The Queens reveal our favourite ancient technology: the gadgets and science lost to time, re-emerging, or reinvented and still used today.

Plus: Rad and Rae have a smart speaker showdown between Google and Alexa, while Tegan gets overly excited about MONA's museum app.

Show Notes:

Google’s New Nest Hub Tracks Your Sleep From Your Nightstand, No Wearables Required.

Rad's review on the original Google Home Max from a few years ago, including her horrifying experience with the volume control: Google Home Max Terrified Me And I’m Into It.

MONA's O app is actually fantastic.

New Model of Ancient Astronomical Device Reveals a ‘Creation of Genius’.

Scientists may have solved ancient mystery of 'first computer'.

Forgotten audio formats: Wire recording.

More on the Parthian Battery, also known as an ancient battery in a jar.

Greek Fire was literally lit.

People in the Soviet Union really did bootleg albums onto x-rays to create 'bone music'.

More on walls made from blood and sticky rice.

Some cool facts about Damascus steel.



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The Queens reveal our favourite ancient technology: the gadgets and science lost to time, re-emerging, or reinvented and still used today.Plus: Rad and Rae have a smart speaker showdown between Google and Alexa, while Tegan gets overly excited about MONA's museum app.Show Notes:<a href="https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2021/03/googles-new-nest-hub-australian-price-specs-release-date-tracks-your-sleep-from-your-nightstand-no-wearables-required/">Google’s New Nest Hub Tracks Your Sleep From Your Nightstand, No Wearables Required</a>.Rad's review on the original Google Home Max from a few years ago, including her horrifying experience with the volume control: <a href="https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2018/11/google-home-max-australian-review/">Google Home Max Terrified Me And I’m Into It</a>.MONA's O app <a href="https://mona.net.au/museum/the-o">is actually fantastic</a>.<a href="https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2021/03/new-model-of-ancient-astronomical-device-reveals-a-creation-of-genius/">New Model of Ancient Astronomical Device Reveals a ‘Creation of Genius’</a>.<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/12/scientists-move-closer-to-solving-mystery-of-antikythera-mechanism">Scientists may have solved ancient mystery of 'first computer'</a>.Forgotten audio formats: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/11/wire-recording-forgotten-audio-format/">Wire recording</a>.<a href="https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/when_was_the_battery_invented">More on the Parthian Battery,</a> also known as an ancient battery in a jar.<a href="https://www.ancient.eu/Greek_Fire/">Greek Fire was literally lit</a>.People in the Soviet Union <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/29/bone-music-soviet-bootleg-records-pressed-on-xrays">really did bootleg albums onto x-rays</a> to create 'bone music'.More on walls made from <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/chinese-architecture">blood and sticky rice</a>.Some cool facts about <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/damascus-steel-facts-608458">Damascus steel</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

How is technology impacting our lives, and the world? Catch up with your friends in tech as we share all the latest things we’ve learned and love about technology.

Hosted by Angharad Yeo, Tegan Jones, Rae Johnston and Amanda Yeo, Queens of the Drone Age is a peek at the insider conversations happening amongst some of Australia’s top technology experts.