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Jun 27, 2026

I’m joined by Dr Nick Fuller to dissect the long-term effectiveness of weight loss medications and why lasting results do actually require more than medication alone.

Nick explains why evidence-based behavioural weight management programs remain the first-line approach to weight loss built on three key pillars: diet,...


Jun 20, 2026

This episode I’m joined by Dr Peter Lee, Head of Research at Microsoft, to explore the ideas shaping the future of technology. Leading 14 research laboratories globally and overseeing a research and development program that receives more than 10% of Microsoft’s overall budget, Dr Lee shares his journey to the top of...


Jun 13, 2026

In this episode, we speak with Dietmar Müller about the "Boring Billion", a seemingly quiet period in Earth's deep history that may have been crucial for the evolution of complex life. Drawing on his latest research, Müller explains how plate tectonics, passive continental margins, and volcanic outgassing shaped...


Jun 6, 2026

Astronomer and soon-to-be Dr. Kovi Rose joins us to discuss his newly published Nature Astronomy paper on one of the universe’s newest mysteries: strange repeating flashes of radio waves and X-rays coming form deep within our galaxy!

His team’s discovery of ASKAP J174 has helped identify the source as a pair of...