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Patricia Clarke
‘I’m sorry Dave’: when AI agents go rogue

Thu 13 Nov 2025

‘I’m sorry Dave’: when AI agents go rogue
Rachel Sylvester
Broken education system is holding back the young, top scientists warn PM

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Broken education system is holding back the young, top scientists warn PM
John Naughton
Would you pay an AI to read your book? Authors may soon not have any choice

Fri 7 Nov 2025

Would you pay an AI to read your book? Authors may soon not have any choice
Matthew Cobb
Francis Crick: The science genius with poetry in his DNA

Sat 1 Nov 2025

Francis Crick: The science genius with poetry in his DNA
Laura Spinney
Cracking the code of Papua New Guinea’s undocumented languages

Sat 25 Oct 2025

Cracking the code of Papua New Guinea’s undocumented languages
Fred Harter
A million-year-old skull from China has rewritten human evolution

Fri 17 Oct 2025

A million-year-old skull from China has rewritten human evolution
John Naughton
Is the AI bubble history repeating itself? Ask a chatbot

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Is the AI bubble history repeating itself? Ask a chatbot
Evie Breese
Brain-training firm struggles to remember who it has worked with

Wed 15 Oct 2025

Brain-training firm struggles to remember who it has worked with
John Naughton
The wheels have come off Musk’s monstertruck

Sat 11 Oct 2025

The wheels have come off Musk’s monstertruck
The machines that made Manchester

Wed 8 Oct 2025

The machines that made Manchester
Barney Macintyre
Ten UK data centres could cancel EV emissions gain

Sat 4 Oct 2025

Ten UK data centres could cancel EV emissions gain
Ara Darzi
Medical funding cuts could kill future breakthroughs

Thu 2 Oct 2025

Medical funding cuts could kill future breakthroughs
A breakthrough in treating Huntington’s disease

10 mins • S1, E1202

A breakthrough in treating Huntington’s disease
The Observer leader
The Observer view: Labour should rethink its manifesto

Sun 28 Sept 2025

The Observer view: Labour should rethink its manifesto
Patrick Kidd
Obituary: David Baltimore, the visionary virologist

Thu 11 Sept 2025

Obituary: David Baltimore, the visionary virologist
Patricia Clarke
Tech turmoil threatens investment drive in UK

Sun 7 Sept 2025

Tech turmoil threatens investment drive in UK
Patricia Clarke
The millionaire guinea pigs risking death to live for ever

Sun 7 Sept 2025

The millionaire guinea pigs risking death to live for ever
James Tapper
The twins helping scientists break new ground

Sat 6 Sept 2025

The twins helping scientists break new ground
Adele Zeynep Walton
Stop AI ‘companions’ destroying young lives

Sat 6 Sept 2025

Stop AI ‘companions’ destroying young lives
Robin McKie
Carbon dioxide: the stuff of life

Thu 4 Sept 2025

Carbon dioxide: the stuff of life
The AI bubble swells

5 mins • S1, E1180

The AI bubble swells
James Kynge
Robot games triumphs bring Chinese tech domination closer

Sun 24 Aug 2025

Robot games triumphs bring Chinese tech domination closer
Gary Bolles
‘AI will help our work but it’s not our colleague’

Mon 18 Aug 2025

‘AI will help our work but it’s not our colleague’
Fred Harter
New breakthroughs turn the tide against cancer

Mon 18 Aug 2025

New breakthroughs turn the tide against cancer
Kathryn Bromwich
Nick Foster: ‘Predictions are mostly nonsense’

Fri 15 Aug 2025

Nick Foster: ‘Predictions are mostly nonsense’
Matthew Bishop
Trump’s ire with Intel boss adds to woes for chip maker

Sat 9 Aug 2025

Trump’s ire with Intel boss adds to woes for chip maker
Barney Macintyre
From defence to hiking, OS is still mapping out the future of Britain

Sat 9 Aug 2025

From defence to hiking, OS is still mapping out the future of Britain
Patricia Clarke
Musk’s $30bn stock option proves tech CEO pay is ‘bonkers’

Sat 9 Aug 2025

Musk’s $30bn stock option proves tech CEO pay is ‘bonkers’
Barney Macintyre
KKR takes lead in Spectris bidding war

Sat 9 Aug 2025

KKR takes lead in Spectris bidding war
Kate Maltby
Cheat if you must. But don’t share it with the rest of us!

Sat 9 Aug 2025

Cheat if you must. But don’t share it with the rest of us!
What the RFK Jr?!

35 mins • S1, E80

What the RFK Jr?!
Bex Sander
Age checks meant for children have sparked a free speech row

Mon 4 Aug 2025

Age checks meant for children have sparked a free speech row
Patricia Clarke
A new dotcom bubble? AI hype has yet to translate into profits

Sun 3 Aug 2025

A new dotcom bubble? AI hype has yet to translate into profits
Kenan Malik
AI thrives where education has been devalued

Sat 2 Aug 2025

AI thrives where education has been devalued
John Naughton
Paying geeks $200m but slashing jobs? This is an AI bubble

Fri 1 Aug 2025

Paying geeks $200m but slashing jobs? This is an AI bubble
Helen Thomson
The treaty that could end the plastic deluge

Thu 31 Jul 2025

The treaty that could end the plastic deluge
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Biotech start-ups on quest for ‘holy grail’ anti-ageing drug

Sun 27 Jul 2025

Biotech start-ups on quest for ‘holy grail’ anti-ageing drug
Matthew Bishop
Staff pay the price for record Microsoft success

Sat 26 Jul 2025

Staff pay the price for record Microsoft success
Myths and monsters | The Lab Detective Ep4

35 mins • S1, E4

Myths and monsters | The Lab Detective Ep4
Science versus the law | The Lab Detective Ep3

33 mins • S1, E3

Science versus the law | The Lab Detective Ep3
Three is murder | The Lab Detective Ep1

40 mins • S1, E1

Three is murder | The Lab Detective Ep1
The eureka moment | The Lab Detective Ep2

38 mins • S1, E2

The eureka moment | The Lab Detective Ep2
Rachel Sylvester
How DNA discovery freed a mother jailed for killing her children

Tue 22 Jul 2025

How DNA discovery freed a mother jailed for killing her children
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
AI has a hidden cost for everyone

Mon 21 Jul 2025

AI has a hidden cost for everyone
Matthew Bishop
In her genes? The woman who is giving DNA analysis a reboot

Sun 20 Jul 2025

In her genes? The woman who is giving DNA analysis a reboot
Catherine Neilan
Budget cuts close UK body tackling antimicrobial resistance

Sun 20 Jul 2025

Budget cuts close UK body tackling antimicrobial resistance
Barney Macintyre
Big four cut jobs for graduates as AI adds to consulting crisis

Sat 19 Jul 2025

Big four cut jobs for graduates as AI adds to consulting crisis
David Robson
Why the way we communicate matters

Sat 19 Jul 2025

Why the way we communicate matters
John Naughton
A tool that can make sense of a screen full of tabs? Sign me up

Fri 18 Jul 2025

A tool that can make sense of a screen full of tabs? Sign me up
Jaron Lanier
You, me and ChatGPT

Wed 16 Jul 2025

You, me and ChatGPT
Introducing...The Lab Detective

4 mins • S1, E1

Introducing...The Lab Detective
James Tapper
Breakthrough against chemo resistance in ovarian cancer

Sun 13 Jul 2025

Breakthrough against chemo resistance in ovarian cancer
Matthew Bishop
Stellar Nvidia leads tech gang of three

Sat 12 Jul 2025

Stellar Nvidia leads tech gang of three
Paul Nowak
How AI can benefit workers

Sun 15 Jun 2025

How AI can benefit workers
Patricia Clarke
AI, data control and sexism - London Tech Week unpacked

Sat 14 Jun 2025

AI, data control and sexism - London Tech Week unpacked
Why is Israel striking Iran?

44 mins • S1, E240

Why is Israel striking Iran?
Will Hutton
Will Hutton: ‘Britain must stop building firms for other countries’

Sun 8 Jun 2025

Will Hutton: ‘Britain must stop building firms for other countries’
John Naughton
The networker: Universities must learn to embrace AI

Sat 7 Jun 2025

The networker: Universities must learn to embrace AI
Eva Wiseman
Eva Wiseman: the loss of life's rough edges

Sat 7 Jun 2025

Eva Wiseman: the loss of life's rough edges

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