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The Naked Scientists Podcast

AI cancer scans, and heatproof drone plans

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Natural Sciences, Science, Science Radio, Naked Scientists, Health & Fitness, Engineering, Medicine, Technology, Life Sciences

4.6958 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

How an artificial-intelligence technology from Cambridge is helping cut cancer treatment waiting times, how the James Webb Space Telescope is shedding new light on the chemical building blocks of life, the universe and everything, and why Finland's become a hot spot for the world's computer scientists. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

On Britain streets, you unknowingly see, extraordinary heroes who look just like me.

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We live without capes or superpowers.

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We're the everyday heroes who save the hour a nurse a teacher a cabby a mate pride of

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Britain's here it's time to celebrate do you know an everyday hero who deserves

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recognition visit pride of Britain dot com Do you know an everyday hero who deserves recognition?

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Visit pride of Britain.com and nominate them today.

0:26.0

T.S.B. proud partners of the Pride of Britain Awards. All engine running.

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running.

0:36.0

Actually genius.

0:37.0

Welcome.

0:38.0

This show where we bring science.

0:40.0

What that essentially means is discovery is

0:42.0

advances, research, technology. What that means is discovery is advances research technology unbelievable

0:45.6

without further ado this is the naked scientist hello welcome to the

0:50.8

naked scientist this is the show that brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine.

0:56.0

I'm Chris Smith and coming up this week how an artificial intelligence technology from Cambridge is helping to cut cancer treatment waiting times.

1:03.3

We'll also hear how the James Webb Space Telescope is shedding new light

1:07.2

on the chemical building blocks of life, the universe and everything,

1:11.4

and we find out about the groundbreaking work being done to reduce the carbon

1:14.5

footprint of the world's fastest computers. First this week a new type of artificial intelligence technology that can cut the time

1:29.6

that cancer patients have to wait before they start radiotherapy has been pioneered by Cambridge University

1:35.0

researchers.

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