Keeping ads out of dreams, and calculating the cost of climate displacement

Science Magazine Podcast

Science Podcast

News, News Commentary, Science

4.3 • 842 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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First this week, News Intern Sofia Moutinho joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss scientists concerns about advertisers looking into using our smart speakers or phones to whisper ads to us while we sleep. Next, Bina Desai, head of Programs at the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, discusses how to predict the economic impact of human displacement due to climate change as part of a special issue on strategic retreat. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. Listen to previous podcasts About the Science Podcast Download a transcript (PDF) [Image: Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission Belur Math/Amphan Cyclone Relief Services; Music: Jeffrey Cook] Authors: Sarah Crespi; Sofia Moutinho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:22.8	Welcome to the science podcast for June 18, 2021. I'm Sarah Crespi. Each week we feature the most interesting
1:29.1	news and research published in science and the sister journals. First up this week, news intern
1:34.1	Sophia Matino joins us to discuss how to keep advertisers from invading our dreams. Next up,
1:40.5	researcher Beena Desai discusses how to predict the economic impact of human displacement due to climate change.
1:47.2	This is part of a big special issue we're running on strategic retreat.
1:54.4	First up this week, we have news intern Sophia Mutino.
1:57.7	Her story is about a letter from 40 scientists, warning of advertisers' efforts to
2:03.6	influence people's dreams. Hi, Sophia. Hi. This letter is asking for regulation to prevent
2:11.6	what the signatories call dream incubation advertising. Is this a real thing? Is there evidence that people's dreams can be
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