#1 Understanding
Jan 19, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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Summary
The New Scientist Escape Pod's inaugural episode takes listeners on a journey away from daily woes. It delves into the surprising self-awareness and complex communication of whales and dolphins, then marvels at the physics behind the seemingly impossible feats of gymnasts like Simone Biles. Finally, the discussion moves to the ancient board game Go, exploring its astronomical complexity and how AI, specifically AlphaGo, developed a creative 'intuition' that challenges human understanding.Episode description
This is the first in a series of episodes designed to celebrate the beauty of this planet, whisking you away from the woes and hardships of modern life… a covid-free space. We start by discussing the self awareness of dolphins and whales, and the intricacies of their language and vocalisations. Then we marvel at the seemingly impossible abilities of gymnasts and ballerinas, most notably Simone Biles who performed a legendary triple double in 2019. And then we take a look at the Chinese board game Go - a game with more possible moves than there are atoms in the universe. On the pod are Rowan Hooper, Anna Demming and Timothy Revell. Find out more at newscientist.com/podcasts
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