Weird Science: We Ain’t Afraid Of No Ghost
An AI that creates ghost images from our subconscious, a shotgun-wielding man in hot pants, penguins with accents, and photosynthesis in the dark. That’s some very weird science. Hosted by Matt Armita...
1 Aug 202227min
Weird Science: Smells Like Team Spirit
On this episode of Weird Science, a missing Crypto Queen, why we like people who smell like us, fasting for your nerves, and a crime-predicting AI. Most importantly, find out why you shouldn’t drink c...
24 Juli 202229min
A Massive Sigh: Big Tech Lets Us Down. Again
Is Uber taking us for a ride? The e-hailing company is the latest subject of a whistleblowing data drop. And, the company that didn’t seek a sale is suing the man who doesn’t want to buy it. The stran...
19 Juli 202229min
The Future of Retail: EVs, Beauty and Hybrid Retail
Automaker Ford recently announced a direct-to-consumer sales model for its EVs. We look at why the car industry is lagging behind other retail sectors and highlight some of the advances in hybrid reta...
11 Juli 202226min
Intelligent Design. Creative Industries At Peril.
Neural networks can now create photo-realistic images from simple text inputs. As AI makes inroads into diverse professions, ranging from architecture to accounting, are these entry-level AIs displaci...
3 Juli 202235min
LaMDA Ex-Machina. The Autocomplete Individual.
LaMDA, Google’s experimental conversational AI has claimed it is a sentient person. Could Number 5 be Alive? Or is Autocomplete developing new and mystical powers?Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bra...
30 Juni 202230min
Weird Science. The Alternative Health Edition.
A bionic eye, glaucoma controlling contact lenses, and email writing horses are just some of the alternative health treatments under the Weird Science lens.Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard BradburyPr...
14 Juni 202227min
Weird Science. Good Wood Meets The Vitamin D Tomato
Hitch-hiking robots, cat-based AI, gene-edited tomatoes and wooden skyscrapers. Weird Science has it all. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard BradburyProduced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9Episode Sour...
30 Maj 202226min
