Weird Science: Satellite Smartphones and Man-Hunting Vaccines

Satellite smartphones, radiation detecting snakes, desert battling gardens, contraceptive vaccines and accent morphing AI are just some of the stories in this week’s Weird Science selection. 

Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury 

Produced: Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9

Episode Sources:

• https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/29/22647252/the-iphone-13-5g-leo-satellite    
• https://www.wired.com/story/radioactive-rat-snakes-could-help-monitor-fukushima-fallout/?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_source=rss
• https://www.wired.com/story/a-plan-to-slow-the-creep-of-the-sahara-by-planting-gardens/?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_source=rss
• https://www.wired.com/story/an-experimental-birth-control-attacks-sperm-like-a-virus/
• https://www.wired.com/story/el-salvador-bitcoin-rocky-start/?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_source=rss
• https://www.newscientist.com/article/2289171-men-fart-more-when-eating-a-plant-based-diet-due-to-good-gut-bacteria/
• https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/06/china-cracks-down-on-crypto-related-services-in-ongoing-war-on-bitcoin.html
• https://www.wired.com/story/el-salvador-bitcoin-rocky-start/?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_source=rss
• https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/7/22661452/twitter-follower-remove-soft-block-test
• https://www.newscientist.com/article/2288976-call-centre-workers-can-use-ai-to-mimic-your-accent-on-the-phone/

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