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Share Radio's technology editor Steve Caplin reveals to Simon Rose the winners of the Ig Nobel prizes for science. There's also news of how AI can change the accents of cold callers, of a giant simulated moon you can visit, how building blueprints can be interpreted by robots, how cockroaches can be turned into cyborgs for dangerous situations, how concrete buildings can be easily constructed using inflatable forms, a motorless food blender, a clever camping lantern and why Janet Jackson might crash your laptop.

The ground-breaking announcement last week from the Oxford Institute for New Economic Thinking, almost totally eclipsed when it was published, is that decarbonizing the energy system by 2050 could save at least $12 trillion compared to continuing with our current levels of fossil fuel use. So, once this has transformed energy supply across the world, can we at last look forward to a silver lining to the dark clouds currently hanging over us, in terms of drawing a line under climate change, economic turmoil and international conflict? Background music: 'Solar Power' by Ashley Shadow. Image source: Institute for New Economic Thinking

The Bank of England is tipped to raise interest rates by at least 0.5 per cent this week, but the pound fell to a 37-year low last week - reaching $1.351, a level not seen since 1985. That comes against a backdrop of inflation edging down slightly to 9.9% - taking Britain out of the double-digit inflation club - with a colossal rescue plan to save households and businesses from spiralling energy prices about to kick in. The details on that energy price guarantee rushed out by new Prime Minister Liz Truss - and how it's potential £150billion cost will be paid for - are still sparse, but are expected to be sketched out in more detail this week. Meanwhile, on Friday a mini-Budget is due to arrive with a rumoured round of tax cuts as Truss and her new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng go all out for growth. Georgie Frost, Helen Crane and Simon Lambert look at the pound, energy bills, inflation and interest rates, how all these issues connect and what could happen next. Also on the agenda are rising savings rates and whether savers should fix or stick with short-term easy access deals, and a question over a life-changing £500,000 early inheritance and where the balance lies between saving, paying off the mortgage or investing. And finally, overshadowing all the financial events of a whirlwind fortnight, Queen Elizabeth II died ending her 70 year reign, and ushering in a period of national mourning that came to a close under the eyes of the entire world with her funeral. But what will happen now to Britain's money and when will we start to see King Charles III on our cash?

Another rough week for the stock market coincides with Amazon's exclusive start to Thursday Night Football. Emily Flippen and Ron Gross discuss FedEx shares having a historically bad day amid talk of a recession, Adobe spending $20 billion for a start-up software design firm, Optimism around Starbucks after an impressive (and detailed) investor day, Twilio laying off 11% of employees, and two business leaders and their legacies. At 20 minutes in, John Ourand from the Sports Business Journal discusses Amazon's investments in NFL programming, Disney's thinking about ESPN, college football playoff expansion, and story lines for the MLB playoffs, plus at 35 minutes in, Ron and Emily share two stocks on their radar: Union Pacific and Costco. Stocks discussed: FDX, ADBE, SBUX, TWLO, AMZN, DIS, AAPL, UNP, COST. Host - Chris Hill; Guests - Emily Flippen, Ron Gross, John Ourand

If you know you’re impatient, then value investing isn’t for you. Aswath Damodaran teaches corporate finance and valuation at the Stern School of Business at New York University. Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner caught up with the “Dean of Valuation” for a discussion on inflation’s new questions for investors, Tesla valuations (from $50 billion to $1 trillion), incentives, correlations, and costs in ESG scoring, and Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and the companies they've built. Stocks mentioned on the show: TSLA, MO, BLK, AMZN. Host - Tom Gardner, Guest - Aswath Damodaran

Adam Cox is joined by Jody Buchan, UK Monkey Shoulder Brand Ambassador, who has teamed up with Vice Media on a nationwide nightlife investigation, called 'The Night Shift’. This in-depth, investigative report asked over 4,000 people what is wrong with the nightlife scene right now in an attempt to right the wrongs of so many nightlife fails. They discuss what the investigation found, and why people's drinking habits are changing. He explains what improvements need to be made to get people back into clubs, and lets listeners know about their upcoming events. https://www.monkeyshoulder.com/

Adam Cox is joined by Matt O'Donovan, from WiFi Spark, to discuss new research which reveals the UK's perception of hospital entertainment, and why good entertainment and engagement is so important in hospitals. He explains what can be done to fix the issues caused by poor entertainment options and who should be paying for the updates. https://www.wifispark.com/

In a hypnosis session which Adam Cox describes as 'staged disassociation', this episode uses scene-setting and metaphors drawn from several locations across London. Following a week when our capital city has featured so heavily during the period of mourning for the Queen, just relax and enjoy.

With Ben van Beurden stepping down as CEO of Shell, Russ Mould of A J Bell looks at the tenure of senior chief executives. With 9 years at the helm, he's the 24th-longest serving FTSE100 boss, the average currently being 6 years. Perhaps it was just a good time to leave. Russ also looks at the growing list of companies showing signs of demand ebbing or cost pressures building – or both.

James Cameron-Wilson reports that cinema box office in the UK is currently grim, down 16% on last year at this time. New #1, comedy whodunnit See How They Run, just managed to take over £1m. James found it a hoot. A re-release of Jaws from 1975 was #3 while 3000 Years of Longing with Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba only managed #18, though James wasn't enthusiastic. At #22 is Jodie Comer in Prima Facie, now the highest-grossing event cinema release ever. At #23 was the unengaging The Forgiven with Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain.