First climate tipping point triggered; Man controls another person's body by brain implant; health worries over sumo wrestlers

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The Lost Solstice Monument That Predates Stonehenge By 500 Years

Episode 378 A prototype Stonehenge has been discovered - an even older structure that may have been a first attempt at building the famous megalithic calendar. A team led by archaeologist Phil Harding, best-known for the TV series ‘Time Team’, discovered a range of artefacts at a ...  Show more

If We Can Make Genetically Engineered Designer Babies - Should We?

Episode 377 Considered too dangerous and unreliable a few years ago, the technology for gene editing babies is advancing fast. Improved methods of using CRISPR gene editing are making the technique safer and more targeted. But does that mean we should be creating designer babies? ...  Show more

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