Season 7, Episode 7 - From mousepad to... MouthPad^?

A recent survey stated 75% of scientists want to leave the US. We look into what the knock on effects might be both for better and worse. Who benefits, and how do science and tech evolve as a result?

Beyond that, we prompt questions like… Could predicting a heart attack end up causing one? Could the prestige of being a doctor drop as AI takes hold? Could we unleash a pandemic with fungal-based packaging? How does language change if we use tongues to navigate our devices?

Sean’s links:

• 3D-printing train stations in 2.5 hours

• Turning coffee grounds and mushroom spores into plastic alternatives

• 75% of Scientists just want to leave the US.

• Using your tongue as a controlling appendage 👅

Ben’s links:

• Rethinking how we train robotics to grasp things

• Predicting cardiac arrest weeks in advance

• Predicting Alzheimer’s years in advance

• China’s exhibit of when going green has had unintended consequences

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