Science, Art, Climate Change and Artific...

Searching for compassion within the terror of uncertainty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Daisy Fancourt is a professor at UCL who studies how taking part in arts and creative activities affects our mental and physical health, stress, wellbeing and social connection. Her new book, Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health, explores the growing scienti ... Show More

Aperol Spritz, the sweat of a stressed Accountant and a Chimney Sweeps scrotum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

<p>In this episode of Tech Tonic, we ask whether AI's potential in the fight against the climate crisis justifies the massive amounts of energy it takes to run these systems. The computing power required to train AI concerns some researchers, who have built a calculator to count ... Show More

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by guests Dara O Briain, Professor Tony Ryan and Dr Gabrielle Walker to discuss the ever-hot topic of climate change. They take a forensic look at the evidence that the climate is indeed changing, how we know that we are responsible, and what c ... Show More

"AI can be a transformational tool in our fight against climate change," says Sims Witherspoon, a leader at the AI research lab Google DeepMind. Using wind power as her case study, she explains how powerful neural networks can help us better predict Earth's changing ecosystems an ... Show More

Gideon Rachman talks to historian Adam Tooze about his forthcoming book on the origins of the climate crisis and the prospects for international agreement to curb emissions and avert disaster.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey; ... Show More

It's that time of the month again! Kat and Latisha share some life changing hacks this week from Robots to AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

The effects of climate change on weather patterns around the world, including seasonal temperatures and rainfalls, are being felt keenly in agriculture – with shifting seasons and varying yields undermining years of habit-formed knowledge and process. Technology experts are helpi ... Show More

This week it's Luce and Dunc on the mic to talk to you all about whether he's an Anne Frank girlie, a Salem witch trials girlie, or a Titanic girlie. We also talk about some serious stuff, like nuclear energy being a response to climate change, Greta Thunberg being carried away, ... Show More

<p>Nisreen Elsaim, Climate and Youth Activist and Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow talks about the complex interconnection between Climate Change, armed conflict and involuntary migration and how better governance, fresh ideas of younger generations and more global responsibility by ... Show More

The Future of Humanity Brian Cox and Robin Ince take on the entire future of our civilisation, as they are joined by Astronomer Royal and former head of the Royal Society Lord Rees, Baroness Cathy Ashton and comedian, actor and director Chris Addison. They'll be talking about the ... Show More