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#050 -- Augmented bodies, exoskeleton futures, retirement as software, and embracing oddity.

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In this first of three special episodes, Patrick and Tor interview creative artist and musician Heather Marsh about her vision for the future of age care. Heather explores what life might look like in 2058 when she's 85. Will her virtual experiences be physical? Will AI remove the endless burden of admin? And what about companionship and relationships? Feed your curiosity at

#49 - Death.. everything you need to know

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Tor and Patrick return with a series of special episodes tackling technology and all things gadgety and interesting. With a focus on death, in this episode they ask the really big questions. How does medical science define death? Can you reanimate brain cells in a recently deceased pig? Do you want to be buried or cremated or maybe, go where no one has gone before and have your ashes blasted into space. Join the ok smart-ass team as they delve into dreams, science and the technology of life and death. Feed your curiosity at

#048 - Bing AI has a brain fart, convert your petrol car to electric and get dumber looking at your phone

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Patrick is joined by aerospace engineer Ryan who reckons AI Chat isn’t as smart as everyone thinks. Bing AI Search had a brain fart but that's nothing compared to the scientists wanting to blast moon dust around the earth to stop global warming. Diesel and petrol cars to be banned in Europe. Medical experiments into magic mushrooms are being combined with VR, and looking at your phone too much could make you dumb and dumber. Feed your curiosity at

#047 - Educational and tasty, learn faster and drop a bombshell

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It this episode Patrick's excited, disappointed and melancholy all at the same time with new tech, old tech and questionable tech. Tor drops a bombshell, she uncovers an AI driven Babylonian hymn discovered using a fragmentarium. And we also cancel our order for a solar electric car while at the same time lamenting the ever eroding support for Windows 7 and 8. Feed your curiosity at

#046 – Brushing, peeing and robot lawyers while driving a solar car

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In this episode, we turn the spotlight onto health gadgets whilst exploring the fountain of youth. Patrick explains his biggest medical fears and Tor has the perfect gadget that won't dial up his blood pressure. And a three wheeled solar car will be rolling off the production lines later this year. Feed your curiosity at

#045 – Ryan Tonkin answers the smart and not-so-smart questions bugging the OK Smart-ass team

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In this episode, we pepper aerospace systems engineer, Ryan Tonkin, with questions. Ryan talks about a half-boat-half-aircraft project in Melbourne, a Swedish rocket range, the engineering challenges of space elevators, and the fate of one unfortunate English airship. Feed your curiosity at oksmartass.com

#044 – Paragliding in space, a new space station for China, and Kenya’s electric motorcycles

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In this episode we discuss all things space, including an innovative approach to space junk and space-based solar panel arrays. Kenya succeeds with a motorcycle battery-swapping scheme. And UFOs become UFAs (unidentified aerial phenomena) and then transition again to become unidentified anomalous phenomena. Feed your curiosity at https://oksmartass.com

#043 - No to killer robots, yes to AI Chat Bots and not sure about Neuralink

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In this episode Patrick is convinced he is being replaced by a ChatBot with a more interesting personality. We give advice on the best way to flush your toilet and how to relieve pain with green light. The future of air travel could be airships but pilots with chips implanted in their brains might not be a good thing. And the famous little blue marble hanging in space celebrates 50 years of inspiration.

#042 - Are squirrels better equipped to go to Mars or perhaps just a frozen head?

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Patrick's dream of travelling into space may be trumped by a hibernating squirrel. Tor finds out the difference between kangaroo poo and meteorite fragments - and it's not the taste. Smart glasses are helping people with low vision see the world better. At the same time AI is now bringing us poetry which Patrick likes and Tor hates. And Charles Darwin may have solved your Xmas reading list problems.

#041 - Thrusting moon rockets, virtual holidays inside a robot and mind reading AI

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Patrick wants to hitchkike onboard the biggest rocket in history with his sites set on the moon. Tor is aiming for Mars or maybe Uranus for a fecal transplant. Most of us are guilty of phubbing so Patrick has the perfect cure, Tor on the other hand has a cure for baldness and the formula for same sex couples to have babies. Your next overseas holiday might be a virtual one, inside a robot but maybe not a chinese drone.

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