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: 

https://www.wired.com/story/russia-ukraine-war-ai-surveillance/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/technology/elon-musk-twitter.html

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3n74e/prolific-shitposter-now-owns-92-of-twitter

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/business/twitter-elon-musk-directors.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/technology/twitter-platform-rethink.html

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3n74e/prolific-shitposter-now-owns-92-of-twitter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaZJG7jiRak&t=12s (0m38s to 1m08s)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUIyRWSzQBo

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/04/mind-blowing-ai-da-becomes-first-robot-to-paint-like-an-artist

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2314395-robot-made-of-magnetic-slime-could-grab-objects-inside-your-body/

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2314957-solar-panels-that-work-at-night-produce-enough-power-to-charge-a-phone/

https://www.newscientist.com/video/2314977-ai-powered-camera-traps-could-protect-gabon-wildlife-from-poachers/

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