GD XVI: Automata

Harvey and Adam discuss crackerjack crows, floating farms, environmental vinyl and self-replicating robots. Twitter: @GenericDrift Email: hello@genericdrift.com Website: SHOW NOTES: Introduction China grows plant on moon (Independent) Harvey's Favourite Books of the Year* An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield Paperback Audiobook The Odyssey by Homer Paperback Audiobook (narrated by Ian McKellen!) Into Thin Air by Jon Krakeur Paperback Audiobook *Disclosure: these are affiliate links and by purchasing these products you are helping to support the podcast Dinosaur of the Month New species of new predator dinosaur (Telegraph) Dinosaur: Saltriovenator zanellai Clever Caledonian corvids News article (Phys.org) Scientific paper Floating farms Video (BBC) Floating farm in Rotterdam (BBC) Conceptual smart floating farm (Smithsonian) Streaming vs. CDs and vinyl The Dark Side of the Tune (Music Tank) Self-replicators Von Neumann probe (Wikipedia) "Grey Goo" doomsday scenario (Wikipedia) Synthetic organisms by Vint Cerf (WIRED) Self replicators news articles: Why robot sex could save life on Earth (Telegraph) Could we explore the entire galaxy with self-replicating robots (Popular Mechanics) What is universal constructor? (Whatis.com)

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GD XVI: Automata is an episode from Generic Drift by Harvey Broadhurst.

This episode is 01:09:40 long.

This episode was published on Feb 4, 2019.

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