Flash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn’t lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn’t, and yes, respectively, in case you’re curious.) Hosted and produced by award winning science journalist Rose Eveleth, each episode combines audio drama and journalism to go deep on potential tomorrows, and uncovers what those futures might re ...
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Ever wondered what’s happening in your brain while you sleep and why you need sleep?
QBI researchers Professor Bruno van Swinderen and Dr Sally Staton approach sleep from different ends of the scientific spectrum, but both are fascinated by how sleep helps us learn and respond to the world.
In this conversation, they delve into thought-provoking topics like:
- how sleep impacts a child’s brain development
- the different functions of sleep
- the value of REM sleep
- why study sleep in fruit flies
- how consciousness may have evolved
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