Project: Scientist

Project: Scientist is your front row seat to one student’s relentless journey through the chaos, creativity, and breakthroughs of science. Blending foundational concepts with bold, cutting edge ideas, this podcast is a raw, unfiltered logbook of growth, experimentation, and ambition capturing the real-time evolution of a future scientist. Whether you're a curious learner or a fellow dreamer, join the mission to explore, build, and push the boundaries of what’s possible.

Project: Scientist is a science podcast hosted by Prodigy, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Prodigy hosts Project: Scientist, a science show with 16 episodes published.

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  What Is Actually Inside a Star? | Astrophysics Explained

  Jul 20, 202614 min

  What is actually inside a star?In this episode of The Universe Explained, we travel from the centre of a star to its visible surface. We explore how gravity holds a star together, how nuclear fusion produces energy, and how that energy moves through the radiative and convection zones before escaping into space as light.Using the Sun as our main example, this video explains:• Hydrostatic equilibrium and stellar stability• Nuclear fusion inside the core• How hydrogen becomes helium• The radiative zone and the photon random walk• Convection currents inside a star• The photosphere and solar granulationA star is not simply a giant ball of fire. It is an enormous sphere of plasma governed by gravity, pressure, nuclear physics and magnetic fields.Subscribe to follow The Universe Explained and join the journey as my scientific knowledge, projects and research develop.Playlist:The Universe ExplainedNext episode:How Do We Know What Stars Are Made Of?Corrections and updates:Any corrections or important updates will be added to this description and documented through ProjectScientist.#Astrophysics #Astronomy #Stars

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  AI cracked an Erdős math problem. Now experts want guardrails

  Jul 8, 202614 min

  Researchers at OpenAI gave an AI model Erdős’ conjecture and walked away. When they returned, they discovered a breakthrough: The model had disproved the conjecture in a mathematical proof posted May 20 on OpenAI.com. “It’s a beautiful piece of mathematics that has been discovered,” says Melanie Matchett Wood of Harvard University, who contributed remarks to an accompanying paper in which outside experts reviewed the AI’s result . The discovery bolsters hopes that AI can contribute to scientific understanding. But the AI proof relied on perseverance rather than creative insight and has raised concerns about how mathematics will be done going forward. On June 2 a group of experts published a declaration calling for tight guardrails around AI in mathematical research . As of June 5, the declaration has 1,590 signatures.

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  Warning as AI clones voices and law falls behind

  Jul 8, 202610 min

  People in the UK could have their voice or face cloned using artificial intelligence without their knowledge and current laws may not be strong enough to stop it, experts have warned. Rapid advances in AI mean realistic digital copies can now be created from short audio or video clips, raising concerns about identity misuse, scams and loss of control. Media lawyer Dr Mathilde Pavis, said UK legislation was now "unfit for purpose" because it was written before this technology existed. "The law comes close, but it doesn't fully protect your voice, your face or your identity," she said. She added other countries including France, Italy, the Netherlands and Denmark have "effective laws" that protect personality rights. A Bristol voice-over artist, Faye Dicker, said she was in "disbelief" after discovering her voice had been cloned, external and sold online without her consent. Dicker said her voice had been downloaded on US-based AI firm Fish Audio more than 900 times. She said: "I have no idea who has used my voice, how they have used it and what they have recorded me saying," she said. Fish Audio said it takes "the protection of recognisable public voices seriously" and removed the content.

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  Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles

  Jul 8, 20266 min

  As consumer preferences and the broader entertainment industry continue to shift away from physical discs to digital, physical game disc production for all new games releasing on PlayStation consoles will be discontinued starting January 2028. Following this date, new games will be available on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only. This transition has no impact on games that already released, or will be releasing, prior to January 2028 in disc format. This is a natural direction for Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs. This transition will enable us to align more closely with how most of our community prefers to access and play games today. We’ll continue to prioritize our resources to drive innovation in how players can access games and provide choices as to where players prefer to purchase new games, whether that’s at retailers or PlayStation Store. We remain committed to delivering a world-class gaming experience to our fans and we thank you for your continued support.

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  Sony Is Removing Physical Discs — Is Game Ownership Dying

  Jul 3, 20266 min

  Sony is taking another major step toward a digital-only future. In this episode, we break down Sony’s decision to phase out physical PlayStation game discs for new releases starting in 2028, what it means for collectors, game preservation, resale, ownership rights, and the future of console gaming. Are digital libraries more convenient, or are players losing control over the games they buy? Let’s talk about the end of the disc era and what comes next.

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