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May 22 Major Ebola outbreak is escalating: what happens next
On 17 May the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an ongoing Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Centred on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, the outbreak has seen mounting numbers of suspected cases and deaths linked to the rare Bundibugyo species of Ebola virus.

In this podcast we hear what's currently known about the outbreak and the efforts of clinicians, researchers and public health officials to halt its progress.

Nature: Ebola outbreak is a global health emergency: what happens next
Nature: Race begins to trial Ebola drugs amid current outbreak
Nature: Ebola outbreak spirals out of control: how might it have started?
Nature: Will this Ebola outbreak be the biggest yet?
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13 min
May 20 AI ‘scientists’ promise to accelerate research — how do they work?
In this episode:

00:46 Meet the AI scientists designed to accelerate research
Research article: Ghareeb et al.
Research article: Gottweis et al.
Nature: Teams of AI agents boost speed of research
Editorial: Why AI cannot do good science without humans
Nature: Do you hate or love AI? Take Nature’s poll

13:25 Research Highlights
Nature: Dried to survive: desiccated tardigrades tolerate high heat
Nature: Pristine Antarctic ice records the Solar System’s travels

15:35 Using LiDAR to look around corners
Research article: Somasundaram et al.

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28 min
May 15 Briefing Chat: Hantavirus — what this outbreak reveals about the disease
In this episode:

00:34 What questions remain about the hantavirus outbreak?
Nature: Hantavirus outbreak exposes uncertainty about how disease spreads
Nature: There is no vaccine for deadly hantavirus: what that means for future outbreaks

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10 min
May 13 Red-light therapy is all the rage — does it work?
In this episode:

00:42 Is red-light therapy all hype?
Disclaimer: The opinions and assertions expressed herein by Juanita Anders are those of the speaker and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences or the Department of War.
Nature: The surprising science behind red-light therapy — and how it really works

10:52 Research Highlights
Nature: Trafficked pangolins can be traced to their source by DNA — even to a specific forest
Nature: A wispy wrapper for a chilly, Pluto-like world

13:11 The complex story of global obesity rates
Research article: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration

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22 min
May 11 Audio long read: The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for
Although scientists have long been able to gather DNA from water and soil, it's only recently that they've started to see the air as a source of genetic information.
Airborne DNA is already being used to monitor individual species, but researchers hope its abundance could have multiple uses, including judging the success of conservation efforts or attacks with biological weapons.

However, there remains much to understand, such as how far DNA travels in the air, and the ethics involved in the potential identification of a person's genetic information.

This is an audio version of our Feature: The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for
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20 min
May 08 Briefing Chat: Can't focus? It's not your attention span, it's your notifications
00:31 The science of attention spans
Nature Feature: Are attention spans really shrinking? What the science says

04:54 Data centres in space?
Nature News Explainer: AI data hubs in space: when will they take flight?
Nature Comment: Space diplomacy: bridging the operating gaps between myriad missions

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11 min
May 06 Anaesthetized brains can still process podcasts
In this episode:

00:42 Probing the unconscious brain’s processing ability
Research Article: Katlowitz et al.
Nature: Even the unconscious brain can learn — and predict what you’ll say next

12:32 Research Highlights
Nature: An electrifying test to find a good coffee
Nature: Forest pests hit trees hard as temperatures rise
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15 min
May 01 Briefing Chat: Stressed mitochondria spawn new 'organelles' in cells
In this episode:

00:27 How a parasite unveiled a mitochondrial secret
Nature: Mitochondria can spawn new ‘organelles’ — hinting at how modern cells evolved

06:13 The extinct cephalopods that could have been enormous
Nature: Did kraken-like octopuses rule Cretaceous seas? Massive jaw fossils offer clues

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13 min
April 29 Immunity gets a boost from a surprising place — breakfast
In this episode:

00:45 How eating can boost the immune system
Research Article: Kumar et al.

08:28 Research Highlights
Nature: Cosmic-ray detection heralds era of mega-observatories for neutrinos
Nature: Little ants groom big ones in a desert spa

10:53 The pressing need to plan for future nuclear disasters
World View: Forty years after Chornobyl, more nuclear disasters are inevitable — plan for them

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21 min
April 24 Inside the evidence revolution — how decision-making became data driven
In this episode of Nature hits the books, we speak with Nature's Helen Pearson whose book Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works looks at the history of using evidence, rather than opinion, in decision making.

The book traces the course of the movement in various disciplines, such as the rise of evidence-based medicine in the 90s, looking at the rebels who led the charge, the barriers they faced, and why the use of evidence is crucial at a time when misinformation is rife.

Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works Helen Pearson Princeton University Press (in the press)

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27 min

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