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AI is getting so good at maths that it is now tackling, and apparently solving, some of the hardest mathematical problems that exist. But as huge companies like OpenAI and Anthropic race to outdo each other, human mathematicians are getting caught in the crossfire... and their field is changing forever. 
Jonathan Webb speaks to ABC AI Technology Reporter Cam Wilson about the furore over the Navier-Stokes equations and the million-dollar Millennium Prize.
Featuring:
Cam Wilson, AI Reporter at ABC.
Professor Tristan Buckmaster, Mathematician at New York University.
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This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Kaurna people.

And botanists intervene to save a plant that may have become sterile

It's been three months since the first case of bird flu was found on the Australian continent.
Many cases have been found in birds since then, along with other mammals. So where has it spread? And what can we expect to see as spring and summer arrive?
Jonathan Webb speaks with Peter de Kruijff, who's been following bird flu since the very beginning.
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Featuring:
Peter de Kruijff, environment reporter
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.

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Most people know the feeling of ticklishness, whether it's the tickle attacks that bring about uncontrollable laughter or the feather-like touch from something brushing against your skin.
But why do we feel ticklish? Can we stop it? And why did we — and all our ape cousins — evolve this sensation?
Jonathan Webb speaks to Dr Anina Rich to explore the science of this everyday experience.
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Featuring:
Dr Anina Rich, Macquarie University
Further information:
Human ticklishness is a widespread, culturally shared and bodily organized sensory experienceThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.