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The Sunday 7 - New study links Menopause and Dementia, why Whoop caused a stir at the Australian Open, and we check in on the Doomsday Clock

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The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week...With over 20 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and the Sunday 7  won a Gold Award as “Best Conversation Starter” in the International Signal Podcast Awards If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...Today's episode includes the following guests:Professor Barbara Sahakian - Cambridge University, Senior Author of Menopause study Dr Sarah McKay - Neuroscientist and Science Communicator, she also runs Australia’s Neuroscience Academy, Will Guyatt - The Smart 7’s Tech Guru Constantinos Charalambous - Engineer, Imperial College LondonLiz Kendall MP - UK’s Technology Secretary Alexandra Bell - Policy expert, and the CEO of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Professor Steve Fetter - Professor of Public Policy, and a former Dean of the University of Maryland  Britney Schmidt - Polar Scientist  Doctor Peter Davis - Physical Oceanographer at the British Antarctic Survey Dan Fagin - Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who teaches science journalism at New York UniversityContact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com  or find out more at www.metro.co.uk Presented by Ciara Revins, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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