{"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/c1ed0a9b-6e75-4f02-bc13-d9d805eb026b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"30 January 2020: Linking Australian bushfires to climate change, and Asimov's robot ethics","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f3b71a8cbe675f3cedcb/61b9f40a77010000158180ea.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>This week, establishing the role of climate change in Australian bushfires, and revisiting Isaac Asimov’s ethical rules for robots.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>00:46 Behind the bushfires</strong></p><p>Researchers are working to establish the role that climate change is playing in the bushfires that are raging across Australia.&nbsp;<em>News Feature:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00173-7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The race to decipher how climate change influenced Australia’s record fires</em></a>;&nbsp;<em>Editorial:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00152-y\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Australia: show the world what climate action looks like</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>10:02 Research Highlights</strong></p><p>The debate around how Vesuvius claimed its victims, and an ancient mummy speaks.&nbsp;<em>Research Highlight:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00162-w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Vitrified brains and baked bones tell the story of Vesuvius deaths</em></a>;&nbsp;<em>Research Article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-56316-y\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Howard et al.</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>12:21 Asimov’s legacy</strong></p><p>This year marks the centenary of Isaac Asimov’s birth. We reflect on the impact of his writing on the field of robotics.&nbsp;<em>Essay:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00176-4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Isaac Asimov: centenary of the great explainer</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>21:00 News Chat</strong></p><p>The latest on a new virus from Wuhan in China, and social scientists' battle with bots.<em>&nbsp;News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00154-w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Coronavirus: latest news on spreading infection</em></a><em>; News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00141-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Social scientists battle bots to glean insights from online chatter</em></a></p>","author_name":"Springer Nature Limited"}