About this episode

Dr. Niki reviews the IgNobel prizes and discusses changes to Google Search in the EU due to the Digital Markets Act.

Dr. Niki reviews and calls out the IgNobel prizes, the silliest achievements in science, and Google Search is now very different in the EU as the company complies with the Digital Markets Act. Starring Tom Merritt , Jason Howell , and Dr. Nicole Ackermans . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Tom Merritt

Guests: Jason Howell, Dr. Nicole Ackermans

Topics covered

• LG Smart TVs
• IgNobel prizes
• Google Search
• Digital Markets Act
• science achievements

Keywords

• LG Smart TVs
• IgNobel prizes
• Google Search
• Digital Markets Act
• science

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Organizations: Google, Digital Markets Act, IgNobel prizes

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