#S02E09 - Designing a Driverless City (Rebroadcast)
We know self-driving cars are coming - everyone is talking about them. But what impact will these autonomous vehicles have on our cities and how will they integrate with our existing city space?
Kristofor Lawson
#S02E08 - Quantum Leap: How Quantum Computers Could Solve The World's Biggest Problems
From weather forecasting to artificial intelligence, chemical engineering, and drug design, quantum computers have the potential to completely change the way we think about solving complex problems. But how far away are we from seeing quantum computers used to tackle the world’s biggest problems?
#S02E07 - The Star Wars Hologram
The idea of having holograms has captured the attention of generations of people through sci-fi films, and this week on Moonshot we are diving into the people who are right now working to make hologram displays a reality.
#S02E06 - Will Supersonic Travel Ever Make A Comeback?
Since the Concorde was retired in 2003 - the world hasn't seen another supersonic transport aircraft. But there are a new wave of companies trying to bring the idea of a supersonic passenger aircraft back from the dead.
#S02E05 - Augmenting Reality: How AR and VR Are Changing Entertainment
Pokemon Go brought Augmented Reality to the public on an unprecedented scale, but now that people have moved on how is AR going to make the leap into everyday life, and what will that future look like?
#S02E04 - Using Animals to Design Better Robots
For years, scientists have been studying animals and their behaviours. We’ve tracked animals using cameras, GPS and radio sensors. But as the age of technology progresses, scientists have found a much better way to interact with and learn from the animal kingdom... using robots.
#S02E03 - Cleaning Up Space
As humans look to explore commercial space flight and populate other planets there's a growing concern that space junk could pose a very real threat to our future space endeavours. So how do we actually go about cleaning up space?
#S02E02 - Can AI be used to detect cancer?
Companies are turning their artificial intelligence networks towards cancer detection and treatment. So can AI really be used to detect cancer?
#S02E01 - Let's Mine an Asteroid!
Years ago, people believed space travel was impossible. But now the next crazy idea is mining space for the resources that will save Earth’s ecosystem, our global economies, and enable our species to keep growing.
#26 - Designing Safer, Smarter, Robots with Rosanna Myers
Will robots just take all our jobs? In this episode Rosanna Myers shares the story of Carbon Robotics - a company which is building industrial robots that are designed to work alongside humans.