{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35d3734f-1e29-4d0b-a646-15776be08249/694b9ebd44fae3e802077bb5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Sunday 7 - The biggest Science and Tech stories from July to December 2025","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e68d306c05e863ff408a5/1766563505627-91562f27-b29d-4f73-ab91-bde962824384.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week...</p><p><br></p><p>With over 19 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and the Sunday 7&nbsp; won a Gold Award as “Best Conversation Starter” in the International Signal Podcast Awards&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...</p><p><br></p><p>Today's episode includes the following guests:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Dean Thomas&nbsp; - Detective Inspector of the Victoria Police, Australia&nbsp;</li><li>Dr Anne Pringle - Mycologist and Botanist, who specialises in the Death Cap mushroom</li><li>Dr Greg Moore - Senior Research Associate at Burnley College, University of Melbourne&nbsp;</li><li>Will Guyatt - The Smart 7’s Tech Guru&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Jason Neubauer - Chair of the Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation&nbsp;</li><li>Dik Barton - Former Vice President and Director of Operations for the RMS Titanic&nbsp;</li><li>Guillermo Sohnlein - Oceangate co-founder and Explorer</li><li>Donald Trump - 47th President of the United States of America&nbsp;</li><li>Kate Brintworth, the Chief Midwifery Officer for NHS England</li><li>Dr Debra Houry - Former Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Programme and Science at America’s CDC</li><li>Doctor Owasi Durrani - Emergency Medical Physician based in Houston Texas</li><li>Professor David Bailey - University of Birmingham’s Business School&nbsp;</li><li>Mike Beese - Managing Director of Genex UK</li><li>Craig Jones - Former Director of Cybercrime at Interpol&nbsp;</li><li>David Liu - Professor of the Natural Sciences at Harvard University&nbsp;</li><li>Mark Zuckerberg - CEO and Founder of Meta</li><li>Steven Pinker - Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University</li><li>Frances Balkwill -Professor of Cancer Biology at Queen Mary College Hospital London</li><li>Alastair Carmichael - Sheriff of Dundee&nbsp;</li><li>Professor Iris Grunwald - Chair of Neuroradiology at the University of Dundee&nbsp;</li><li>Aryeh Batt - Co-founder and CEO of Precise Bio&nbsp;</li><li>Professor David Zadok - Director of the Ophthalmology Department at Shaare Zedek Medical Centre in Jerusalem</li><li>Jack Bloomfield - Head of Marketing at X Ray Glass h&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit<a href=\"http://www.thesmart7.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> www.thesmart7.com</a>&nbsp; or find out more at<a href=\"http://www.metro.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> www.metro.co.uk</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Ciara Revins, written by <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/maxliam\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Liam Thompson</a>, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by<a href=\"https://www.daftdoris.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Daft Doris</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Daft Doris"}