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It’s often said that we know more about the Moon’s surface than we do about the deep sea – which starts at a depth of 1,800 metres and reaches down to almost 11,000m within the Mariana Trench. That belief is completely wrong, apparently, said Sandrine Ceurstemont in the New Scientist – and is elegantly dismantled in episode one of the riveting The Deep-Sea Podcast, by host Dr Alan Jamieson, a world leader in the biological exploration of the ocean below 6,000m. Jamieson and his co-host Dr Thomas Linley have attracted an impressive roster of interviewees, including authors and artists...

The Week Unwrapped: France in revolt, junior networks and digital emotions Why are French soldiers up in arms? Is Instagram the right place for children? And can computers recognise emotions? by The Week team SpaceX Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. In this week’s episode, we discuss: A new French revolution Emmanuel Macron has been warned in an open letter signed by serving members of the French armed forces that he risks dragging France into a civil war over his “surrender” to Islamists. The letter follows a simi...

The Week Unwrapped: Psychedelics, peacekeeping and office productivity Could hallucinogenics replace antidepressants? How can peacekeepers be more effective? And what can Google tell us about the post-pandemic workplace? by The Week team SpaceX Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. In this week’s episode, we discuss: Psychedelics Interest in psychedelics has hit a new high as researchers and investors explore the therapeutic uses of hallucinogens. So will the next generation of treatments for conditions including depressio...

Why are dating scams on the rise? Have scientists made a breakthrough in the battle against malaria? And can humans live without a sense of time?

Cassell’s Book of Birds makes a great Boring Book for Bedtime I love the feeling of drifting off to sleep while listening to a podcast, said Nicholas Alexander in The Guardian. “Sentences swim around you, stripped of their meaning. Words collect in little incoherent groups at the edge of consciousness, as you tiptoe a tightrope on the outskirts of sleep.” In the BBC Sounds “comedy-horror” podcast The Sink: A Sleep Aid, writer Natasha Hodgson, producer Andy Goddard and composer David Cumming recreate that agreeably woozy sensation. Struggling to sleep? Try this nifty good exercise.....