Sleep experts are urging the Government to stop the UK’s biannual clock changes because they say it’s damaging the nation’s sleep. Malcolm von Schantz, Professor of Chronobiology at Northumbria University and part of the British Sleep Society, says that sticking with BST would be best for our well being - especially school children and teenagers. We hear from the astrophysicist whose 20-year-old ‘controversial’ galaxy model has finally been proven right - with thanks to the James Webb Space Tele...
Oct 23, 2024•10 min
The Standard’s Noah Vickers reveals all the details behind the ‘solar membrane’ that will cover West Ham’s London Stadium. London’s former Olympic stadium is now home to West Ham United, and this new £4.3 million project aims to transform the arena into one of the world's greenest sports and concerts venues. The maker of Blade Runner 2049 is suing Tesla, Elon Musk and Warner Bros Discovery, alleging they used imagery from the movie without permission. Production firm, Alcon Entertainment, claims...
Oct 22, 2024•7 min
Dr Grace Carroll, lecturer in the school of psychology at Queen’s University Belfast, whose area of research is animal behaviour and welfare, discusses the new trend of ‘bullycats’. Breeders in the US have created the experimental breed by mixing the hairless gene from Sphynx cats with the short-legged gene from Munchkin cats. There are already reports that UK breeders have started offering them for sale, despite concerns over serious health defects. Also in this episode: Has the ultimate hangov...
Oct 21, 2024•9 min
On this preview of Brave New World, host Evgeny Lebedev is joined by Jim Poole, chairman, president and chief executive of Solace Life Sciences. The neuroscience company owns NuCalm, a technology designed to reduce stress and improve sleep without recourse to drugs. You may have even spotted the Duchess of Sussex wearing one of their stress relief patches. In this episode, Evgeny and Jim explore the evolution of the human brain, anxiety and how to deregulate the amygdala, a small, almond-shaped ...
Oct 19, 2024•16 min
Could ceiling-mounted ‘electric wallpaper’ smart technology help keep homes warmer for longer while cutting energy bills? Tech & Science Daily podcast speaks with Dr Ahmad Taha, a specialist in autonomous systems and connectivity at the University of Glasgow about assessing the invention’s effectiveness. In collaboration with the University of Strathclyde, the team's evaluating the invention by NextGen Heating as it's tested in a dozen tenement flats run by West of Scotland Housing Associati...
Oct 18, 2024•8 min
An artificial intelligence virtual companion and advisor for people living with dementia has been developed as part of a project by Innovations in Dementia, Lenovo and Exeter University digital health experts. EV charging: government urged to supercharge roll-out. World Menopause Day: menopause impact on women’s working lives ‘a critical issue’. Also in this episode: ‘Air pollution link’ to cat & dog vet visits Microplastics ‘found in dolphin breath’ Call of Duty Black Ops 6: every multiplay...
Oct 17, 2024•8 min
An awe-inspiring image map of the universe has been snapped by Esa's Euclid space telescope as part of its mission to peer back to the dawn of time - interview with the Open University’s Dr Ben Dryer. British social media influencer dead in bridge climb named. For sale: Alan Turing portrait by ‘robot artist’ Ai-Da Also in this episode: Cambridge University Museum of Zoology lets visitors ‘chat’ with extinct exhibits through AI High-tech new Piccadilly line train arrive in London...covered in gra...
Oct 16, 2024•7 min
Nasa’s Europa Clipper blasts off on a nearly five-year flight bound for Jupiter to investigate whether the gas giant’s moon Europa could support life. Campaign group Smartphone Free Childhood’s Clare Fernyhough on MP’s bill aimed at protecting children from harm of doom-scrolling, phone addiction, dangerous content and Big Tech data harvesting. Also in this episode: TfL cyber attack: why are services still down? Briton dies falling off bridge ‘creating social media content’ Private space station...
Oct 15, 2024•9 min
SpaceX mega-rocket booster lands ‘mid-air’ in test launch Plus! London’s £4.5 billion Thames super sewer opens A giant pair of robotic arms have been deployed to catch a SpaceX mega-rocket almost in mid-air - to rapturous scenes at the company’s HQ in Texas. The London Standard’s City Hall editor Ross Lydall on London’s £4.5 billion ‘super sewer’ opening to stop waste outflows into Thames. Also in this episode: Treatment hope for children’s aggressive blood cancer Charity urges change to prostat...
Oct 14, 2024•6 min
On this very special episode we’re in conversation with the producer, rapper, singer/songwriter and entrepreneur, will.i.am. We’re also joined by FYI.AI’s Fyilicia, an artificial intelligence voice assistant who has joined will.i.am on this year’s series of The Voice UK as a guest mentor. FYI.AI - which stands for ‘Focus Your Ideas'- is a messaging and productivity tool for creatives, founded by will.i.am and software developer, Sunil Reddy. In this episode: will.i.am’s relationship with AI The ...
Oct 12, 2024•43 min
New research suggests millions of us could be in danger of hacking, nuisance calls, or even being cut off, due to little-known rules around recycling phone numbers. Harry Kind from Which?, who carried out the survey, explains why this is happening and what you can do to protect yourself. Florida is continuing to assess the damage following Hurricane Milton, as the death toll climbs to at least 14. The CEO behind a famous ‘anti-stress patch’ has been explaining why the brain knows how to heal. Ji...
Oct 11, 2024•9 min
Met Office Tropical Prediction Scientist, and friend of the show, Julian Hemming, reveals the latest updates on Hurricane Milton. It's after more than two million homes and businesses have been left without power and strong winds have ripped off the roof of a Major League Baseball stadium in the west coast of Florida. The WWF says that according to its latest global stocktake, wildlife numbers have fallen by 73% in 50 years. Dr Mike Barrett, WWF’s chief scientific adviser and one of the lead aut...
Oct 10, 2024•9 min
US President Joe Biden has been urging Floridians to evacuate now as the state prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Milton. Professor Ralf Toumi, Director of the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London, shares the latest updates on the hurricane, and reveals how climate change may have played a role in its intensity. Camilla Nichol, Chief Executive of The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, tells Tech & Science Daily why they’re sending a British team to Antarctica for five months to count p...
Oct 09, 2024•9 min
Florida is preparing for potentially ‘life-threatening’ winds and storm surges from Hurricane Milton - as concerns remain over what hurricane category it will be when it makes landfall. Tropical Prediction Scientist at the Met Office and friend of the show, Julian Heming, explains how Milton has been strengthening and weakening over the past 24 to 48 hours, and at one point there were concerns it could even reach Category 6 . Julian also discusses the latest on Hurricane Kirk which is due to imp...
Oct 08, 2024•8 min
Tropical Prediction Scientist at the Met Office, Julian Heming, discusses what we know so far about Hurricane Milton, after Floridians are warned to prepare for the ‘biggest evacuation in seven years’. Tech & Science Daily speak to one of the lead investigators of a new clinical trial to prevent food allergies in children which has opened in the UK. Gideon Lack, professor of paediatric allergy at Evelina London Children’s Hospital and King’s College London, reveals the significance of the st...
Oct 07, 2024•9 min
For this preview of Brave New World, we look at why AI is the future of medicine. Alternative medicine advocate and best-selling author Deepak Chopra joins host Evgeny Lebedev, to discuss why artificial intelligence is the key to unlocking both personal and spiritual growth, and why humanity is at a crucial crossroads with technology. The health and wellness expert has been at the intersection of science and spirituality for nearly 50 years and recently released his 95th book, titled Digital Dha...
Oct 05, 2024•15 min
Professor Ahmed Ahmed, director of the ovarian cancer cell laboratory at MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine at the University of Oxford, is leading the research into the first ovarian cancer vaccine. The hope is that the jab could one day be given to women preventatively on the NHS with the aim of eliminating the disease. Tech & Science Daily speak to the creator of a device helping people with Parkinson's to walk. Martijn van der Ent, Medical Director and co-founder of Cue2Walk ...
Oct 04, 2024•8 min
Our Health Reporter, Daniel Keane, reveals the latest after a travel warning has been issued for Rwanda following an outbreak of the Marburg virus. It's as a station platform was cordoned off in Germany yesterday over concerns that a train passenger may have arrived carrying the dangerous disease. Daniel also talks to Tech & Science Daily about a new ‘world-leading’ NHS study where newborns will be screened for genetic conditions . Also in this episode: Protecting Earth from Asteroids: Belfa...
Oct 03, 2024•8 min
...How could this affect consumers? Tech editor Alex Pell explains what we know so far about Storm Helene stopping production at a quatz mine that extracts silicon for chips inside the world's computers, and the possible disruption. Canary Wharf and the Eden Project’s “Eden Dock” launches in the UK ’s capital, we hear from our business editor, Jonathan Prynn. Also in this episode: Meta partners with UK banks to combat fraud How to help a dog understand you better , according to scientists Moth s...
Oct 02, 2024•7 min
The world’s tallest mountain is growing taller, and scientists think they know why . We speak to Adam Smith, co-author of the study from University College London. The UK’s last remaining coal-fired power station has closed , with Simon Lewis, professor of global change science at UCL. Plus, why has musician Aurora performed a gig in the Arctic ? Also in this episode: Storm Helene : Electric vehicle saltwater fire risk Pine martens return to the South West of England for the first time in more t...
Oct 01, 2024•8 min
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov successfully arrive at the ISS , to bring home Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore. Plus, scientists at the University of Southampton are testing a new propulsion system which could allow far deeper space voyages , using metals collected and harvested from planets as fuel. Tech & Science Daily speak to lead scientist Dr Minkwan Kim. Also in this episode: Why do lizards blow bubbles underwater? with Dr Lindsey Swierk, lead researc...
Sep 30, 2024•8 min
In an interview with our sister podcast, Brave New World , one of the most famous faces of alternative medicine on the planet, Deepak Chopra, explains how any of us can receive spiritual guidance from his new digital AI twin. We speak to the Met Office as category 4 Hurricane Helene makes landfall in north-west Florida. And, Daniel Keane, the London Standard’s Health Reporter, joins us to explain why scientists are urging parents to get their children vaccinated amid rising cases of whooping cou...
Sep 27, 2024•9 min
Scientists are sounding the alarm over the potential dark side of SpaceX’s Starlink . We hear from Dr Sam Lawler, an Associate Professor of Astronomy at Campion College at the University of Regina, who is one scientist raising the concerns. 19 train stations across the UK have had their Wi-Fi networks hacked , including 10 of London’s biggest. Tech & Science Daily speak to cyber security expert Richard Bingley, about everything we know so far and why this is the latest public service to be t...
Sep 26, 2024•7 min
The social media giant announces move in efforts to prevent disinformation surrounding the US presidential race. When is Stardew Valley’s 1.6 update releasing on consoles and mobile? Our health reporter, Daniel Keane, discusses the findings of a new report which says more young people are being admitted to hospital as their mental health is “in crisis”. BA’s Director of Sustainability on the airline’s $11 million deal to purchase carbon removal credits Scientists say octopuses share leadership w...
Sep 24, 2024•8 min
The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning as millions of people across the country face experiencing more than a month’s worth of rain in just 24 hours. Scientists discover sea birds such as penguins and albatrosses have highly touch-sensitive areas of their beaks to help them find food. Lead author Dr Carla du Toit from Cambridge’s Department of Earth Sciences tells Tech & Science Daily about their study. Do you have a bit of morbid curiosity? The curator of a new London exhibition...
Sep 23, 2024•8 min
Conservationists are calling for increased protection of seabeds and coastal habitats around Britain to protect underwater carbon stores in the battle against climate change - interview with Tom Brook of WWF-UK on Blue Carbon Mapping Project. Vast glacier ‘could be lost by 23rd century’ . DNA laser crystal storage project ‘to reboot humanity in billions of years' Also in this episode: Blood test early warning for child diabetes Antidepressant ‘unexpectedly effective’ fighting brain tumours Why a...
Sep 20, 2024•7 min
Astronomers at California Institute of Technology have discovered the longest pair of black hole jets ever found - in a galaxy seven-and-a-half billion light years away. Ghost arrests: how police infiltrated messaging app. Aggressive prostate cancer: new treatment techniques research. Also in this episode: Test flight success for $125K space balloon tour Hidden ‘structures’ revealed beneath Mars Quarter of young Londoners unvaccinated for measles Zoom fatigue ? Worst video-call backgrounds revea...
Sep 19, 2024•7 min
A British neurosurgeon has successfully led a 14-hour operation to separate one-year-old twin girls. Our health reporter, Daniel Keane, explains the fascinating details including how mixed reality technology played a crucial part. An extremely rare supermoon which coincided with a partial lunar eclipse happened last night … did you see it? Plus, why Earth is set to get a 'second moon' later this month. Also in this episode: Actor James Nesbitt’s reaction to AI voice cloning scam warning issued b...
Sep 18, 2024•7 min
Apple has released its much-awaited iOS 18 update - let’s examine what software includes for owners of a second-generation iPhone SE, XR or newer. Covid variant XEC: what’s known about new variant. Titan deaths inquiry: last words from doomed submersible. Also in this episode: Meta will train AI on UK Facebook & Instagram posts Turtle release in after successful UK rehab Blood flown by drone to beat London jams Beavers born in English country after 400 years Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Sep 17, 2024•7 min
Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who are stranded on the International Space Station, reflect on their mission that will see them stuck orbiting earth until at least February 2025. Titan sub disaster: hearing opens into five deaths. Swapping UPFs ‘may cut diabetes risk’. Also in this episode: How 6G gaming could obliterate your phone battery Removing fat gene ‘tricks body into burning more calories’ Call for DIY cervical screening tests Lasers reveal advanced features of Pacific’...
Sep 16, 2024•7 min
