Episode 1173
Malaria bites back, and the lunar base race
Plus, the sex of babies at birth turns out to be a 'weighted coin toss...'
The Naked Scientists Podcast · The Naked Scientists
July 25, 202538m 27s
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Show Notes
In the news podcast, what's causing the uptick in malaria cases in Africa? Also, scientists show statistically that the sex of a baby at birth is not random, and South Korea joins the throng in the race for settling on the Moon. Then, we hear how computer scientists are programming ethical AI to explain its decision making, and, sticking with AI, what are some of the environmentally friendly projects seeking to offset machine learning's vast energy consumption? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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moon basemalaria casesafricaAIethical black boxconservationgreenhouse gasbaby