TV experts Laura Slattery and Bernice Harrison join Fionn and Laurence to talk about Channel 4 drama Humans, in which humanoid helpers cause their masters untold problems in the home, the workplace and the bedroom, and Showtime's The Affair, a tale of infidelity told from different and sometimes contradictory perspectives.

In part two: If computers reach and exceed human intelligence, what kind of world will that be? For Tim Urban of waitbutwhy.com, it's a matter of when, not if. Ian Brunswick of The Science Gallery is less convinced. They join Fionn and Laurence to speculate wildly.

Off Topic is a weekly podcast produced by Sinead O'Shea and researched by Declan Conlon.