Podcast: The Infinite Monkey Cage (LS 74 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)
Episode: Technofossils - Sarah Gabbott, Mark Miodownik and Aurie Styla
Pub date: 2025-08-06

Get Podcast Transcript →
powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization

Brian Cox and Robin Ince dig deep into the strata of an imagined human history to unearth the curious concept of technofossils. Joined by paleobiologist Sarah Gabbott, material scientist Mark Miodownik and comedian and tech enthusiast Aurie Styla the panel unearth how the everyday objects that we throw away today compare to fossils of the past.

Together, the panel investigates how these modern artifacts could degrade over time to become the fossils of the future. From old smartphones buried in bedside drawers to sprawling landfill sites, they imagine how these remnants of the Anthropocene might puzzle future archaeologists—and speculate on what these researchers might infer about our technology, customs, and way of life.

Series Producer: Melanie Brown

Assistant Producer: Olivia Jani

Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem

BBC Studios Audio Production

The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC Radio 4, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.