Radio National Breakfast

Content generated by AI tools has become known as AI Slop - and it's flooding social media platforms.Now a new study has found more than 20% of the videos that YouTube's algorithm shows to new users are "AI slop."Guest: Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist at UNSW's AI InstituteProducer: Kate Uebergang

Varroa mite is a tiny parasitic pest that attacks honey bees, weakens entire colonies, and can cause hives to collapse if it's left unmanaged.The spread of Varroa is forcing beekeepers to rethink how they manage hives and raising broader concerns about food production, pollination, and biosecurity.Guest: Kim Prendergast, bee scientist and ecological entomologist Producer: Jess Lukjanow

The Prime Minister has been labelled a coward by the family member of a Bondi attack victim for his refusal to call a federal Royal Commission into the massacre.17 families of those killed or injured at Bondi beach have released a joint statement saying they "demand answers and solutions" which can only be delivered through a royal commission.Guest: Rabbi Dr Benjamin EltonProducer: Jess Lukjanow

Award winning author and Human Rights advocate Thomas Mayo shares his summer reading list with Barbara Miller.Currently ReadingThe Hiding Place by Kate MildenhallSummer ListSeeker and the Sage by Brigid DelaneyThe Eagle and the Crow by JM FieldA Different Kind of Power by Jacinda ArdernLimberlost by Robbie ArnottChildhood FavouriteChoose your own adventure booksBram Stoker's Dracula

A giant of STEM, and a visionary who leaves behind a unfathomable loss that's how Professor Emma Johnston is being remembered, after her death at the age of 52.Emma Johnston had a distinguished career in marine ecology, which saw her made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2018. She later became Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne.Guest: Kylie Walker, family friend and former colleague of Professor Johnston