{"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/6a0dc5cb163f10018375cad8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"AI ‘scientists’ promise to accelerate research — how do they work?","description":"<p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>00:46 Meet the AI scientists designed to accelerate research</h2><p><em>Research article: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10652-y\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Ghareeb et al.</em></a></p><p><em>Research article: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10644-y\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gottweis et al.</em></a></p><p><em>Nature: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01596-4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Teams of AI agents boost speed of research</em></a></p><p><em>Editorial: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01551-3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Why AI cannot do good science without humans</em></a></p><p><em>Nature: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01563-z\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Do you hate or love AI? Take Nature’s poll</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>13:25 Research Highlights</h2><p><em>Nature: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01502-y\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Dried to survive: desiccated tardigrades tolerate high heat</em></a></p><p><em>Nature: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01505-9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pristine Antarctic ice records the Solar System’s travels</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>15:35 Using LiDAR to look around corners</h2><p><em>Research article: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10502-x\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Somasundaram et al.</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"}