Episode 267

Weird Science: Wooden Satellites & Wilful Ignorance

Published on: 30th December, 2023

In the future, we might not be able to see the stars for the trees if wood becomes the material of choice for interstellar habitation. Plus wilful ignorance, scent location and self-driving cars. 

Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury

Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9

Further Reading: 

https://gizmodo.com/daye-tampon-can-test-for-stis-1851000035?utm_source=vip

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034640-400-sweeteners-the-bitter-truth-about-low-calorie-sugar-substitutes/

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401348-rats-squeak-with-happiness-when-they-are-with-another-rat/

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401087-swarm-of-robots-can-make-collective-decisions-by-imitating-bees/

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401141-skull-shows-man-survived-surgery-to-ease-brain-pressure-2700-years-ago/

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401171-ocean-heat-could-supply-essentially-endless-clean-energy-to-islands/

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2400887-rats-can-use-imagination-to-mentally-recreate-places-theyve-visited/

·      https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398836-mysterious-cannabis-induced-vomiting-syndrome-is-on-the-rise/

·      https://www.newscientist.com/article/2400774-wildfire-smoke-is-reversing-decades-of-progress-on-clean-air/

·      https://futurism.com/the-byte/cybertruck-struggles-drive-dirt-road

·      https://futurism.com/the-byte/cruise-robotaxis-children

·      https://futurism.com/the-byte/matte-black-cybertruck-looks-horrendous

·      https://futurism.com/the-byte/cybertruck-spotted-highway-shoulder

·      https://futurism.com/the-byte/unemployed-man-ai-apply-5000-jobs-gets-20-interviews

·      https://futurism.com/the-byte/steak-umm-vegans-deepfake

·      https://futurism.com/the-byte/obama-ai-biden

·      https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/11/captcha-test-security-robot-ai/675931/?utm_source=feed

·      https://gizmodo.com/daye-tampon-can-test-for-stis-1851000035?utm_source=vip

·      https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-jaxa-wooden-satellite

·      https://www.designboom.com/technology/father-son-functional-wooden-tesla-cybertruck-elon-musk-100-days-nd-woodworking-art-11-02-2023/

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