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b"We have a new podcast! It\\u2019s called\\xa0Universe Of Art, and it\\u2019s all about artists who use science to bring their creations to the next level. Listen on\\xa0Apple Podcasts,\\xa0Spotify, or\\xa0wherever you get your podcasts.\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nIn \\u2018The Pod Generation,\\u2019 Pregnancy Goes High-Tech\\nIn the new movie The Pod Generation, a wife named Rachel, played by Emilia Clarke, and her husband Alvy, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, want to start a family. In the movie\\u2019s near future, you don\\u2019t have to have a baby by getting pregnant, or using IVF, or going through a surrogate.\\nIf you\\u2019re lucky, you can get a reservation at The Womb Center, where you can grow your baby inside a convenient, high-tech, egg-shaped pod. Pressured by her friends and her work\\u2019s HR department, Rachel decides to give The Womb Center a shot.\\nScience Friday producer and Universe of Art host D. Peterschmidt sat down with the film\\u2019s writer and director, Sophie Barthes, to talk about what inspired her to make the movie, and what may be lost in the thoughtless pursuit of technology.\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nThe Rising Tide Against Deep Sea Mining\\nThe ocean\\u2019s seabed is filled with minerals like copper, nickel, and cobalt\\u2014the very raw materials that tech companies use to make electronics and batteries. Some view it as fertile ground to mine and exploit, launching an underwater mining rush.\\nLast month, world leaders gathered in Kingston, Jamaica to hash out the future of deep sea mining. For years, the International Seabed Authority\\u2014the organization in charge of authorizing and controlling mineral operations on the seafloor\\u2014has been trying and failing to put together a set of guidelines for deep sea mining.\\xa0\\nIra talks with Dr. Diva Amon, marine biologist at the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory at the University of California Santa Barbara and director of the non-profit SpeSeas, based in Trinidad and Tobago. They talk through the science of deep sea mining, the policies being debated, and what the world risks losing. Then, Ira talks with Solomon Pili Kaho\\u02bbohalahala, Chairperson of the non-profit Maui Nui Makai Network and Native Hawaiian Elder of the Papah\\u0101naumoku\\u0101kea Marine National Monument Advisory Council.\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nAugust Skies Set To Dazzle\\nAugust is shaping up to be a great month for stargazing, with or without a telescope. Celestial wonders such as a Perseid meteor shower and a Super Blue Moon will take place soon. Saturn will also be lit up for the remainder of August, and should be visible to the naked eye on a clear night.\\nJoining Ira to talk about what we can see this month in the night sky is astronomer, author, and podcaster Dean Regas. Regas also talks about recently leaving his long tenure at the Cincinnati Observatory, and what\\u2019s next for his love for astronomy.\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nTo stay updated on all-things-science,\\xa0sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.\\nTranscripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on\\xa0sciencefriday.com."