Search for missing Tech tycoon, Mike Lynch, continues after a luxury yacht he was staying on sank when a tornado hit the coast of Sicily. 

Scientific first: Martian meteorites found on Earth are ‘from Mars’. Interview with Professor Chris Herd from the University of Alberta in Canada, who also is part of Nasa’s perseverance rover team. 

Also in this episode:

• Rocket engine explodes during test at Shetland spaceport
• How dangerous are solar flares to Earth’s communication technology
• Why personalised brain stimulation could reduce Parkinson’s symptoms
• Scientific answer to the formula of scone etiquette - cream or jam first?

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Michael Marks, professor of medicine at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and consultant in infectious diseases at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in London, explains everything we know so far about the mpox virus outbreak and reveals how concerned we should be in the UK.

Juice spacecraft to pass over Earth in ‘world first’ fly-by. Friend of the show, Ben Dryer, Research Fellow at The Open University’s Centre for Electronic Imaging, discusses the significance and reveals where we’re up to with the mission.

Also in this episode:

• Tinashe beats Sabrina Carpenter and Billie Eilish to claim TikTok’s song of the summer
• Russian volcano erupts triggering ash cloud alert for aircraft amid stronger second earthquake warning
• How to see the rare blue supermoon tonight

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On this preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev meets with Nootopia founder Mark Effinger, AKA Mr Noots. Since launching in 2004, the company says they've helped 300,000 people - including doctors, biohackers, and fitness instructors - unlock their potential. Nootropics are drugs and supplements which proponents say can boost alertness, increase focus, and improve memory. To hear the interview in full just search Brave New World.

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First case in the EU amid the global public health emergency. Musk’s Grok image generation tool ‘unleashing torrent of misinformation’. Internet Watch Foundation: ‘Nothing stopping’ spread of child abuse images on WhatsApp. Also in this episode:

• IWF's Emma Hardy explains need for tech to stop child abuse images spreading online
• Infected blood scandal victims to receive financial support for life
• Google bringing artificial intelligence-powered search results to UK
• Study: Scottish and Irish rocks may be rare record of ‘snowball Earth’

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The UK Health Security Agency has issued an update on early contingency planning for mpox after the World Health Organisation discovered a surge in cases of the contagious viral disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where at least 450 people died in the initial outbreak. Evening Standard health reporter Daniel Keane has details on the UK latest. Brain-computer AI voice system helps MND patient speak again.

Also in this episode:

• Stranded ISS astronauts still awaiting Nasa rescue decision
• Drone deliveries: Amazon approved for UK test flights
• Do Aussies live longer than Brits?
• Stonehenge rock ‘is Scottish, not Welsh’

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Video boost, Studio app, a new screenshots tool and more. Scientists sound alarm over 'sloth virus' as first human cases reported in Europe. Threads and Bluesky flooded with X/Twitter defectors after Musk's Trump interview. Florida sued over its ban on lab-grown meat. Also in this episode:

• University says it’s the first to open ‘Minecraft psychology lab’
• One in four with lethal ovarian cancer catch disease early on fast-track pathway
• Study: City birds can be carriers of antibiotic resistant bacteria
• Why your microwave oven probably has its own microbiome

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As X’s own AI bot Grok gives awkward summary of the conversation…Google aiming to ‘claim leadership’ of AI market with Pixel 9. Shock as ChatGPT starts speaking in a user's cloned voice. Fresh evacuations as Greek wildfires continue to spread. Also in this episode:

• Ben Wood from CCS Insight describes rumoured Pixel 9 AI features
• Number 10 says no ‘back-and-forth’ with Elon Musk on X
• Pregnant women urged to get vaccine that could prevent thousands of baby hospitalisations
• Scientists find evidence for large underground reservoir of water on Mars
• Is AI branding driving customers away?

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Where to find the chatbot online. Tributes pour in for former Youtube CEO Susan Wojcicki. Explained: Why horses are a lot smarter than previously thought. Perseid meteor shower: How you can see the shooting stars. Also in this episode:

• Folding implants that expand in the brain ‘could make epilepsy surgeries safer’
• Eco Wave Power officially kicks off the first MW Scale Wave Energy Project in Portugal
• Blasting 'glitter' into Mars' atmosphere could make it more habitable, say US scientists

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This episode is sponsored by Samsung. What if AI could transform your creativity? GadgetsBoy aka Tomi Adebayo and Steven ‘Woody’ Woodgate discuss AI computing and why it can be a force for good in the creative community. Plus, how artificial intelligence wrapped in technology is helping people with accessibility needs.

What's in this episode?

(00:32) Chapter one:

What is AI, AI computing, AI as your “Copilot”, why AI “won’t take your job”, plus they discuss data and security

“AI is my Batman to my Robin” – Steven

Link to research referenced

(08:29) Chapter two:

AI and creativity: all the things you can do

(12:34) Chapter three:

Technology and accessibility

-Steven shares his personal experience with dyslexia and dyspraxia, highlighting how AI has been a game-changer for him.

(17:07) Chapter four:

What’s behind the technology? 

-Steven and Tomi discuss Samsung’s Qualcomm AI chip

For more information on the Galaxy Book4 Edge head to Samsung.com 

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Hear how a Parkinson’s patient’s life has been transformed with £31,000 treatment to help deal with the debilitating condition’s tremors. The vape-inspired inhaler to help needle-phobes avoid vaccine jabs - with Imperial College London/RCA masters graduate Zhejun ‘Ezreal’ Zhang.

Also in this episode:

• Ten deaths in England whooping cough outbreak as cases soar.
• AI drones in battlefield test by UK, US & Australia military
• ‘Millions of years for plant recovery from climate change’
• Great Barrier Reef ‘risk of disappearing’
• Who’s a social boy, then...world record for clever TikTok parrot.

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