Racism in health: the roots of the US Black maternal mortality crisis
Racism in health: the roots of the US Black maternal mortality crisis
A perfect storm of factors has led to huge racial disparities in maternal healthcare. In the USA, as abortion clinics co... Read more
10 Aug 2023
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44mins
How welcome are refugees in Europe? A giant study has some answers
How welcome are refugees in Europe? A giant study has some answers
In this episode:00:46 A measure of refugees’ welcome in EuropeWith repeated humanitarian crises displacing millions of p... Read more
9 Aug 2023
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25mins
How to get more women in science, with Athene Donald
How to get more women in science, with Athene Donald
In the latest episode of Nature hits the books, physicist Athene Donald joins us to discuss her book Not just for the bo... Read more
2 Aug 2023
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32mins
Audio long read: Lab mice go wild — making experiments more natural in order to decode the brain
Audio long read: Lab mice go wild — making experiments more natural in order to decode the brain
Neuroscientists are creating more naturalistic experiments that they hope will provide a more nuanced understanding of a... Read more
31 Jul 2023
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15mins
Facebook ‘echo chamber’ has little impact on polarized views, according to study
Facebook ‘echo chamber’ has little impact on polarized views, according to study
In this episode:How tweaking social media algorithms affects polarizationSocieties are becoming increasingly polarized, ... Read more
27 Jul 2023
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9mins
AI-enhanced night-vision lets users see in the dark
AI-enhanced night-vision lets users see in the dark
In this episode:00:46 How to see in the dark like it’s daytimeThere are many methods for better night-vision, but often ... Read more
26 Jul 2023
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21mins
Disrupting snail food-chain curbs parasitic disease in Senegal
Disrupting snail food-chain curbs parasitic disease in Senegal
In this episode:00:45 A sustainable solution for schistosomiasis controlSchistosomiasis is a serious parasitic disease t... Read more
19 Jul 2023
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24mins
ChatGPT can write a paper in an hour — but there are downsides
ChatGPT can write a paper in an hour — but there are downsides
In this episode:00:23 Using ChatGPT to generate a research paper from scratchA pair of scientists have produced a resear... Read more
12 Jul 2023
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14mins
Even a 'minimal cell' can grow stronger, thanks to evolution
Even a 'minimal cell' can grow stronger, thanks to evolution
In this episode:00:46 The effects of evolution on a minimal genomeIn 2016, researchers created a ‘minimal cell’ bacteriu... Read more
5 Jul 2023
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29mins
Audio long read: ‘Almost magical’ — chemists can now move single atoms in and out of a molecule’s core
Audio long read: ‘Almost magical’ — chemists can now move single atoms in and out of a molecule’s core
In the past two years, there has been an explosion in the number of papers published relating to 'skeletal editing', a t... Read more
30 Jun 2023
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19mins