The world, the universe and us

I’ve been listening on and off for a few years and in that time I’ve been consistently surprised by a luddite, sceptical undercurrent in these discussions. Take for example a recent episode on LLMs, where the bulk of the time focused on how poorly they function and how unethical it is to use them. I can imagine if this were set 140 years ago, we would be hearing about how unreliable the automobile functions compared to horses or the velocipede and how unethical it is to even try driving one.

I love the revamped show. Still keeps the New Scientist integrity, but also sets itself apart. Two thumbs up!

Just listen to the rant about Trump’s “attack on science”. First you attacked NOAA data missing! Then admitted that it was routine maintenance! (Not Trump) Then you attacked the review of health related grants. But “admitted” that they were running again. Finally you said that you don’t know why programs and grants were being reviewed. 77 million voters in the US have asked why we are $37TRILLION in debt! Is there any reason why programs are being reviewed? USAID is still flowing to true humanity aid!! Next ‘story’ was about songs of the whale. Well, that has been researched for 30 + years and your story said research is still being conducted. End of story, so that is a waste of time Finally we heard about cooking eggs. That is the only reason I gave you two stars instead on one.

Since when has new scientist become so political? You’ve lost a listener here. Stick to science

Total waste of time. Instead of scientific podcast this is a political brainwashing.