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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 https://www.bfm.my/ (BFM89.9) Episode Sources:  https://www.techradar.com/opinion/why-im-holding-on-to-my-ipod-classic-even-as-apple-finally-kills-off-the-ipod (https://www.techradar.com/opinion/why-im-holding-on-to-my-ipod-classic-even-as-apple-finally-kills-off-the-ipod) https://www.techradar.com/sg/news/apple-officially-retires-the-ipod (https://www.techradar.com/sg/news/apple-officially-retires-the-ipod) https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61401626 (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61401626) https://www.macworld.com/article/699715/the-ipod-touch-is-finally-dead.html (https://www.macworld.com/article/699715/the-ipod-touch-is-finally-dead.html) https://www.macrumors.com/2022/04/28/apple-supply-constraints-q3-2022/#:~:text=Apple%20CFO%20Luca%20M

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 https://www.bfm.my/ (BFM89.9) Episode Sources:  https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/05/10/twitter-takeover-musk-says-he-s-exactly-aligned-with-new-eu-rules-tackling-illegal-online- (https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/05/10/twitter-takeover-musk-says-he-s-exactly-aligned-with-new-eu-rules-tackling-illegal-online-) https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/03/twitter-latest-filing-admits-to-risk-of-losing-of-advertisers-and-staff-due-to-musk-takeover/ (https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/03/twitter-latest-filing-admits-to-risk-of-losing-of-advertisers-and-staff-due-to-musk-takeover/) https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/05/elon-musk-expected-to-serve-as-temporary-twitter-ceo-after-deal-closes.html (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/05/elon-musk-expected-t

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 https://www.bfm.my/ (BFM89.9) Episode Sources:  https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318015-chernobyl-scientists-want-robots-and-drones-to-monitor-radiation-risk/ (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318015-chernobyl-scientists-want-robots-and-drones-to-monitor-radiation-risk/) https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/3/23055122/boston-dynamics-spot-video-upgrades-industrial-setting-dancing (https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/3/23055122/boston-dynamics-spot-video-upgrades-industrial-setting-dancing) https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318260-space-test-dummies-will-measure-female-radiation-risk-for-first-time/ (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318260-space-test-dummies-will-measure-female-radiation-risk-for-first-time/) https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/30/23050493/baidu-pony-ai-first-robotaxi-servic

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 https://www.bfm.my/ (BFM89.9) Episode Sources:  https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/25/twitter-elon-musk-buy-takeover-deal-tesla (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/25/twitter-elon-musk-buy-takeover-deal-tesla) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/22/business/trump-truth-social-elon-musk.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/22/business/trump-truth-social-elon-musk.html) https://twitter.com/rbreich/status/1513999754480345089 (https://twitter.com/rbreich/status/1513999754480345089) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/12/elon-musk-internet-twitter (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/12/elon-musk-internet-twitter) https://twitter.com/DonLemonTonight/status/1518797990302994432?s=20&a

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 https://www.bfm.my/ (BFM89.9) Episode Sources:  https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/29/1048439/chatbots-replace-search-engine-terrible-idea/ (https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/29/1048439/chatbots-replace-search-engine-terrible-idea/) https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2022/02/22/the-important-difference-between-web3-and-the-metaverse/?sh=5d1ce8195af3 (https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2022/02/22/the-important-difference-between-web3-and-the-metaverse/?sh=5d1ce8195af3) Photo by https://unsplash.com/@laughayette?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText (Marten Newhall) on https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=cr

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 https://www.bfm.my/ (BFM89.9) Episode Sources:  https://www.wired.com/story/russia-ukraine-war-ai-surveillance/ (https://www.wired.com/story/russia-ukraine-war-ai-surveillance/) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/technology/elon-musk-twitter.html (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.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/2022/04/04/business/twitter-elon-musk-directors.html) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/technology/twitter-platform-rethink.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/technology/twitter-platform-rethink.htm

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 Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for https://www.bfm.my/ (BFM89.9) Episode Sources:  https://www.newscientist.com/article/2309645-brain-cells-that-regulate-wakefulness-may-become-overactive-with-age/ (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2309645-brain-cells-that-regulate-wakefulness-may-become-overactive-with-age/) https://www.newscientist.com/article/2311876-we-may-now-know-why-young-blood-can-have-rejuvenating-effects/ (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2311876-we-may-now-know-why-young-blood-can-have-rejuvenating-effects/) https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/feb/17/if-they-could-turn-back-time-how-tech-billionaires-are-trying-to-reverse-the-ageing-process (https://www

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 https://www.bfm.my/ (BFM89.9) Photo by https://unsplash.com/@achautla?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText (Héctor Achautla) on https://unsplash.com/s/photos/200?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText (Unsplash) Episode Sources:  https://www.wired.com/story/nimo-planet-nimo-glasses/amp (https://www.wired.com/story/nimo-planet-nimo-glasses/amp) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-01-09/podcasting-hasn-t-produced-a-new-hit-in-years (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-01-09/podcasting-hasn-t-produced-a-new-hit-in-years) Subscribe to the Substack newsletter: https://kulturpop.substack.com/ (https://kulturpop.substack.com) Follow us: Tw: https://twitter.com/kulturmatt (@kulturmatt

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 https://www.bfm.my (BFM89.9) Follow us: http://www.kulturpop.com/ (www.kulturpop.com) https://www.instagram.com/kulturpop/ (https://www.instagram.com/kulturpop/)  https://twitter.com/kulturmatt (https://twitter.com/kulturmatt) Episode Sources:  https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333770-900-martin-rees-interview-elon-musk-could-spawn-the-first-post-humans/ (https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333770-900-martin-rees-interview-elon-musk-could-spawn-the-first-post-humans/) https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333773-200-help-cancer-research-by-playing-the-genigma-phone-puzzle-game/ (https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333773-200-help-cancer-research-by-playing-the-genigma-phone-puzzle-game/) https://www.newscientist.com/arti

Who will we be in the metaverse? Obviously, an avatar. But what will that avatar mean for the person in the real world? Has digital technology already eroded our identities as Matt gets to grips with the after-effects of Covid-19. Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury  Produced: Richard Bradbury for https://www.bfm.my (BFM89.9) Follow us: http://www.kulturpop.com/ (www.kulturpop.com) https://www.instagram.com/kulturpop/ (https://www.instagram.com/kulturpop/)  https://twitter.com/kulturmatt (https://twitter.com/kulturmatt) Episode Sources:  https://www.wired.com/story/great-smushing-pandemic-identities/?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_source=rss (https://www.wired.com/story/great-smushing-pandemic-identities/?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_source=rss) https://www.wired.com/story/now-physical-jobs-going-remote/?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_source=rss (https://www.wired.com/story/now-physical-jobs-going-remote/?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_m

Five-letter puzzle Wordle has become a global sharing sensation. But why is it so addictive? And what is it doing to your brain? And what does it tell us about our culture? Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury  Produced: Richard Bradbury for https://www.bfm.my (BFM89.9) Episode Sources: Follow us: http://www.kulturpop.com/ (www.kulturpop.com) https://www.instagram.com/kulturpop/ (https://www.instagram.com/kulturpop/)  https://twitter.com/kulturmatt (https://twitter.com/kulturmatt) Episode Sources:  https://www.inverse.com/gaming/is-wordle-good-for-your-brain (https://www.inverse.com/gaming/is-wordle-good-for-your-brain) https://theconversation.com/the-wordle-craze-why-do-we-love-puzzles-and-are-they-good-for-our-brains-175227 (https://theconversation.com/the-wordle-craze-why-do-we-love-puzzles-and-are-they-good-for-our-brains-175227) https://www.insider.com/wordle-game-viral-experts-psychology-sharing-twitter-2022-1 (https://www.insider.com/wordle-game-viral-experts-psychology-sharing-

What is your happiness worth? Should we live for today or for tomorrow? We look at the science behind the wellbeing movement and the countries that are measuring their success as units of happiness rather than GDP. Hosted by Matt Armitage and Richard Bradbury. Produced by Richard Bradbury for https://www.bfm.my (BFM 89.9.) Episode Sources:  https://www.newscientist.com/article/2305173-what-really-makes-people-happy-and-can-you-learn-to-be-happier/ (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2305173-what-really-makes-people-happy-and-can-you-learn-to-be-happier/) https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333703-200-the-happiness-revolution-how-to-boost-the-well-being-of-society/ (https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333703-200-the-happiness-revolution-how-to-boost-the-well-being-of-society/) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being (https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_National_Happiness (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_National_Hap

Is kombucha the future of water filtration? Can viruses keep our food safe? And exactly how long before your bubble bursts? More weird science stories to help you see through the dark.  Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury  Produced: Richard Bradbury for https://www.bfm.my (BFM89.9) Episode Sources: Follow us: http://www.kulturpop.com/ (www.kulturpop.com) https://www.instagram.com/kulturpop/ (https://www.instagram.com/kulturpop/)  https://twitter.com/kulturmatt (https://twitter.com/kulturmatt) Episode Sources:  https://www.wired.com/story/kombucha-cultures-could-make-better-water-filters/?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_source=rss (https://www.wired.com/story/kombucha-cultures-could-make-better-water-filters/?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_source=rss) https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333694-200-how-bacteria-killing-viruses-are-being-used-to-keep-food-safe/ (https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333694-200-how-bacteria-killing-viruses-a

Does the stuff we buy force us to buy more stuff? Can we overcome built-in obsolescence or should we put our screens down and live a more analogue life? Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury  Produced: Richard Bradbury for https://www.bfm.my (BFM89.9) Episode Sources: Follow us: http://www.kulturpop.com/ (www.kulturpop.com) https://www.instagram.com/kulturpop/ (https://www.instagram.com/kulturpop/)  https://twitter.com/kulturmatt (https://twitter.com/kulturmatt) Episode Sources:  https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-thats-happened-since-microsoft-acquired-activision-blizzard/ (https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-thats-happened-since-microsoft-acquired-activision-blizzard/) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/24/mark-zuckerberg-says-meta-is-building-the-worlds-fastest-supercomputer (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/24/mark-zuckerberg-says-meta-is-building-the-worlds-fastest-supercomputer) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/23/how-my-husban

When is a VPN not a VPN? When it’s Apple’s Private Relay. Plus Tesla hacks, algae driven robots, edible straws and aircraft mounted lasers.  Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury  Produced: Richard Bradbury for https://www.bfm.my (BFM89.9) Episode Sources: https://www.wired.com/story/how-apple-icloud-private-relay-works/ (https://www.wired.com/story/how-apple-icloud-private-relay-works/) https://www.wired.com/story/icloud-private-relay-blocking/?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_source=rss (https://www.wired.com/story/icloud-private-relay-blocking/?utm_campaign=RSS&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_source=rss) https://www.newscientist.com/article/2304691-edible-straws-made-by-bacteria-are-better-than-paper-or-plastic-ones/ (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2304691-edible-straws-made-by-bacteria-are-better-than-paper-or-plastic-ones/) https://www.newscientist.com/article/2303984-overloaded-memory-chips-generate-truly-random-numbers-for-encryption/ (https://www.newscientist.com/

Is it too late to contain the spread of AI? As experts debate the development of truly super intelligent machines, the next generation of machine intelligence is already creating answers to questions we can only guess at.  Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury  Produced: Richard Bradbury for https://www.bfm.my (BFM89.9) Episode Sources:  http://www.descript.com/ (www.descript.com) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHIhgxav9LY&t=585s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHIhgxav9LY&t=585s) https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25233651-900-2021-in-review-ai-firm-deepmind-solves-human-protein-structures/ (https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25233651-900-2021-in-review-ai-firm-deepmind-solves-human-protein-structures/) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/09/are-we-witnessing-the-dawn-of-post-theory-science (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/09/are-we-witnessing-the-dawn-of-post-theory-science) Listen: The music that made this episode: https://open.spotify

How the wild ride of crypto currency markets and NFT-backed assets, and the emergence of the Facebook branded Metaverse, have defined a year of hype and speculation.  Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury  Produced: Richard Bradbury for https://www.bfm.my (BFM89.9) Episode Sources: Listen: The music that made this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5o85xTNsPrQ2PWH8n2RanP?si=211f46a9cef846e9 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5o85xTNsPrQ2PWH8n2RanP?si=211f46a9cef846e9) Follow us: http://www.kulturpop.com/ (www.kulturpop.com) https://www.instagram.com/kulturpop/ (https://www.instagram.com/kulturpop/)  https://twitter.com/kulturmatt (https://twitter.com/kulturmatt)

As we round up 2021, mRNA vaccines have been the remarkable success story of 2021, but we’ve only scratched at the surface of their potential. Plus, the advances in food science and cellular agriculture that could make animal-free milk as common place as traditionally farmed milk. Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury  Produced: Richard Bradbury for https://www.bfm.my (BFM89.9) Episode Sources Read: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25133562-500-how-mrna-is-transforming-the-way-we-treat-illnesses-from-flu-to-cancer/ (https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25133562-500-how-mrna-is-transforming-the-way-we-treat-illnesses-from-flu-to-cancer/) https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25133562-800-the-mrna-technology-behind-covid-19-vaccines-can-transform-medicine/ (https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25133562-800-the-mrna-technology-behind-covid-19-vaccines-can-transform-medicine/) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/17/cows-milk-without-cows-start-up-13m-seed-funding-imagindairy (ht

Automation is changing organisations from the top down and a new management layer is replacing supervisors and line managers with machines. Is your next boos a bot? Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury  Produced: Richard Bradbury for https://www.bfm.my (BFM89.9) Episode Sources Read: https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/564668-warning-your-boss-is-probably-spying-on-you-and-it-could-be-bad-for-your (https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/564668-warning-your-boss-is-probably-spying-on-you-and-it-could-be-bad-for-your) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/29/yeah-were-spooked-ai-starting-to-have-big-real-world-impact-says-expert (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/29/yeah-were-spooked-ai-starting-to-have-big-real-world-impact-says-expert) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/18/portugal-bosses-work-hours-right-to-disconnect (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/18/portugal-bosses-work-hours-right-to-disconnect) Listen: The music that made this ep

Marine genes and the quest for eternal life, the psychology of ghosting, a paralysis reversing spinal gel and the value of impostor system are our starting points for this week’s round up of sci-tech breakthroughs. Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury  Produced: Richard Bradbury for https://www.bfm.my (BFM89.9) Episode Sources: https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/9/22773393/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-fraud-lab-director (https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/9/22773393/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-fraud-lab-director) https://www.thedailybeast.com/injectable-gel-reversed-paralysis-in-mice-with-spinal-cord-injuries-human-clinical-trials-are-next (https://www.thedailybeast.com/injectable-gel-reversed-paralysis-in-mice-with-spinal-cord-injuries-human-clinical-trials-are-next) https://www.newscientist.com/article/2297261-deep-sea-rockfish-that-live-to-be-200-hint-at-genes-for-longevity/ (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2297261-deep-sea-rockfish-that-live-to-be-200-hint-at-genes-for-longevity/) https://www.news