<p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><br><p><br></p><h2>00:22 Exploring how gut microorganisms contribute to ageing</h2><p><em>Nature:&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00768-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Memory loss is fuelled by gut microbes in ageing mice</em></a></p><br><p><br></p><h2>04:30 How good jokes are in short supply during academic conferences</h2><p><em>Nature:&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00854-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Knock knock, no one’s there. Study finds scientists’ jokes mostly fall flat</em></a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.</em></strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>