Florida is preparing for potentially ‘life-threatening’ winds and storm surges from Hurricane Milton - as concerns remain over what hurricane category it will be when it makes landfall.

Tropical Prediction Scientist at the Met Office and friend of the show, Julian Heming, explains how Milton has been strengthening and weakening over the past 24 to 48 hours, and at one point there were concerns it could even reach Category 6 .

Julian also discusses the latest on Hurricane Kirk which is due to impact parts of Europe and what it all means for the UK.

Tech & Science Daily speak to the Woodland Trust about Boki the brown bear, who is set to make history by undergoing brain surgery in the first operation of its kind in the UK.

Also in this episode:

• Is human life expectancy slowing down?
• Good news gamers, Alien: Isolation is finally getting a sequel

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Tropical Prediction Scientist at the Met Office, Julian Heming, discusses what we know so far about Hurricane Milton, after Floridians are warned to prepare for the ‘biggest evacuation in seven years’.

Tech & Science Daily speak to one of the lead investigators of a new clinical trial to prevent food allergies in children which has opened in the UK. Gideon Lack, professor of paediatric allergy at Evelina London Children’s Hospital and King’s College London, reveals the significance of the study and how parents can get involved.

Also in this episode:

• Nobel Prize goes to microRNA researchers
• New AI-powered scam detection tool launches
• Blood test detecting 12 cancers at an early stage receives Government funding
• Fancy following in Charles Darwin’s footsteps? Here’s your chance…

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For this preview of Brave New World, we look at why AI is the future of medicine.

Alternative medicine advocate and best-selling author Deepak Chopra joins host Evgeny Lebedev, to discuss why artificial intelligence is the key to unlocking both personal and spiritual growth, and why humanity is at a crucial crossroads with technology.

The health and wellness expert has been at the intersection of science and spirituality for nearly 50 years and recently released his 95th book, titled Digital Dharma.

Listen to the full conversation on the Brave New World podcast here.

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Professor Ahmed Ahmed, director of the ovarian cancer cell laboratory at MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine at the University of Oxford, is leading the research into the first ovarian cancer vaccine.

The hope is that the jab could one day be given to women preventatively on the NHS with the aim of eliminating the disease.

Tech & Science Daily speak to the creator of a device helping people with Parkinson's to walk.

Martijn van der Ent, Medical Director and co-founder of Cue2Walk International, explains how they created the sensor worn on the leg that detects movements and automatically triggers a rhythmic signal.

Also in this episode:

• Google introduces new way to search by filming video
• TikTok influencer 'Mr Prada' arrested for second degree murder
• Nearly £22 billion pledged for UK carbon capture projects
• Has Nessie been found? Loch Ness skipper shares pictures of monster-like shape caught on sonar

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Our Health Reporter, Daniel Keane, reveals the latest after a travel warning has been issued for Rwanda following an outbreak of the Marburg virus.

It's as a station platform was cordoned off in Germany yesterday over concerns that a train passenger may have arrived carrying the dangerous disease.

Daniel also talks to Tech & Science Daily about a new ‘world-leading’ NHS study where newborns will be screened for genetic conditions.

Also in this episode:

• Protecting Earth from Asteroids: Belfast astronomer to assist ESA’s Hera’s planetary-defence mission
• Calls for new inclusive emojis with black and mixed-race hairstyles for better representation
• Scientists find dolphins ‘smile’ during play

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...How could this affect consumers? Tech editor Alex Pell explains what we know so far about Storm Helene stopping production at a quatz mine that extracts silicon for chips inside the world's computers, and the possible disruption.

Canary Wharf and the Eden Project’s “Eden Dock” launches in the UK’s capital, we hear from our business editor, Jonathan Prynn.

Also in this episode:

• Meta partners with UK banks to combat fraud
• How to help a dog understand you better, according to scientists
• Moth species found in Wales ‘travelled 4,500 miles from South American jungle’

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The world’s tallest mountain is growing taller, and scientists think they know why. We speak to Adam Smith, co-author of the study from University College London. The UK’s last remaining coal-fired power station has closed, with Simon Lewis, professor of global change science at UCL.

Plus, why has musician Aurora performed a gig in the Arctic?

Also in this episode:

• Storm Helene: Electric vehicle saltwater fire risk
• Pine martens return to the South West of England for the first time in more than a century
• Daniel Kaluuya to be recognised with statue in London's Leicester Square

Check out this week's episode of Sustainable Travel: why nature tourism can be such a life-enhancing experience.

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NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov successfully arrive at the ISS, to bring home Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.

Plus, scientists at the University of Southampton are testing a new propulsion system which could allow far deeper space voyages, using metals collected and harvested from planets as fuel. Tech & Science Daily speak to lead scientist Dr Minkwan Kim.

Also in this episode:

• Why do lizards blow bubbles underwater? with Dr Lindsey Swierk, lead researcher on the study
• London NFL 2024’s Digital Athlete: we speak to Julie Souza, Global Head of Sports at Amazon Web Services
• 'Weak' turtles washed up on UK shores released back into the sea by Royal Navy

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