The world, the universe and us podcast

The world, the universe and us

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 New Scientist’s unparalleled depth of reporting to put the stories that matter into context. Feed your curiosity with the podcast that will restore your sense of optimism and nourish your brain. For more visit newscientist.com/podcasts

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 New Scientist’s unparalleled depth of reporting to put the stories that matter into context. Feed your curiosity with the podcast that will restore your sense of optimism and nourish your brain. For more visit newscientist.com/podcasts

 

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Is this the first step to cyborg brains? How drones are reshaping warfare forever; New Vera Rubin ob...

Episode 307 Using new “ultrasoft” electronics, researchers at Harvard have effectively cre... more

13 Jun 2025

31 MINS

31:23

13 Jun 2025


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$1 trillion of platinum on the moon; how your brain distinguishes between reality and imagination; r...

Episode 306 It’s been discovered that the moon is probably home to $1 trillion worth of pl... more

06 Jun 2025

25 MINS

25:37

06 Jun 2025


#372

The real threat of AI - ethics, exploitation and the erosion of truth

Episode 305 As artificial intelligence grows into more and more aspects of our lives, it s... more

30 May 2025

34 MINS

34:43

30 May 2025


#371

Are smartphones really causing mental illness in teens?; More evidence of alien life; Digital oak tr...

Episode 304 It seems the world is on heightened alert about the impact smartphones are hav... more

23 May 2025

23 MINS

23:24

23 May 2025


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China’s carbon emissions fall; norovirus vaccine; chaotic breakup of the solar system

Episode 303 China is becoming a de facto leader in the fight against climate change. Right... more

16 May 2025

27 MINS

27:55

16 May 2025


#369

Ocean wonders and the new arguments against deep-sea mining; biophotons emitted from living things; ...

We dive into the mysterious world of the deep sea, sparked by a recent executive order aim... more

09 May 2025

28 MINS

28:02

09 May 2025


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Is our understanding of light completely wrong? Two consciousness theories go head-to-head; decoding...

Episode 301 Our understanding of the nature of light might be completely wrong. The double... more

02 May 2025

28 MINS

28:45

02 May 2025


#367

Weekly: Why the climate crisis is an issue of injustice and inequality

Episode 299 In a climate justice special episode of the podcast, the biggest issue of the ... more

29 Apr 2025

41 MINS

41:50

29 Apr 2025


#366

Weekly: First brain engineering in a mammal; landmark in fossil fuel lawsuits, the legacy of Pope Fr...

Episode 300 The first genetically engineered synapses have been implanted in a mammal’s br... more

25 Apr 2025

29 MINS

29:03

25 Apr 2025


#365

Weekly: Have we really just found the strongest evidence for alien life yet?

Episode 298 Big news has just broken - astronomers claim they’ve detected the strongest ev... more

17 Apr 2025

17 MINS

17:59

17 Apr 2025


#364

Weekly: Dire wolves (not) brought back from extinction; US science in existential crisis; how to pou...

Episode 297 The “de-extinction company” Colossal Biosciences claims to have brought dire w... more

11 Apr 2025

21 MINS

21:53

11 Apr 2025


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Weekly: How plant skin transplants could supercharge crops; China’s pollution win spikes global temp...

Episode 296 There’s a strange phenomenon in the plant world that we’ve known about for age... more

04 Apr 2025

27 MINS

27:10

04 Apr 2025


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Weekly: A remarkable view of pregnancy; how to waste less time on your smartphone; superacid diamond...

Episode 295 The changes the body goes through during and after pregnancy have been examine... more

28 Mar 2025

22 MINS

22:45

28 Mar 2025


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Weekly: Life on Mars; biggest dark energy discovery in decades; the mystery of dark oxygen

Episode 294 Markings discovered on rocks from Mars look to be good evidence that microbial... more

21 Mar 2025

20 MINS

20:17

21 Mar 2025