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A mental health charity is warning that vulnerable people are being exposed to potentially dangerous advice when they turn to AI for support.Mental Health UK say without safeguards to ensure AI chatbots rely on trusted sources, users could be exposed to serious risks.Plus, businesses are pouring billions into artificial intelligence, but new data shows much of that work never makes it into daily use.We speak to Valliance AI’s senior tech value partner Tarek Nseir about what’s holding businesses back from realising the benefits of AI.Also in this episode:Criminals are using £20,000 gadgets to break into keyless cars according to a BBC investigationHow a jab for a common virus could lead to new treatment for multiple sclerosisThe tiny ‘cell hotels’ launched into space to reveal how human gut cells behave in zero gravityThe tap-in, tap-out tech being rolled out to make train to airport travel easierWeather warning as the cold snap hits after Storm ClaudiaThe high-tech greenhouses using LEDs to grow strawberries in December

Scientists have found evidence that humans may have a previously unknown “remote touch” ability - sensing objects beneath surfaces or buried in sand without direct contact. We're joined by Dr Elisabetta Versace, the study’s lead author and Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Queen Mary University of London, who explains how humans can sense objects without touching them.Valve unveils new ‘Steam Machine’ games console to rival Xbox and PlayStation that plays PC games through your TV.Project Fetch: Anthropic carry out experiment to test if AI LLM Claude can help train a robot dog.Jeff Bezos’s space firm Blue Origin successfully lands rocket booster for the first time - to heat up the space race against Elon Musk’s SpaceX.Also in this episode:Samsung hikes memory chip prices by up to 60% as shortage worsensOnePlus 15: MKBHD calls latest smartphone “not normal”Tired of waiting for Spotify Wrapped? You can now find your weekly listening stats

On this replay preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev is joined by Dr John Krystal — Professor of Neuroscience at the Yale School of Medicine — to explore how ketamine could transform the treatment of mental health disorders.They discuss what ketamine is, how it works, and why it’s being hailed as a breakthrough in tackling the global mental health crisis.Listen to the full conversation on the Brave New World podcast here.

On this replay preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev is in conversation with Dr Peter Attia — a leading physician, longevity expert, and bestselling author.Together they explore Medicine 3.0 — Peter’s blueprint for extending both lifespan and healthspan — and why emotional wellbeing is just as vital as physical health.“It doesn’t matter how healthy you are,” Peter says, “if the most important relationships in your life are not happy.”Listen to the full conversation on the Brave New World podcast here.

On this replay preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev is joined by Dr Aubrey de Grey — a pioneering biomedical gerontologist and co-founder of the SENS Research Foundation.Known for his radical views on ageing, Dr de Grey believes we can and should treat ageing as a medical condition, not an inevitability.In this fascinating conversation, Evgeny and Aubrey explore everything from the ethics of life extension and the science behind reversing cellular damage, to how society might change if ageing becomes optional.Listen to the full conversation on the Brave New World podcast here.

A flotilla of Indigenous leaders have made a symbolic journey from the glaciers of the Andes to Belém, Brazil in time for the COP30 climate summit.Their mission: to demand a greater role in climate talks and protections for their territories, as extraction industries and climate change press ever deeper into Indigenous lands.Super Typhoon Fung-wong has weakened after battering the Philippines this weekend.Wind speeds of around 115 mph dropped to between 80 and 100 mph as the storm moved northeast towards Taiwan.An international team of scientists has achieved a world-first, creating plasma 'fireballs' to discover how powerful jets from distant black holes stay stable.Pablo Bilbau, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Oxford, explained what they’ve been doing and whyAlso in this episode:China has partially lifted export controls on key computer chips used in car productionA new national forest has been confirmed for the Oxford-Cambridge corridorScientists say camels and llamas could help unlock new treatments for brain disorders

Elon Musk, already the world’s richest man, has had a record-breaking pay deal approved — one that could be worth nearly $1 trillion.At Tesla’s annual meeting in Texas, 75% of shareholders backed the move, giving Musk what’s believed to be the biggest compensation package in corporate history.But over the next decade, will he hit the huge goals needed to earn it?Sir Keir Starmer has told COP30 that the UK is “all in” on net zero.Speaking in Belem, the gateway to the Brazilian Amazon, the Prime Minister said clean energy is key to jobs, growth, and climate security.It comes as the UN warns 2025 is set to be the second or third hottest year on record, after an “unprecedented streak” of global heat.The University of Cambridge is offering a new, minimally invasive enzyme injection to treat a severe spinal disease in dogs — the first and only treatment of its kind in the UK.The injection has been said to have an exceptional success rate.It targets intervertebral disc disease, which affects around a quarter of dachshunds.We’ll hear from Professor Paul Freeman at Cambridge’s Veterinary School, who co-developed the treatment with colleagues at Texas A&M University.Also in this episode:The much-awaited GTA 6 has been delayed again, now expected in November 2026.Scientists warn that a common diabetes drug may reduce the benefits of exercise.Google announces its biggest-ever carbon removal deal, funding restoration of the Amazon rainforest through carbon credits.

Ever heard of “vibe coding”? It's been named Word of the Year by Collins Dictionary, but what does it mean?You can thank OpenAI's co-founder Andrej Karpathy, who came up with the phrase.The World Weather Attribution has released new data revealing that climate change significantly amplified Hurricane Melissa’s destructive winds and rainfall.We speak to the rapid study's co-author, climate scientist Theodore Keeping, from the World Weather Attribution team at Imperial College London.Three Chinese astronauts are stuck in space for longer than expected, after an unidentified object hits the return spacecraft.Also in this episode:UK energy supplier Tomato Energy has collapsedPrince William honours young environmentalists at Earthshot PrizeThe newly described species of toads that give birth to fully formed toadletsAI chatbots "suffer from brainrot" too

Marks & Spencer’s revealed the impact of a massive cyber attack earlier this year. The retailer says profits were hit hard when hackers took them offline at Easter, knocking out online sales and leaving shelves bare for weeks.Elsewhere, scientists in London are looking at whether wireless power could be used to keep lunar rovers running in space. The collaboration between Imperial College London and MSA Space is being funded by the UK Space Agency.Suze Cooper speaks to Professor of Electrical Energy Conversion at Imperial, Paul Mitcheson, about what it could mean for future space exploration.Also in this episode…Plans to block scam mobile calls from abroad within a yearIs Government red tape causing UK science and tech to ‘bleed out’?Scientists warn geoengineering could trigger droughts and hurricanesSky Live to be discontinued less than three years after launchWhatsApp officially arrives for Apple Watch wearersAn extra reason to look to the skies this bonfire night