Mushroom Boxes and Bacterial Mating

About this episode

The episode explores advancements in biotechnology, sustainable energy, and global economics, including reversing antibiotic resistance and a geothermal breakthrough in Utah.

Today we’re diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in biotechnology, sustainable energy, and global economics. What if we could actually reverse antibiotic resistance in bacteria instead of just trying to keep up with it? Plus, we have packaging that grows itself from mushrooms, a giga-scale geothermal breakthrough in Utah, and new data showing the world is more equal than you might think. What If We Could Teach Bacteria to Forget How to Resist Antibiotics? Global Inequality Declines Substantially Geothermal Breakthrough And don't forget to stick around for the speed round where we'll dive into even more great news. The Screen Time Panic May Be Missing the Point China grants commercial flying taxi licenses The Future of Hair Loss Treatment Might Just Be a Hat Your Immune System Could Be the Key to Slowing Ageing AI has identified 15 new magnetic materials And don't forget to follow the Daily Quote

People in this episode

Host: Andrew McGivern

Topics covered

• biotechnology
• sustainable energy
• global economics
• antibiotic resistance
• geothermal energy
• global inequality

Keywords

• biotechnology
• sustainable energy
• antibiotic resistance
• geothermal breakthrough
• global inequality
• mushroom packaging
• flying taxi
• hair loss treatment
• magnetic materials

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: China, AI

Places: Utah

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