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Tune in, turn on, drop out. That was the mantra of the 1960s. Today we’ve all been forced to drop out and reinvent ourselves. But what kind of world will we find on the other side? Surveillance capitalism and exclusionary technology or a fairer and more socially progressive world?

Gen-X, Gen-Y, Digital Native. After two months of lockdown we’re all the coronavirus generation. But what will the world look like for this brand new Gen-C?

Virtual Meetings taking over your life? Developing Instagram Face so your boss thinks you’re paying attention when you’re really watching cute cats? Welcome to the WFH world of video chats

On the first of two shows about Gen C, we look at the cultural shifts that COVID-19 is creating and wonder how these circumstances will affect the consumers of tomorrow. And which companies will be crowned the Coronavirus Kings.

Today we look at some of the technology that is helping us to strike back at the coronavirus. From UV-emitting robots to face tracking apps, and fake news detection to AI vaccine modelling. It’s time to fight the fear.

This World Happiness Day MSP is thinking about machines. Can machines be happy? How do we feel about machines that are programmed to seem happy? And is the idea of machine happiness more disturbing than machines that feel nothing at all?

We might not be able to inoculate ourselves against against viruses like Covid-19, but, while we wait for that prevention or cure, can we protect ourselves from the stresses of our uncertain lives?

FaceID dodging face masks, no flying cars, the robot uprising, VR fish and chromosomes. Not forgetting butter made from fly larvae. That’s right: science is sick.

What makes us human? With permanent moon bases and Mars colonies being planned, it may be a question we have to ask ourselves sooner rather than later. Could food be our connection to the planet we leave behind?

The only way is up. That’s been the mantra of city planners for decades. But could climate change and population growth force us to dig deeper for solutions? Could the future of humanity be underground?

What will the world look like by 2029? Where will we live? Where will we work? What will we be doing for fun? Nothing at all, if MSP has anything to do with it.

Pills that inject, the Veganuary prize, space wars, satellite lawsuits and contact lenses that can protect your skin. Science is sick!

As icons like James Dean and Carrie Fisher are recreated in the afterlife and summoned by CGI to star in new pictures, are we facing a zombie horde of never dead CGI film stars?

Can you live in the cloud? Sounds ridiculous but research to create digital replicas of the human brain could eventually enable us to live forever, replacing retirement communities with server farms.

In the wake of CES Las Vegas, MSP’s Father Time, Matt Armitage, looks back at some of his favourite gadgets of the ages.

Last week we claimed the Skywalkers were rising. This week MSP takes a look at some at the science and tech advances that are giving hope for the coming decade.  [] Show Notes [] Flaming Twenties isn’t a reference to Australia’s bush fires, is it? No. That would be quite crass.  No I mean it in the popular fire emoji sense. The decade where our ingenuity and awareness are on fire.  Last decade pre...

MSP is in shameless Star Wars stealing-mode this week. Over the last decade, the forces of Silicon Valley seem to have transformed from information and data disruptors into Final Order-style monopolists. Are the 2020s set to become the battlefield for the Data Wars? [] Show Notes [] This is a good start to a new decade, with you stealing notes from the Star Wars franchise. Xmas holiday Reading abo...

As we get ready to launch a new decade, we’re taking some time to look back at some of the changes in science and technology that we’ve seen over the last decade.

This week MSP returns with a time travel update, a vomiting asteroid, more brain implants, and ready-to-wear exoskeleton. With a twist of grime. Bud-a-bup-bup.

It’s no surprise when Matt takes an idea and stretches it until it’s so thin you could wrap it with a nanotube. We’ve had Ask Matt Anything. Ask Matt More Anything. And this week MSP has Ask Myself Anything.

We had so many questions on last week's episode. And he takes so long to answer them. This week we gave Matt a time limit of 2 minutes to get through as many listener questions as he could. And some of Jeff's too. Find out about the future of education, what science can't solve and why it's impossible to answer four questions in 120 seconds.

Is a hidden epidemic of perfectionism creating stress and anxiety? How can we escape the perfection trap in a world of curated experiences? Episode Sources: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24332430-600-the-misunderstood-personality-trait-that-is-causing-anxiety-and-stress/ https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/bul-bul0000138.pdf Episode Excerpt: We keep hearing about ideas like the per...

We're off-air this week. So, here, in light of recent global attempts at fakery, is one of our most popular episodes of 2019: Fake It Till You Make It. Are you selling the dream or running a long con? How to sort the Silicon Valley spin from the outright lies. We've got a ton of show links this week. Great reporting from all these sources. Support content makers!!! Show Links: https://ww...

As Malaysia celebrates its 62nd year of independence, MSP looks at some of the milestones in technology and science since 1957. We're a little behind in posting episodes, so please enjoy the multiple feeds this week! EPISODE EXCERPT With his authoritarian nature we’re not entirely sure it was a good idea to ask Matt to put together a list of tech and science advances and breakthroughs to cele...

Negative stories in your social media feeds getting you down? Let The Knowledge soothe your troubles with edible algae, miracle magnets and a keto-based migraine cure. We're a little behind in posting episodes, so please enjoy the multiple feeds this week! Episode Sources: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2213394-ketogenic-diet-may-stop-migraines-by-changing-the-brains-fuel/ https://www.n...