{
  "id": 12071522,
  "title": "‘This is dangerous’: slime moulds and the bitter debate over the nature of intelligence – podcast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/this-is-dangerous-slime-moulds-and-the-bitter-debate-over-the-nature",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-05T04:00:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/oct/05/dangerous-slime-moulds-nature-of-intelligence-podcast"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists are battling over whether supposedly simple organisms should be considered ‘intelligent’. The outcome could reshape our understanding of the natural world – and our own place within it By Samanth Subramanian. Read by Mikhail Sen Continue reading...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}