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EPISODE · Aug 6, 2026 · 22 MIN

Four types of thinker, the cyclosporiasis outbreak, and the UK’s biggest telescope threatened

from Science Weekly · host The Guardian

Madeleine Finlay is joined by Ian Sample, Guardian science editor, to discuss three eye-catching science stories including an investigation that has identified four distinct types of thinker. Also on the agenda is the unprecedented cyclosporiasis outbreak in the US which has now been linked to two fatalities, and the funding cuts that threaten the iconic Jodrell Bank world heritage site, home to the Lovell telescope. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

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