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Ok Smart Ass

Patrick Bonello

OK Smart-ass is a regular look at technology, how we see, use it and the impact it has on our everyday lives.

Episodes

20 of 51 episodes

#051 - Living into the 22nd century, robotic exercise coaches, retirement villages that look cool, and exploring 64 years of perspective

In this second of three special episodes, Patrick and Tor interview 19-year-old student Eliza Ayres and octogenarian Ann Hardwick about thei...

34:44Jul 6, 2025

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

In this first of three special episodes, Patrick and Tor interview creative artist and musician Heather Marsh about her vision for the futur...

24:32Jun 29, 2025

#49 - Death.. everything you need to know

Tor and Patrick return with a series of special episodes tackling technology and all things gadgety and interesting. With a focus on death,...

50:35Apr 14, 2024

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

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...

53:49Feb 26, 2023

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

It this episode Patrick's excited, disappointed and melancholy all at the same time with new tech, old tech and questionable tech. Tor drops...

44:58Feb 12, 2023

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

In this episode, we turn the spotlight onto health gadgets whilst exploring the fountain of youth. Patrick explains his biggest medical fear...

42:03Jan 29, 2023

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

In this episode, we pepper aerospace systems engineer, Ryan Tonkin, with questions. Ryan talks about a half-boat-half-aircraft project in Me...

41:17Jan 13, 2023

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

In this episode we discuss all things space, including an innovative approach to space junk and space-based solar panel arrays. Kenya succee...

46:01Jan 1, 2023

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

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...

42:18Dec 18, 2022

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

Patrick's dream of travelling into space may be trumped by a hibernating squirrel. Tor finds out the difference between kangaroo poo and met...

40:48Dec 4, 2022

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

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...

40:54Nov 20, 2022

#040 - Robots that fold your laundry, steerable needles and speaking to the dead

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...

45:32Nov 6, 2022

#039 – Magic boots, robotic bees, and rollercoaster phone trouble

In this episode, we discover "dishbrain" is not a domestic malaise. It is a brilliant piece of science. Israeli robotic bees might hold the...

44:19Oct 22, 2022

#038 – Facially recognise self drving cars with googly eyes

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...

49:06Oct 9, 2022

#037 –Curious questions about China's DNA collection, Germany's elderly gas lights, and Amazon's interest in vacuum cleaners

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...

38:16Sep 25, 2022

#036 – Sugar from thin air, batteries made from crab shells, and a reason to pity cockroaches

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...

36:09Sep 11, 2022

#035 – The music of black holes, ethical banks, happy batteries, and VR without the vomit

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...

40:06Aug 28, 2022

#034 - Talk to the animals with a digital Dolittle after bringing a pig back to life

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...

42:49Aug 14, 2022

#033 - A special guest unravels brain perception and gadgets we can't live without

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...

55:42Jul 31, 2022

#032 – Travel 13.5 billion years back in time, floating cities & hack your body

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...

45:26Jul 17, 2022