Weāre being told we have to ālearn to live with covidā, but what exactly does that mean? In this episode the team discusses how we live with flu and the measures weāll need to take to prevent wave upon wave of covid-19 infections and deaths. Thereās been a massive volcanic eruption in Tonga thatās caused widespread damage, and the team examines the impact it’s having on the island nation. Thereās more news in the race to build the worldās best quantum computer – the team finds out about a unique way of building these machines using neutral atoms. As antibiotic resistance continues to cause deaths worldwide, an alternate therapy using phages is growing in popularity – the team finds out about the pros and cons of this type of treatment. And the anthropologist Beth Singler joins the conversation – she looks specifically at human interactions with artificial intelligence, in an attempt to understand our fear of and reverence for the technology. On the pod are Penny Sarchet, Sam Wong, Michael Le Page, Alice Klein, Emily Bates and Alex Wilkins. To read about these stories and much more, subscribe at newscientist.com/podcasts. Thanks to our sponsor Brilliant – remember the first 200 people to sign up using this link will get 20% off unlimited access to all the courses on Brilliant for a whole year. To book a ticket for our New ŠÓ°ÉŌ““ live event āUnderstanding The AI Revolutionā, click here. And for tickets to see professor of psychiatry Ted Dinan live as part of our health and wellbeing online events series, click here.
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