NATURE PODCAST14 August 2026Nature staff discuss what flagging AI content may mean for research integrity — plus, how people from different cultural backgrounds have the same ‘tickle hotspots’ on the body.ByBenjamin Thompson &Elizabeth GibneyBenjamin ThompsonView author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarElizabeth GibneyView author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarSave articleView saved researchDownload the Nature Briefing Podcast 14 August 2026In this episode:00:29 What does Anthropic’s new watermark mean for research?Nature: Can Anthropic’s invisible watermarks curb ‘AI slop’? Researchers remain sceptical10:57 Ticklishness is a distinct, specialized body sensation, research findsNature: Where are you ticklish? Researchers map the sensation across culturesSubscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.Never miss an episode. Subscribe to the Nature Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music or your favourite podcast app. An RSS feed for the Nature Podcast is available too.doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-02562-w Why it feels good to scratch that itch: the immune benefits of scratchingSubjectsMachine learningComputer scienceNeuroscienceLatest on:Machine learningComputer scienceNeuroscienceJobs Postdoctoral Fellow – DNA Damage Response and Cancer BiologyPostdoctoral Fellow – DNA Damage Response and Cancer Biology The Luong Lab in the Department of Oncology Science at the NCI-designated OU Health ...Oklahoma City, OklahomaUniversity of Oklahoma Health CampusNTU AI-for-X Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026NTU AI4X-PDF empowers early-career researchers to harness AI for breakthroughs in STEM, driving innovation and boosting Singapore’s AI ecosystemSingapore (SG)Nanyang Technological University (NTU)