S15E07 – Old-Fashioned Robot Dating

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This week Graham and Rob get scientific with this year’s Ig Nobel Prize and follow-on from last week with more details about The Lord of the Rings’ leap to the small screen. They also discuss some rather odd news for all you burger and pizza fans out there and the latest evolution of robot dog.

After that it’s time to get technical with some artificial intelligence. How much did pop culture get right, and why do we always resort to sexing our robots?
These are the questions that need asking.

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