No Such Thing As Chariots in Space is the 143rd episode ofNo Such Thing As A Fish, the 39th episode of the third year, and the 50th episode of 2016. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Anna Ptaszynski, and Dan Schreiber, and guest QI Elf Alex Bell. It was recorded at the QI Offices in Covent Garden, London.
Description[]
Dan, James, Anna and Alex discuss placebo pharmacies, Britain's 17th century space program, and the robot that cheats at Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Facts[]
- Scientists at MIT have invented an artificial intelligence that can see into the future, but it can only tell two seconds into the future. (Harkin)
- Big Ben is falling over. (Bell)
- When aspirin tablets were first introduced, people were unsure how to take them, so one patient ended up strapping the box to his head. (Ptaszynski)
- The first British plan to put a human on the Moon was made by Oliver Cromwell's brother-in-law. (Schreiber)
Trivia[]
- Dan relates a fact about the robot ASIMO which he was told by Lieven Scheire.
- John Wilkins is brought up again in a discussion about inventing new forms of punctuation Episode 233: No Such Thing As A Sexy Question Mark.