MSP148 [] Science is Slick: Space toilets, bio-mining and the McPlant.

As SpaceX delivers its first payload of astronauts to the ISS, we look at low gravity toilets, using bacteria to mine metals on Mars and the expansion of plant-based food options here on earth. 

Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury 

Produced: Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9

Episode Sources:

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/11/10/1011935/microbes-extract-metals-minerals-space-rocks-mining/

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/nov/17/spacex-dragon-capsule-astronauts-crew-docks-with-the-international-space-station-nasa

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2259920-your-own-sweat-could-be-used-to-produce-a-natural-antiperspirant/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/18/fleets-twitter-launches-disappearing-tweets-tool-worldwide

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/movies/harry-potter-tiktok.html

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/18/unilever-sets-target-of-1bn-in-annual-sales-of-plant-based-foods

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2260415-computer-vision-can-estimate-calorie-content-of-food-at-a-glance/

https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/09/mcdonalds-to-launch-a-mcplant-vegetarian-option/

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2259491-ai-vision-could-be-improved-with-sensors-that-mimic-human-eyes/

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/nov/16/sound-walks-new-way-to-travel-in-lockdown

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