Alex is perturbed by the Disney film Flubber's cavalier attitude toward its title character's sentience. This week on Naturalish, Alex and Ben get to the bottom of what the eponymous green goo is neurologically and physically capable, as well as the significance of Robin Williams's robotic assistant Weebo's artificial intelligence. Why must all of this cinematic masterpiece's characters be focused on the potential financial ramifications of Flubber and not the intrinsic implications of its very existence? We also take a stab at creating a collective animal noun and Science in the News is wary about cures for cancer on the radio.
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Thanks to Disney, Robin Williams, everyone that worked on Flubber, and everyone that works in the name on scientific discovery.