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The Smart 7

The Sunday 7 - The UK aspires to be an AI Superpower, details on the new Nintendo Switch 2, a revolutionary treatment for Parkinson's Disease, and the Funnel Web Spider just got scarier

Ep. 1659

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week...


With over 17 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  won a Gold Award as “Best Conversation Starter” in the International Signal Podcast Awards 


If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...


Today's episode includes the following guests:


Guests

  • Sir Keir Starmer MP - Prime Minister of the UK
  • Peter Kyle MP - The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
  • Ivana Bartoletti - Global Chief Privacy Officer at Wipro
  • Dr Maxine Mackintosh - AI & Health Expert at The Alan Turing Institute
  • Alex Stephany - Entrepreneur & CEO of BEAM
  • Will Guyatt - The Smart 7’s Tech Guru
  • Mohammed Akbar Hussain - Consultant Neurosurgeon at Royal Victoria Infirmary Newcastle
  • Tim Cook - CEO of Apple
  • Professor Lotte Knudsen - Researcher & Chief Scientific Advisor at Novo Nordisk
  • Professor Francesco Rubino - Chair of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at King's College London
  • Derrick Pitts - Chief Astronomer at The Franklin Institute
  • Kane Christensen - Spider Expert at the Australian Reptile Park
  • ​​Professor Kris Helgen - Director of the Australian Museum


Contact us over at X or visit www.thesmart7.com


Presented by Ciara Revins, written by Meg Turner and Liam Thompson and produced by Daft Doris.



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