EPISODE · Jul 25, 2026 · 18 MIN

EP 25 - Robo-Pigeon

from Brilliant or Bonkers: Weird Inventions & Innovation Debates · host Mark & Amanda | Science and Ideas Podcast

Texting is instant, but is it any fun? After a trip to a War museum, Amanda pitches her boldest invention yet: a robot pigeon that flies handwritten notes to your friends' windowsills. Mark counters with Blackadder, Speckled Jim, and the awkward fact that stamps exist. Along the way: the heroic pigeons of WWI, robot birds that actually fly. Is this the vinyl record of communication or the world's most over-engineered envelope? The Judgement Giraffe decides.

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