What does AI consciousness mean when we haven't even figured out our own?Fascinating chat with @iansample.bsky.social and @michaelpollan.bsky.social by @elliebury.bsky.social Sneak peak on @theguardian.com Instagram. Search for Science Weekly for the full episode! www.instagram.com/reel/DWrOqMK...

Had a blast talking about the Artemis 2 launch with this crew bsky.app/profile/ians...

The ultimate FOMO: do some people have a richer conscious experience than you? Fascinating and funny chat with Michael Pollan, author of A World Appears, on Science Weekly 🧪. @elliebury.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

What's behind the craze for injectable peptides? Great Science Weekly ep from @madifinlay.bsky.social with Adrienne Matei and Dr Anna Barnard 🧪@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social Exec prod @elliebury.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

We knew @cern.bsky.social was planning a test run with antimatter on a truck: www.theguardian.com/science/2026... And it worked! Fun chat with Dr Christian Smorra on Science Weekly: www.theguardian.com/science/audi... Kudos @madifinlay.bsky.social, Ellie Sans, and Exec prod @elliebury.bsky.social 🧪

Today on Science Weekly we help our listeners check if they're hedgehogs, discuss the influence of AI autocomplete, and explore why exercise could be benefiting the brain! 🦔🧠⌨️ www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

Will China own the green energy future? – podcast

In a "Jeffrey Epstein and the scientists" podcast w/ @iansample.bsky.social of The Guardian, we delve into the ugly world of Epstein and the scholars hurt by the misogyny in science that the files reveal: www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

Has the world entered an era of ‘water bankruptcy’? – podcast

Absolutely BRILLIANT three part mini-series by @nicolaksdavis.bsky.social on a Scottish tea mystery. Cracking story! 🧪 Production by @madifinlay.bsky.social Exec prof @elliebury.bsky.social First ep here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

‘We must change course’: a stark climate warning from the UN chief – podcast

A Scottish tea mystery: green shoots – episode one – podcast

The seed bank storing the planet’s future – podcast

Another great interview with Kevin Hall about ultra-processed foods and the nuance in the science. open.spotify.com/episode/09zP...

Timely reminder of the dangers of political intererence in science. @kevinh-phd.bsky.social is one of the smartest people I have ever met (also Canadian!). Highly recommend this pod from @theguardian.com on how important findings are being suppressed in the US www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

The real science of weight loss with the US’s leading nutritional scientist – podcast

The wonderful, brilliant Jane Goodall. Global environment editor @jonathan-watts.bsky.social tells @iansample.bsky.social about Jane's revolutionary work, her tireless activism, and the powerful legacy she leaves us all. www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

Thanks @iansample.bsky.social at @theguardian.com podcast for chatting #ScientificPublishing. This pod follows from The Strain on Scientific Publishing & reports of publisher profit margins rivalling Google etc... Paper: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/... Pod: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

“The power of empathy” Remembering Jane Goodall and assessing her legacy. I am interviewed by Ian Sample for the Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast. www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

The Guardian's Science Weekly podcast is great, it's up there with More or Less for the best media science output. This latest on paracetamol, vaccines & #autism is superb. Madeleine Finlay, Ian Sample @iansample.bsky.social , & their production crew 👏👏👏 open.spotify.com/episode/5LRh...

Putin, Xi and the obsession with radical life extension. Fascinating chat with @prof-tregoning.bsky.social and @pjotrsauer.bsky.social 🧪 With @elliebury.bsky.social And Tom Glasser www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

We spoke to Dr Mandy Cohen, a former director of the CDC, and journalist @melodyschreiber.com about the absolute disaster unfolding at the CDC 🧪 www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

In the third and final episode of our special series, “Is Trump building a political dynasty?”, @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social introduces us to some new characters - members of the Trump family, who some think might be the next generation of political Trumps open.spotify.com/episode/1Yry...

We’re hiring for a major role in the US, an investigative journalist to cover what’s happening with science in the US and beyond. This is extremely important territory for us. 🧪 workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/795 The Guardian :: Senior Science Investigative Reporter

In the 1st ep of the series, author Gwenda Blair tells us about the men in Trump's family who taught him the ropes. Rosie Gray explains how Melania adapted to a life in politics & we hear about the influence Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner had in Donald's first term from @ashleyrparker.bsky.social

Podcast - #microplastics, blood cleaning and Orlando Bloom ... With Dr Stephanie Wright from Imperial College and @iansample.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

Fab ex-student @madifinlay.bsky.social: "there's a character that I hope resonates!"🤔😂 "So what happens to our universe depends on dark energy & dark matter, two things you cosmologists have invented? You don't even know what they are!" "Well you could put it like that." 10/10⭐ for Cosmo Park! 🔭🧪

How to Save the Amazon: A new podcast mini series, presented by me from the frontline of change in the rainforest, and dedicated to Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira. It is a deeply immersive search for solutions and how to value this extraordinary centre of Life. open.spotify.com/episode/7o0O...

Blowing the whistle on wrongdoing has always taken bravery. Secure Messaging is an important new tool that will make it easier for people to share confidential information and tips with journalists at the Guardian. theguardian.com/securemessaging_launch

Thought this series was really interesting. I’d recommend it amongst the noise coming from certain quarters about an ‘autism epidemic’ www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

New hues, cancer clues, and alien life in view. www.theguardian.com/science/audi... @iansample.bsky.social and I chat the exciting science stories of the last week! @elliebury.bsky.social

Switzerland is leading the world in purifying its water of micropollutants. Hear how they are doing it in ep 2 of our Science Weekly series www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

The UK is known for its national parks: areas of outstanding natural beauty with crystal-clear streams. But our most protected rivers are full of pharmaceuticals. I speak to @alistairboxall.bsky.social for part 1 of our Science Weekly series on rivers www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

Love this chat between @madifinlay.bsky.social and @patrickbarkham.bsky.social on the Guardian’s (who else?) Invertebrate of the Year comp. There are some bonkers creatures out there. I want a bee-riding beetle. I don’t want a tongue-biting louse. They’re mean. 🧪 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The rise and fall of 23andMe - great discussion on Science Weekly with @jmbooyah.bsky.social and @caulfieldtim.bsky.social @madifinlay.bsky.social 🧪 www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

The rise and fall of DNA testing company 23andMe – podcast www.theguardian.com/science/audi... Enjoyed being on the @theguardian.com podcast to talk about the genohype & spin that fuelled the DTC industry. 🙏 With @madifinlay.bsky.social & @jmbooyah.bsky.social The end of an era?

Not long until it's here! Literal rollercoaster rides, as well as big blasts, disco skating rinks and a very mischievous cat 🐈 A scientific space adventure 🌌 ... Available for pre-order now 👀

Why don’t we remember being a baby? Fascinating chat with Nick Turk-Browne @Yale about his work with @tristansyates.bsky.social @columbiauniversity.bsky.social 🧪 www.theguardian.com/science/audi... @madifinlay.bsky.social @elliebury.bsky.social

Interested in the new result on dark energy from @desisurvey.bsky.social? We spoke to Saul Perlmutter, who shared the Nobel prize for his work on the expansion of the universe, for Science Weekly 🧪 www.theguardian.com/science/audi... @madifinlay.bsky.social @elliebury.bsky.social

Is cognitive decline inevitable with age? Perhaps not… We talk to Prof Ludger Woesmann, an economist, about his recent Science Advances study 🧪 www.theguardian.com/science/audi... @madifinlay.bsky.social @woessmann.bsky.social

Prof Harold Varmus, a Nobel laureate and former director of the NIH, talks to Science Weekly about US science under Trump 2.0 🧪 With @madifinlay.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

What’s with all the moon missions? Do men with decent sperm live longer? And should the Royal Society kick Musk out? Great 🧪 chat with @madifinlay.bsky.social and @nicolaksdavis.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

Beavers are back, baby! Absolute pleasure to speak to env reporter Helena Horton about some good news (!!). These industrious architects could soon be coming to a waterway near you www.theguardian.com/science/audi... @elliebury.bsky.social

Recommended listen: A BBC Sounds podcast told the life of James Lovelock, the co-author of the Gaia scientific theory and a former advisor to Shell who in 1966 warned the company about the risks of fossil fuels.

Drinks cans and chicken bones: will ‘technofossils’ be humanity’s lasting legacy? Short podcast with, Prof Sarah Gabbott and me www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

Should we ban cats? A fine example of Betteridge’s law, but the toll they take on other animals is eye-watering. Thanks to the cat-loving @madifinlay.bsky.social and Prof Robbie McDonald at UExeter. @elliebury.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

My final catch-up on recent podcasts: here’s the fascinating (and hilarious) Dan Milmo, our global tech editor, on DeepSeek and the Paris AI summit. We must have him back on for a debriefing. @madifinlay.bsky.social @elliebury.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/p/xxfpym?CMP...

Is an asteroid about to thump into Earth? We asked MIT’s Prof Richard Binzel, inventor of the Torino hazard scale, to explain all. There is a silver lining… @madifinlay.bsky.social @elliebury.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

What RFK Jr means for the health of America. Great discussion with The Guardian’s Jessica Glenza. @madifinlay.bsky.social @elliebury.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi...