Brain implants, agentic AI and answers on dark matter: what to expect from science in 2025 – podcast

By Elsa Couderc, Cheffe de rubrique Science + Technologie, The Conversation France
Gemma Ware, Head of Audio, The Conversation UK
Paul Rincon, Commissioning Editor, Science, Technology and Business
Signe Dean, Science + Technology Editor, The Conversation

In a special episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast to start 2025, we’ve brought together three science editors from The Conversation’s editions around the world to discuss what to look out for in the world of science and technology in the coming year.

Host Gemma Ware is joined by Paul Rincon from The Conversation in the UK, Elsa Couderc from The Conversation in France and Signe Dean from The Conversation in Australia.

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