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MSP takes you into the future. Every week we look at advances in science and technology and ask how they will change the world we live in. And discuss how we can use our power and influence to shape the society of tomorrow.
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Weird Science: Robot Pain, Tetris & Trombones
In this Weird Science edition, we look at the achievements of 13-year-old Willis Gibson, the first human player to complete the classic game Tetris. Technology and nature intersect as our hosts discuss the potential use of plants to create supercapacitors for energy storage, opening possibilities...
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Tech And Culture 2023: What We Learned
Happy 2024 everyone. ßorry there's been a gap uploading. A lot of personal nonsense. The show has been going out on BFM bu we haven't been uploading here consistently. Richard Bradbury and Matt Armitage offer a satirical and insightful review of technology in 2023. Alongside Matt’s obsession with...
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Memory Loss: The Digital Legacy Business
In this episode, Matt and Richard explore the complex relationship between technology and memory, focusing on the preservation of digital content after death and the concept of digital avatars. They look at concerns around the preservation of digital records for future generations, questioning…
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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:...
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Weird Science: The Devil’s In The Dion
Celine Dion terrorizes a New Zealand city as officials in Guangzhou wipe the Halloween smile from riders’ faces and Meta’s chatbots sow confusion and apathy. Plus, VR helps with the horrors of hoarding. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Further...
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Weird Science: Bots & Bloodtests
As AI unveils its ability to speak to us, we take a look at the hidden world of data labelling, the secrets of 100-year-old blood and in-the-box updates. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Further Reading: ·...
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Just Browsing
What’s in a word? From the leisurely shopping arcades of the 19th Century to the algorithm-driven surfing of today, the nature of browsing has transformed from casual entertainment to coercive click-bait. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Image by...
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Weird Science: U2, Purring & Fat Bear Week
It’s Fat Bear Week on Mattsplained, with a cast of characters including purring cats, U2, Mean Girls, and disembodied hands and tongues. If it sounds weird, it’s only science. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Further Reading:...
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X Mars The Spot
Human NPCs, phlubbing your partner and AI influencers fail to to out-weird Elon Musk’s latest X-rated escapade. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Image by Kulturpop via MidJourney Subscribe to the Substack newsletter…
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Rating Laziness
In a world where everything is rated, what value do those ratings have? And how are they driving generational change in our attitude to work? Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 In this episode, hosts Richard Bradbury and Matt Armitage discuss…
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Weird Science: Dating Surveys, Green Screens, Glitter And Loneliness
What do exit surveys for exes, a global glitter shortage, red coloured green screens and the brain patterns of lonely people have in common? They’re all extremely weird. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Introduction: Welcome to another episode of...
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Cringe Fest: What Will The Future Think?
History is a wild and savage place. And one day that wild and savage place will be us. Will future societies cringe at our selfies, food shots and obsession with screens? Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Further Reading:...
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RE-UPLOADED: MSP237 Web3 vs The World. The Need For An Open Web
Sorry! We accidentally uploaded MSP238 as 237. This is the real episode. Hope you enjoy it. Web3 promises to democratise the Internet, and return control to users at the expense of Big Tech. But is it a problem masquerading as a solution? Further Reading:...
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Weird Science: The One With The Aliens And Neanderthals.
Bingbots, algo-cheating, taped-up batteries, aliens and Neanderthals are just some of the topics Mattsplained is weirding out with today. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Further Reading:...
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MSP237 Web3 vs The World. The Need For An Open Web
Web3 promises to democratise the Internet, and return control to users at the expense of Big Tech. But is it a problem masquerading as a solution? Further Reading: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734220-200-web3-promises-to-reclaim-the-internet-from-tech-giants-will-it-work/...
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Weird Science. Shape-Shifting Robots, Floating Cows & Elon Musk
Does the idea of shape-shifting T-1000 robots terrify you? Science create a robot that can shift from metal to solid, as this week’s Weird Science takes in comets, aquatic dairy farms and more ChatGPT. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Further...
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Weird Science. The Elixir Of Youth, Superwood & CGI Surveillance
It’s the first Weird Science of 2023. Inside our almanack of insane ideas are an elixir of youth, an insulating superwood and a system that creates a 3D surveillance system from your WiFi box. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Further Reading:...
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Aigiarism & EVs. A Rough Guide To 2023.
Electric cars, lies and the metaverse. As far as Mattsplained is concerned, it’s all you need to know about 2023. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Further Reading:...
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Woke Up This Morning: A Blue Tick Guide to 2022
Mattsplained went goblin mode in 2022. How else do you cope with Twitter warfare, quiet quitting and crypto collapses? Oh yeah, there was some good stuff about the year, too. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Further Reading:...
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True Lies: The Rise Of The Chat Bots
ChatGPT, a chatbot from OpenAI, has been creating headlines with its incredible ability to generate screenplays, write code and seemingly answer questions on any topic. Sage or snake oil: is it too good to be true? Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for…
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Immersion Therapy. The Extended Layers Of The Metaverse
If the Metaverse is the Internet, where does that leave VR? Exploring the Immersive layer of XR – extended reality. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Further Reading:...
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The MatterVerse. A Trip Through The Metaverse.
In part one of our simples guide to the Metaverse, we try to cut through the complexity and corporate clutter to delineate what the metaverse is, and when we’ll get to use it. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Image by Kulturpop via MidJourney...
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Back To The Birdyverse. Yes. Twitter. Again
We're skipping ahead a couple of episodes because this story is about Elon Musk. Which means it will be out of date before you take your next breath: Mass layoffs, a financial crisis, growing voices of intolerance. And a kitchen sink. No, it isn’t the global economic crisis. It’s Twitter under…
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The One About Elon Musk, Whips and Stealth Rubber
A Hot Wheels-looking centrifuge that fires projectiles into space, submarine-cloaking stealth rubber, the science behind bullwhips and a full menu of Musk feature on today’s episode. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Further Reading:...
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Cheating Insomnia. The New Science of Sleep
For up to a third of the population, sleep is a task that never seems to be completed successfully. Thankfully, a new generation of sleep science is creating individualized approaches to sleep therapy that could see millions of people nodding off peacefully at night. Hosted by Matt Armitage &...
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The One About The Cyber-Cockroach And Darth Vader
It’s time to put your backpack on and join the cyber cockroaches as we look at insect cyborgs, robo-Vader, asteroid impacts, ETH mining and the return of Gawker. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Further Reading:...
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The Rise of the Zoomers. Quiet Quitting And The Cult Of WhatsApp
Are you quiet quitting or quietly doing your job? Do you need a WhatsApp group to tell you? Or is this simply the impact of a new generation on the workplace? Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Further Reading:...
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Lord of the Pings. Are Notifications Ruining Your Life?
Are work notifications ruining your life? Do you spend more time reacting to pings than doing your actual work? Are productivity tools ruining your productivity? Don’t worry. You’re not alone. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Episode Sources:...
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Weird Science. The One About Janet Jackson
The secret laptop destruct sequence of Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation, a lawn-mowing android, social media intrusion and chewing gum make for some very weird science. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Episode Sources:...
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Shhhh! The Price Of Silence
Our minds are crying out for silence in an over-stimulating world. But is silence only for the wealthy? And can too much of it harm rather than help us? Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Episode Sources:...
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Weird Science: Lip-Reading ‘Phones And Glasses For The Deaf
Headphones that lip read, mouse-rat chimeras, soap-based TV screens and a robot with feelings. With a list like that it must be weird science. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Episode Sources:...
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You’re Looking At Smart Cities Wrong
Is a smart city a place where digital technology tracks your every move and creates a de facto surveillance state? Or is it simply a place where we use the best of human technology and innovation to create liveable urban spaces? Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard...
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Digital Amnesia: Are Smart Devices Destroying Our Memories?
Are digital distractions destroying our brains? Are we too detached to remember? Could an Adam Sandler movie have been deeply profound? The disturbing development of digital amnesia. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Freda Liu Produced by BFM89.9 Episode Sources:...
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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 Armitage & Freda Liu Produced by BFM89.9 Episode Sources:...
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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 coffee while shopping. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for...
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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 strange saga of Elon Musk and Twitter. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Freda Liu Produced for BFM89.9…
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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 retail. Episode Sources:...
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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 displacing the next generation of white-collar workers? Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury…
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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 Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Episode Sources:...
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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 Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Episode Sources:...
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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 Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Episode Sources:...
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RiPod. What Happens When Technology Dies
Saying farewell to the mighty iPod as Apple retires one of its most iconic products. And take a look at another cultural icon that technology is threatening: the gas station. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Episode Sources:...
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You Are The Product. And They Know How To Sell You.
The Internet knows where you live, who your friends and family are, where you work and what you like. How? Because every time you use your phone, you tell them what you're doing and where to find you. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Episode...
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Weird Science: Toxic Space Masculinity, Droning On, And EVs Evading Cops.
The mannequins making women safer in space, dancing drones detecting radiation at Chernobyl and EVs that fail to comply. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Episode Sources:...
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Squawk And Settle. The Emperor's New Clothes
The Tweety bird could get some new feathers if prospective owner Elon Musk gets a Like from the SEC. Will it happen? What can we expect from a Twitter under the rule of its greatest shitposter? Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Episode Sources:...
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Your Trusted Friend: Voice Is Search In A Sentence
We’re talking about the world of evolving chatbots today. How the implementation of screenless technologies could shape society. And the dangers we face if we adopt voice-based Search in a sentence. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Episode…
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Weird Science: King Troll, Slime Bots And Goldmines.
Are the trolls taking over Twitter? Are slimy robots the future? Can solar panels work at night? It must be time for some Weird Science. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Episode Sources:...
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Zombie Cells. The Race To Beat The Walking Dead
Zombies are back. And they're inside you, causing premature ageing. But we're developing the technology to beat back the horde. Billions of dollars are pouring into start-ups focused on reversing the effects of time on our cells. Could a cure for old age be within our grasp? Hosted by Matt...
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The 200. To Infinity and Beyond
Mattsplained celebrates its landmark 200th episode with a look back at our tech obsessions past, present and future. Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Photo by Héctor Achautla on Unsplash Episode Sources:...
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Weird Science: Robot Bees And Resurrected Rats
Could robot bees be the future of pollination? Will a resurrected T-Rex look like a T-Rex? Can we game our way to a cure for cancer plus the secret to more accurate moonwalking. Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced: Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Follow us: www.kulturpop.com...
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