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Change Your Mind

Change Your Mind with Âé¶¹´«Ã½ brings you all the brain health advice you really need to know. Every week, Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Editor Cat de Lange and neuroscience columnist Helen Thomson cut through wellness hype to find out what actually keeps your mind sharp, your mood steady and your memory strong. As friends, they've been sharing stories for decades and live their lives according to the latest evidence. Now they want to share those tips and tricks with you. From cold plunges to coffee, supplements to sleep, Ozempic and AI, they speak to leading experts and ask: does this really work? Expect smart insights, clear answers and practical takeaways you can use straight away. Because when you understand your brain, you really can change your mind - for the better.

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The World the Universe and Us

From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The World the Universe and Us is your essential weekly dose of science and wonder in an uncertain world. Hosted by journalists Dr Rowan Hooper and Dr Penny Sarchet and joined each week by expert scientists in the field, the show draws on Âé¶¹´«Ã½'s unparalleled depth of reporting to put the stories that matter into context. Feed your curiosity with the podcast that will restore your sense of optimism and nourish your brain.

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About this episode

5 June 2026

Episode 374

Google DeepMind is simulating entire worlds using AI - that can be interacted with in real time.

“World models†simulate the environment and physics of the real world. And DeepMind’s Genie 3 model allows people to create these worlds with basic image and text prompts.

The idea is not just to allow people to explore these worlds, but to serve as a testbed for AI agents to learn how to interact with the world before they are deployed in humanoid robotic bodies. 

Could this be the next big step towards artificial general intelligence (AGI)?

Joshua Howgego speaks to Jack Parker Holder, Research Director at Google DeepMind, about the latest developments.

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