{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6ae9b5979cb48f65eaf31c3f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Fertile ambitions: scientists’ plans to slow the biological clock","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1793702996364-67db6787-f3b1-4da7-88d8-c401e3f547f7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Two European startups are tackling the chromosomal abnormalities that make it difficult for older women to get pregnant. Their <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/10/26/treatments-for-age-related-infertility-are-being-developed-at-last?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">innovations</a></u> might also prevent younger women from miscarrying. <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/interactive/europe/2026/10/09/belarus-is-becoming-increasingly-russian?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Belarusian culture</a></u> looks increasingly Russian. And the world is taking a liking to <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/09/23/biltong-is-going-global-like-south-africans?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">biltong</a></u>.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Catherine Brahic, environment editor</li><li>Katie Bryant, senior video producer</li><li>John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent</li><li>Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li></li></ul><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Infertility, in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), </li><li>Belarus, Russia, Alexander Lukashenko</li><li>Biltong, South Africa, meat</li><li></li></ul><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<u><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to The Economist</a></u>.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}