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AI’s influence on society, measuring muscles, and a Crick biography

Science Magazine Podcast · July 30, 2026

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AI’s influence on society, measuring muscles, and a Crick biography

Science Magazine Podcast

First up on the podcast, we catch up with Celina Zhao, a staff reporter for Science’s AI In Science reporting initiative. She talks with host Sarah Crespi about artificial intelligence’s knack for finding legal loopholes and how philosophers are navigating conflicts of interest around advising companies on AI. Next on the show, it’s hard to figure out how much force a muscle is exerting without sticking invasive probes into the body. Christopher Bird, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Queensland, discusses a new way to use ultrawideband radar to measure muscle forces that could prove useful for assistive devices and rehabilitation. Finally, the third in our limited six-part series on scientific biographies. This month, host Angela Saini talks with zoologist Matthew Cobb about his new book on the life of Francis Crick, Crick: A Mind in Motion. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. Image credit: Chiara Vercesi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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First up on the podcast, we catch up with Celina Zhao, a staff reporter for Science ’s AI In Science reporting initiative . She talks with host Sarah Crespi about artificial intelligence’s knack for finding legal loopholes and how philosophers are navigating conflicts of interest around advising companies on AI. Next on the show, it’s hard to figure out how much force a muscle is exerting without sticking invasive probes into the body. Christopher Bird , a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Queensland, discusses a new way to use ultrawideband radar to measure muscle forces that could prove useful for assistive devices and rehabilitation. Finally, the third in our limited six-part series on scientific biographies . This month, host Angela Saini talks with zoologist Matthew Cobb about his new book on the life of Francis Crick, Crick: A Mind in Motion . This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy . Image credit: Chiara Vercesi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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