MSP [] MATTSPLAINED [] MSPx30 Dec 2023

Weird Science: Wooden Satellites & Wilful Ignorance

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

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