{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/0185cea5-9e3b-4b82-a887-26f91f92765f/69bd5f943bbfcfe8db6b20f7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Briefing Chat: Are scientists funny? The evidence is in — and it's no joke","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f3b71a8cbe675f3cedcb/1774018258599-9f07498c-8f0c-4d22-a2d2-da8175c027db.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>00:22 Exploring how gut microorganisms contribute to ageing</h2><p><em>Nature:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00768-6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Memory loss is fuelled by gut microbes in ageing mice</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>04:30 How good jokes are in short supply during academic conferences</h2><p><em>Nature:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00854-9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Knock knock, no one’s there. Study finds scientists’ jokes mostly fall flat</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.</em></strong></a></p>","author_name":"Springer Nature Limited"}