Babbage from The Economist

By The Economist

Babbage is The Economist’s weekly podcast on science and technology—named after Charles Babbage, the grandfather of computing. Explore the science changing the way we live from AI to genet

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The podcast currently has 453 episodes available.

Babbage from The Economist episodes:

October 07, 2015 Babbage: Nobel's neutrinos
A data transfer pact between the EU and America is struck down in Europe and two scientists working on the changing identities of neutrinos receive the Nobel Prize in Physics
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15min
September 30, 2015 Babbage: Opportunity and curiosity
Countries pledge to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the UN climate summit in Paris and NASA discovers water on Mars reigniting hopes for life on the red planet
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12min
September 23, 2015 Babbage: Zoning drones
The rise in drone hobbyism raises questions about how best to control the skies, and scientists hope to catch sight of Einstein's gravitational wave
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13min
September 16, 2015 Babbage: Hybrid fliers
The hybrid and electric plane industry takes off and advanced artificial intelligence is used to diagnose disease
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14min
September 09, 2015 Babbage: What lies beneath
Radar scans reveal an enormous site of underground stone monoliths near Stonehenge and subterranean plant seed banks could save harvests and lives in the face of climate change
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11min
September 02, 2015 Babbage: Inspectors' gadgets
New technology used by nuclear weapons inspectors and 3D printing buildings on Earth and in outer space
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12min
August 26, 2015 Babbage: The microbes in our midst
Scientists say a universal flu vaccine is on the horizon and a new study unearths the thousands of bacteria and fungi in our homes
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11min
August 19, 2015 Babbage: Climate's wild child
A new technique makes editing the human genome much easier and this year's El Niño, a disrupting climate phenomenon, could be the strongest ever
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14min
August 12, 2015 Babbage: Thinking with your tentacles
The secret to the intelligence of the octopus lies in its genome and scientists explore how big data disrupts the principle of anonymity
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12min
August 05, 2015 Babbage: Notes from the oeno files
Fine wine is priced by using artificial intelligence and President Obama announces new rules to reduce carbon emissions
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11min

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