NATURE PODCAST03 June 2026Passive heart-rate monitoring during regular phone use could provide early-warning of health issues — plus, testing Richard Feynman’s solution to the ‘restaurant dilemma’ problem.ByBenjamin ThompsonBenjamin ThompsonView author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarYou have full access to this article via your institution.Download the Nature Podcast 03 June 2026In this episode:00:57 How your smartphone’s camera could measure your heart rateResearch article: Liao et al.08:55 Research HighlightsNature: A star gone rogue tears through the GalaxyNature: Gold keeps glittering courtesy of surface chemistry11:04 Should you try something new in a restaurant? Maths has the answerNature: Feynman solved the ‘restaurant dilemma’ 50 years ago — now a study confirms his mathematicsSubscribe 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/d41586-026-01793-1 A wearable ultrasound patch for continuous heart imaging Are you what you eat? How food shapes self-image Superheated gold stays solid well past its predicted melting pointSubjectsMachine learningTechnologyMathematics and computingLatest on:Machine learningTechnologyMathematics and computingJobs Faculty Positions at SUSTech Department of Biomedical EngineeringWe seek outstanding applicants for full-time tenure-track/tenured faculty positions. Positions are available for both junior and senior-level.Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaSouthern University of Science and Technology (Biomedical Engineering)Interim Associate or Senior Editor, Communications BiologyWe are looking for an Associate Editor with research experience in relevant scientific areas in biology to join Communications Biology.London or Pune – Hybrid working modelSpringer Nature Ltd16 Fully Funded PhD Fellowships in NeuroscienceNeuroscience Academy Denmark (NAD) offers 16 fully funded PhD fellowships to highly motivated candidates pursuing a career in neuroscience research!Denmark (DK)Neuroscience Academy Denmark