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: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03854-z?utm_source=naturepod&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ravuri et al.</a> 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: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02679-0?utm_source=naturepod&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This robot vapes for science</a>Research Highlight: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02631-2?utm_source=naturepod&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Solar-powered slugs have a bright reproductive future</a> 10:29 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: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03950-0?utm_source=naturepod&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network</a>News and Views: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02493-8?utm_source=naturepod&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A census of cell types in the brain’s motor cortex</a>Editorial: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02660-x?utm_source=naturepod&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neuroscientists make strides towards deciphering the human brain</a> 17:58 Nobel NewsFlora Graham from the Nature Briefing joins us to talk about the winners of this year’s science Nobels. News: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01283-6?utm_source=naturepod&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who discovered biology of senses</a>News: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02703-3?utm_source=naturepod&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Climate modellers and theorist of complex systems share physics Nobel</a>News: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02704-2?utm_source=naturepod&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Elegant’ catalysts that tell left from right scoop chemistry Nobel</a> <a href="https://go.nature.com/get-the-nature-briefing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">﻿Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.</a> &#10;&nbsp; <hr>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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