Apple and Google have been assured there won’t be penalties for allowing TikTok downloads from their app stores - although the ban is still set to be enforced in April.

Plus, scientists have discovered how cancer cells break away from tumours and spread through the body. We hear from Victoria Sanz Moreno, professor of cancer cell and metastasis at the Institute of Cancer Research about what the research means for future cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Also in this episode:

• A cooling system inspired by elephants’ ears could be used to keep systems running on the moon
• Man from uncontacted Amazon tribe emerges from forest
• Is Gen AI affecting our critical thinking?
• Two furry friends from London Zoo take a trip to the dentist

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This is a replay of a preview taken from our sister podcast Brave New World. Is it possible to live forever – and would you even want to? Evgeny Lebedev is joined by David Walliams to explore the science and ethics of age reversal. He also meets longevity pioneer Dr David Sinclair, who gives advice on how to extend lifespans - and tells David Walliams how to reverse his biological clock.

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Professor ​of ​neuroscience ​at ​University ​College ​London, Sonja Hofer, explains how researchers made the fascinating discovery, with hopes it can one day support PTSD and anxiety treatments.

We head back to Paris for the AI Action Summit, with Andrew Strait, associate director at the Ada Lovelace Institute and former ethics researcher at Google’s DeepMind AI project.

Why the moon has been placed on a heritage protection watchlist, with John Darlington, director of projects at the World Monuments Fund.

Also in this episode:

• Has Earth’s inner core changed shape?
• Female downhill mountain-bikers at ‘significantly greater risk of injury’
• When is the ‘most affordable’ iPhone SE 4 release date? Plus, new date for Apple’s AI iOS 18.4 beta testing

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Imperial College London’s Professor David Shrier on key discussion topics at France’s first global AI conference. Professor Shrier was ​among experts advising on ​the ​European’s Union’s ​AI ​act.

Also in this episode:

• OpenAi’s $14m Super Bowl ad celebrating human invention
• Rare ‘Einstein ring’ captured in a galaxy far away.
• Sri Lankan government blames monkey for national power cut
• Bryan Adams Australia gig axed over sewer fatberg

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This is a replay of a preview of our sister podcast, Brave New World. Evgeny Lebedev joins Dr Gabor Maté, a renowned physician and best-selling author recognised for his ground-breaking work in the fields of addiction and mental health.

They discuss:

• Trauma and resilience
• Self-limiting beliefs and how to overcome them
• Are Western children being raised in a ‘toxic culture’?

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Research by Oxford Economics and hardware-maker IBM claims quantum computing could boost economic productivity by over eight per cent in the coming decades - but concerns remain about the ultra-powerful tech’s environmental impact. Record hot January was 1.75C above pre-industrial era. Mummification of pharaohs unwrapped at London hologram show - we speak with Egyptologist Nacho Ares, who is curator of Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition.

Also in this episode:

• Cyber-warrior recruits sought for British army
• Police seize 1,000 stolen devices in smartphone blitz
• How BBC host sought refund after ‘cat-fishing’ dating app ban
• Doomscroll...AI scan reveals ‘disgust’ in burned Roman papyrus

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Rachelle Abbott joins London GP Dr Sonia Adesara, who explains the ‘wild west’ culture of online weight-loss jab prescriptions. Plus Louise Edwards, chief strategy officer & deputy registrar at the General Pharmaceutical Council, on tougher new rules to combat unregistered online pharmacies.

Endangered Darwin’s froglets, the size of a grain of rice, born at London Zoo - with Dr Ben Tapley, ZSL’s curator of amphibians and reptiles.

How AI helped The Beatles secure their eighth Grammy Award.

Also in this episode:

• Major AI breast cancer screening trial ‘to cut waiting times’
• Source Code by Bill Gates: Microsoft co-founder believes he would have been diagnosed with childhood autism
• Could You Be Loved named Bob Marley’s most played track in UK this century

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