MSP148 [] Science is Slick: Space toilets, bio-mining and the McPlant.

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19th January 2021 • MSP [] MATTSPLAINED [] MSPx • KULTURPOP

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As SpaceX delivers its first payload of astronauts to the ISS, we look at low gravity toilets, using bacteria to mine metals on Mars and the expansion of plant-based food options here on earth.

Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury

Produced: Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9

Episode Sources:

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/11/10/1011935/microbes-extract-metals-minerals-space-rocks-mining/

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/nov/17/spacex-dragon-capsule-astronauts-crew-docks-with-the-international-space-station-nasa

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2259920-your-own-sweat-could-be-used-to-produce-a-natural-antiperspirant/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/18/fleets-twitter-launches-disappearing-tweets-tool-worldwide

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/movies/harry-potter-tiktok.html

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/18/unilever-sets-target-of-1bn-in-annual-sales-of-plant-based-foods

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2260415-computer-vision-can-estimate-calorie-content-of-food-at-a-glance/

https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/09/mcdonalds-to-launch-a-mcplant-vegetarian-option/

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2259491-ai-vision-could-be-improved-with-sensors-that-mimic-human-eyes/

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/nov/16/sound-walks-new-way-to-travel-in-lockdown

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