself podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

A breakthrough brain implant has successfully used AI to treat chronic pain 🧠 Guided by machine learning, this intuitive form of deep brain stimulation has shown promise in a small trial - and may help with other conditions too podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 Rowan Hooper ローワン フーパー, Penny Sarchet and the team on: 🧠First complete map of brain activity 🐜Queen ant lays eggs of another species 🚽The perils of scrolling while on the toilet podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

Scientists have created the first complete activity map of a mammalian brain 🐭 Their findings help us understand intuition - and could even help us figure out consciousness podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

Do you scroll on your phone when you’re on the toilet? Well, you might want to stop 🛑🚽 A new study shows that scrolling through addictive apps could increase your risk of haemorrhoids by 50 per cent podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 Rowan Hooper ローワン フーパー, Penny Sarchet and the team on: 👽Why we can't announce life on Mars (yet) ⚔️The Romans' impact on the British economy 🏋️Link between weight lifting and your microbiome podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

Was Mars once home to alien life? 👽 The evidence is growing after NASA’s discovery of rocks marked by patterns similar to those made by microbes on Earth... podfollow.com/the-world-the-…