As usual this week we try to cover the latest advancements in technology and science, and mapping them against potential ethical dilemmas. Among the inventions we cover, I specifically want to call out China's rifle-equipped robot dogs, and the really, REALLY, unsettling use of human brain tissue in computing. We had a less structured conversation today to focus mainly on these topics, as they’re some of the more dystopian inventions we’ve covered to date. Join in, and see how we try and chart the upside to them.

Sean’s links:

* The terminator dog

* The drone first responder

* The icky biocomputer

* The cement recycling

Ben’s links:

* The soccer robots

* The shipping emissions and climate change conundrum

* Learning to speak Whale

* Ketosis and cognitive function

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