In our extended interview with George Monbiot, the writer and environmental activist talks about his book Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet. In the book he argues that farming is the most destructive human activity ever to have blighted the Earth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our extended interview with Mark Carney, the economist and former Governor of the Bank of England talks about his book Value(s): Building a Better World for All. In the book he argues that we’ve misplaced value in financial markets, and focuses on four major crises - once of which is climate change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our extended interview with Andrea Ghez, the astrophysicist and University of California professor speaks about her work studying supermassive black holes - in particular the discovery that earnt her a Nobel Prize. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our extended interview with Jeanette Winterson, the author speaks about her new book ’12 Bytes’, which explores the history of artificial intelligence – and where it’ll take humanity in the future. The edited version of this interview was first broadcast on New Scientist Weekly episode 82. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our extended interview with David King, the former UK chief scientist talks about the small matter of how to save the planet – and how he plans to do so as founder of the newly formed Climate Crisis Advisory Group. The edited version of this interview was first broadcast on New Scientist Weekly episode 75. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our extended interview with Nichola Raihani, author of ‘The Social Instinct’, she explains why species collaborate, an act which seems to contradict the competitive nature of life in Darwin’s theory of natural selection.  The edited version of this interview was first broadcast on New Scientist Weekly episode 73. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our extended interview with Gwen Adshead, the forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist speaks about the capacity we all have for evil - the subject of her book ‘The Devil You Know’.  The edited version of this interview was first broadcast on New Scientist Weekly episode 72. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our extended interview with Elinor Cleghorn, the author speaks about her book ‘Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine And Myth in a Man-Made World’, which examines the origins of the gender pain gap.  The edited version of this interview was first broadcast on New Scientist Weekly episode 70. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our extended interview with Alice Roberts, the anatomist discusses her book Ancestors: The Pre-History of Britain in Seven Burials, and the revolution taking place in archaeology as the discipline absorbs modern techniques from genetics. The edited version of this interview was first broadcast on New Scientist Weekly episode 69. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our extended interview with Suzanne Simard, the legendary biologist tells us how she discovered the wood wide web - revealing that trees live in a connected society, trading, collaborating and communicating in sophisticated ways through a shared underground network. The edited version of this interview was first broadcast on New Scientist Weekly episode 65. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our extended interview with Avi Loeb, the Harvard astrophysicist explains why he believes the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua could be a piece of alien technology, and tells us why scientists need to take the search for intelligent life more seriously. The edited version of this interview was first broadcast on New Scientist Weekly episode 54. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.