Tech and Science Daily | The Standard
Daily bulletins reporting the latest news from the world of science and technology, from the Standard.
The Evening Standard · Rachelle Abbott
Show overview
Tech and Science Daily | The Standard has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 1,500 episodes, alongside 4 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 190 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 6 min and 8 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 months ago, with 87 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Rachelle Abbott.
From the publisher
Daily bulletins reporting the latest news from the world of science and technology, from the Standard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 1,500 episodesEpisode 6: The Future of the Thames
Episode 5: Thames Water in the Hot Seat
Episode 4: Inside London's Super Sewer
Episode 3: The Victorian Sewer That Built Modern London
Episode 2: What Does Clean Really Mean?
Episode 1: How Healthy is the Thames?
Is it easier than ever to build a start up now? With AXA Startup Angel Competition judges
Pesticide “Safe Levels” Questioned, SpaceX Falcon Heavy Scrubbed, and Diablo IV’s Lord of Hatred Lands — Al’s Final Episode
London’s new Imperial–Lenovo AI hub, Apple’s iPhone privacy patch, and Nintendo hit with a tariff refund lawsuit
London recycling robots bought, volcanic lightning explained, Cisco’s quantum switch, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, and DJI Lito drones
Fleming Centre approved in Paddington, UK ramps up AI cyber defence, and Xbox teases new Discord Game Pass perk
PlayStation age verification hits the UK, UCL bowel cancer trial follow-up, and London’s Open Science week at the Crick
London Parkinson’s gut-bacteria clue, UK robotics adoption hubs, Hubble’s Trifid Nebula anniversary
BAFTA Games winners in London, Tesco’s QR-code barcodes, Breakthrough Prize gene therapy, and a new clue to finding rare earth minerals
OpenAI’s London office move, UK emergency-response robots, and Pragmata finally launches
Starmer summons TikTok & Meta to No.10, cancer drugs go “off-label” (properly), and Microsoft Patch Tuesday is massive
District line gets LiDAR track scanning, UK battery materials push, Adobe PDF zero-day patch, and Webb redraws the planet–star line
Anthropic withholds “Mythos” AI as Project Glasswing launches, ICO uses an LLM for case admin, Tech.eu Summit London agenda lands — plus Bond game delay
UCL’s cancer “visibility” breakthrough, UK signal jammer ban plan, brain organoids boom, Cyberpunk PS5 Pro upgrade
BNW Preview: Michael Pollan
For Episode Nine, Evgeny is joined by Michael Pollan, journalist, author, and one of the leading voices exploring the human mind. Drawing on his new book A World Appears, Pollan makes an impassioned case for consciousness as something precious, private, and increasingly under threat. Together, they explore how social media and AI are not just competing for our attention, but beginning to shape attachment, emotion, and even our sense of self.The conversation ranges from chatbots and “AI psychosis” to meditation, psychedelics, and the idea of “consciousness hygiene” - the habits and practices that might help us protect our inner lives. Pollan also reflects on why writing is a form of thinking, why boredom and mind-wandering matter, and how experiences of ego dissolution, art, and nature can deepen our understanding of consciousness. The episode ends on a wider question: whether the real challenge is not only understanding consciousness, but learning how to practise it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.