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Babbage
Babbage is our weekly podcast on science and technology, named after Charles Babbage—a 19th-century polymath and grandfather of computing.
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Our podcast on science and technology. Modern AI’s most energetic critic outlines his hopes for the technology in 2025
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Our podcast on science and technology. We examine the evidence behind intermittent fasting, melatonin tablets for jet lag and breathing techniques
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Our podcast on science and technology. We meet the researchers who want to bring bacteria-munching viruses into mainstream medicine
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Our podcast on science and technology. Recent advances that allow computers to talk will change how we interact with the digital world forever
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Our podcast on science and technology. Human industry is drowning out the ocean’s soundscape. New tech could help turn down the volume
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Our podcast on science and technology. We meet the scientists behind a global project that promises to transform scientists’ understanding of organ development and disease
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Our podcast on science and technology. The neuroscientist, physicist and author untangles how games shape society
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Our podcast on science and technology. Nobel laureates Demis Hassabis and Jennifer Doudna, plus Google’s James Manyika, present their vision for how AI is transforming science
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Our podcast on science and technology. As part of a series of shows across Economist Podcasts for COP29, we travel to South Africa for lessons on how to dethrone king coal
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Our podcast on science and technology. This week, we explore why ADHD should not be treated as a disorder
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