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<p>Step inside DeepMind's laboratories and you'll find researchers studying DNA to understand the mysteries of life, seeking new ways to use nuclear energy, or putting AI to the test in mind-bending areas of maths. In this episode, Hannah meets Pushmeet Kohli, the head of science at DeepMind, to understand how AI is accelerating scientific progress. Listeners also join Hannah on a [virtual] safari in the Serengeti in East Africa to find out how researchers are using AI to conserve wildlife in one of the world’s most spectacular ecosystems. </p><p> </p><p>For questions or feedback on the series, message us on Twitter @DeepMind or email podcast@deepmind.com. </p><p> </p><p>Interviewees: DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis, Pushmeet Kohli & Sarah Jane Dunn; Meredith Palmer of the Princeton University</p><p> </p><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><p>Presenter: Hannah Fry</p><p>Series Producer: Dan Hardoon</p><p>Production support: Jill Achineku</p><p>Sounds design: Emma Barnaby</p><p>Music composition: Eleni Shaw</p><p>Sound Engineer: Nigel Appleton</p><p>Editor: David Prest</p><p>Commissioned by DeepMind</p><p> </p><p>Thank you to everyone who made this season possible! </p><p> </p><p><strong>Further reading:</strong></p><p>Using AI for scientific discovery, DeepMind: <a href="https://deepmind.com/blog/article/AlphaFold-Using-AI-for-scientific-discovery">https://deepmind.com/blog/article/AlphaFold-Using-AI-for-scientific-discovery</a></p><p>DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis on its breakthrough scientific discoveries, WIRED: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WRow9FqUbw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WRow9FqUbw</a></p><p>The AI revolution in scientific research, The Royal Society: <a href="https://royalsociety.org/-/media/policy/projects/ai-and-society/AI-revolution-in-science.pdf">https://royalsociety.org/-/media/policy/projects/ai-and-society/AI-revolution-in-science.pdf</a></p><p>DOE Explains...Tokamaks, Office of Science: <a href="https://www.energy.gov/science/doe-explainstokamaks">https://www.energy.gov/science/doe-explainstokamaks</a></p><p>How AI Accidentally Learned Ecology by Playing StarCraft, Discover: <a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/how-ai-accidentally-learned-ecology-by-playing-starcraft">https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/how-ai-accidentally-learned-ecology-by-playing-starcraft</a></p><p>Google AI can identify wildlife from trap-camera footage, VentureBeat:<br /><a href="https://venturebeat.com/2019/12/17/googles-ai-can-identify-wildlife-from-trap-camera-footage-with-up-to-98-6-accuracy/">https://venturebeat.com/2019/12/17/googles-ai-can-identify-wildlife-from-trap-camera-footage-with-up-to-98-6-accuracy/</a></p><p>Snapshot Serengeti, Zooniverse:<br /><a href="https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/zooniverse/snapshot-serengeti">https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/zooniverse/snapshot-serengeti</a></p><p>The Human Genome Project, National Human Genome Research Institute: <a href="https://www.genome.gov/human-genome-project">https://www.genome.gov/human-genome-project</a></p><p>Exploring the beauty of pure mathematics in novel ways, DeepMind: <a href="https://deepmind.com/blog/article/exploring-the-beauty-of-pure-mathematics-in-novel-ways">https://deepmind.com/blog/article/exploring-the-beauty-of-pure-mathematics-in-novel-ways</a></p><p>Predicting gene expression with AI, DeepMind: <a href="https://deepmind.com/blog/article/enformer">https://deepmind.com/blog/article/enformer</a></p><p>Using machine learning to accelerate ecological research, DeepMind: <a href="https://deepmind.com/blog/article/using-machine-learning-to-accelerate-ecological-research">https://deepmind.com/blog/article/using-machine-learning-to-accelerate-ecological-research</a></p><p>Accelerating fusion science through learned plasma control, DeepMind: <a href="https://deepmind.com/blog/article/Accelerating-fusion-science-through-learned-plasma-control">https://deepmind.com/blog/article/Accelerating-fusion-science-through-learned-plasma-control</a></p><p>Simulating matter on the quantum scale with AI, DeepMind: <a href="https://deepmind.com/blog/article/Simulating-matter-on-the-quantum-scale-with-AI">https://deepmind.com/blog/article/Simulating-matter-on-the-quantum-scale-with-AI</a></p><p>How AI is helping the natural sciences, Nature: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02762-6">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02762-6</a></p><p>Inside DeepMind's epic mission to solve science's trickiest problem, WIRED: <a href="https://www.wired.co.uk/article/deepmind-protein-folding">https://www.wired.co.uk/article/deepmind-protein-folding</a></p><p>How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Science, Quanta: </p><p><a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-artificial-intelligence-is-changing-science-20190311/">https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-artificial-intelligence-is-changing-science-20190311/</a></p> <p><p>Please leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed this episode. 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