Science is Slick: Game Brains

Could commercial graphics cards be the key to unlocking the cure for Alzheimer’s Disease? Do chilis hold the secret to solar energy conversion? And have X-Ray Spex finally been invented?
Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury
Produced: Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9

Episode Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/27/seen-all-this-before-tourism-nz-says-ditch-influencer-shots-for-something-new
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2266304-video-game-graphics-cards-can-simulate-monkey-brains-on-the-cheap/
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210126-the-richest-human-made-marine-habitats-in-the-world?ocid=global_future_rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_campaign=RSS
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2264683-chemical-that-makes-chilli-peppers-spicy-boosts-solar-panel-cells/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2264636-superhuman-sight-may-be-possible-with-lens-that-makes-uv-light-visible/
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-biden-rocket-dilemma/?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_source=rss
https://www.wired.com/story/coffee-talk-game-anniversary-origins/?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_source=rss
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20519-reindeer-gained-uv-vision-after-moving-to-the-arctic/

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