#139 Vaping, toilets and TED talks
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is vaping more dangerous than we had thought? Are we on the cusp of revolution in toilet tech...
5 Sep 201933min
#138 Facial recognition, the dollar and lashings of ginger beer
The Week delves behind the headlines and debates what really matters from the past seven days. Should we be worried about facial-recognition software? Is the US dollar’s status as the global reserve c...
29 Aug 201938min
#137 Satanism, abortion and faulty evidence
The Week delves behind the headlines and debates what really matters from the past seven days. Should we take Satanists seriously as the new voice of reason? How reliable is mobile phone location data...
22 Aug 201933min
#136 Bio-weapons, Mongolians and bad education
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Could biological weapons that target specific ethnic groups soon become a reality? Is Mongoli...
15 Aug 201930min
#135 Swine fever, Katy Perry and inner voices
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is African swine fever coming to Europe? Will our inner monologues soon be audible to others?...
8 Aug 201930min
#134 Autopilot security, Apple’s pivot and candid weddings
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. How hard is it to hack an airliner? Have we reached peak iPhone? And would you trust a low-fi...
1 Aug 201935min
#133 Fake breasts, African Google and bad medicine
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Why are thousands of women reporting health problems after getting breast implants? What is b...
25 Juli 201933min
#132 Brain hacking, rent rises and genetic IQ
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Why is Elon Musk trying to wire computers directly to the human brain? Are exam results more ...
18 Juli 201940min
