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OK Smart-ass is a regular look at technology, how we see, use it and the impact it has on our everyday lives.
In this second of three special episodes, Patrick and Tor interview 19-year-old student Eliza Ayres and octogenarian Ann Hardwick about thei...
In this first of three special episodes, Patrick and Tor interview creative artist and musician Heather Marsh about her vision for the futur...
Tor and Patrick return with a series of special episodes tackling technology and all things gadgety and interesting. With a focus on death,...
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...
It this episode Patrick's excited, disappointed and melancholy all at the same time with new tech, old tech and questionable tech. Tor drops...
In this episode, we turn the spotlight onto health gadgets whilst exploring the fountain of youth. Patrick explains his biggest medical fear...
In this episode, we pepper aerospace systems engineer, Ryan Tonkin, with questions. Ryan talks about a half-boat-half-aircraft project in Me...
In this episode we discuss all things space, including an innovative approach to space junk and space-based solar panel arrays. Kenya succee...
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 t...
Patrick's dream of travelling into space may be trumped by a hibernating squirrel. Tor finds out the difference between kangaroo poo and met...
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...
In this episode we meet the world's fastest laundry folding robot. We ask how private is your incognito browser - you might be surprised tha...
In this episode, we discover "dishbrain" is not a domestic malaise. It is a brilliant piece of science. Israeli robotic bees might hold the...
In this episode we colourise black and white photos of Tor without pointing out what that says about her age! Self-driving cars with googly...
In this episode, we get curious about why Amazon has bought a vacuum cleaner… Sorry, that should read: a whole company of vacuum cleaners. W...
In this episode, we try to dismiss the idea of an AI, robot CEO, but worry it's only a matter of time. In food tech, the big story is that o...
In this episode we listen to the music of the black hole at the centre of the Perseus galaxy. An Australian bank promises to stick to EVs wh...
What would you do if you won 100-billion dollars? Tor reckons Patrick just wants to rule the world if he wins. Is a Facebook friend really a...
We chat to Craig Harper about life, the universe, being a fat kid and navigating the world of technology. Craig is one of Australia's leadin...
Who needs a time machine when you can travel 13.5 billion years into the past right now. Patrick does a backflip on scammers admitting he's...
In this episode Patrick is sorely mistaken about the gift value of a food extruder. Japan makes a move against virtual crime. And everyone l...
In this episode humanoid robots with slightly sweaty skin may be just round the corner. A so-called sentient chatbot has landed one Google e...
In this episode Patrick imagines video gaming has made him even smarter than he thinks he is. Tor starts talking about virtual crime. And ev...
In this episode we're told our friendly neighbourhood robot is no more human than a hammer. Solar panels that work at night are a fairdinkum...
In this episode Patrick tries to add an invisibility cloak to his expanding tech wardrobe. We discover the opening move in a very slow game...
In this episode we grow our own leather in a lab.. medical stories are big news with artificial voices, ipads for tremors, glasses for the b...
In this episode Patrick augments his boom box couture with body armour. We discover that someone, somewhere is finally devising a way to sav...
Patrick has gadgets to make your old car feel like a new one, Tor gets a wake up call in the nicest possible way and Netflix has a new strat...
In this episode Patrick learns that his future revivification might be at risk. We discover that hearing what animals have to say could be a...
In this episode Tor wants to upgrade her mind with a single pill. Patrick thinks AI might be the solution to our creative problems at the sa...
In this episode Patrick and Tor disagree about what makes a white hat hacker. We discover that exciting new shiny sciency investment opportu...
In this episode Patrick adds to the endless list of gadgets he imagines he needs. We discover that NASA scientists and ordinary folk like To...
In this episode Patrick's dream job involves remote piloting a satellite into an asteroid, while Tor is channelling her mother and saying th...
In this episode Patrick wonders if Facebook can get any creepier, while at the same time allowing climate deniers to flourish. Tor reveals t...
In this meta-episode we consider a rebrand at the same time we massively increase our payload capacity. Tor's obsession with turning single...
In this episode Patrick gets edgy about Tor's sudden fascination with technologically advanced cannibalism. We discover that throwing a famo...
In this episode, finally we have an argument in favour of wearing track pants in public, Tor wants to ban idiots from space and Patrick is w...
In this episode Patrick receives confirmation from an independent global source that he is 'so stupid.' We're all for taking sugar with our...
Who says games can't be used for training brain surgeons on the job? Patrick's all for it and Tor wants him to go first. We reminisce about...
In this episode Patrick tries to implant electrodes into Tor's brain so he can compete with a quantum computer.. and surprisingly she's up f...
In this episode we're going hi-tech with face masks while at the same time we're being told to take off our VR goggles - or else... Patrick...
Patrick embraces online libraries, mainly because they're free! And Author Tor, worries about writers' income - understandably. The Earl of...
The ultimate gadget to stop Patrick speaking suprisingly is not on Tor's shopping list. Repurposing your old iPhone 5 for science and teachi...
Tor's bad run with cars has been preserved for all eternity on Google Street View and it's coming back to haunt her. Patrick wants to go ful...
Patrick & Tor are sceptical about UFOs and we have the muscle backing us. Patrick got it wrong about space pens and Tor is really smug. As f...
Tor wants an AI to write her next novel, Patrick says that's a cop out there's no way he's going to buy that but he will sit for a portrait...
Patrick Deepfake's his Lips onto Tor's face and she's not happy about it. Tor decides that she want to keep subtitles in movies. Patrick is...
Patrick comes to the conclusion he will never own a jetpack whilst Tor suggests he should place an order for a flying car instead. We find o...
Patrick & Tor reminisce about their first ever cell phones, one weighed in at over 1kg and the other ended up in the toilet. Creepy robots a...
In this show we discuss how to filter intra-office bullying, online romance scams, greedy apps, one digital key to rule them all, and how to...