*Main image by* Rudonni via Pixabay. Foreground bingo card originally by Milton Bradley Company, photo by Abby Hendrickson under under a CC-BY 2.0 Generic license. Platypus inset photo by Taronga Conservation Society Australia / Chris Wheeler. Digital composition by Stilgherrian.

Back at the start of the year, my good friend Snarky Platypus and I created some bingo cards for 2024. Two sets of 25 things that might happen. Well, we’re now at the end of the year, so let’s see how we went.

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You might also want to listen to our half-time update from July.

In this episode we talk about sex education, high-speed trains, Nauru, Hong Kong, South Korea, television, NIMBYism, brain scans, and much more.

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01. snarkyplatypus | Twitter, Instagram, TikTok | Linktree

A platypus of many talents. Interested in politics, food, pop music & basketball.
02. Bingo Card 2024: Which of these things will happen? – Stilgherrian

[1 January 2024] On New Year’s Eve Snarky Platypus and I created this bingo card for 2024 listing 25 distinctly possible things. And we list another 25 possibilities that didn’t make the cut.
03. The 9pm Half-time Bingo Card Update 2024 with Snarky Platypus

[8 July 2024] Back at the start of the year, my good friend Snarky Platypus and I created some bingo cards for 2024. Two sets of 25 things that might happen. Well, we’re half-way through the year, so let’s see how we went.
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07. Christmas TV: Gavin and Stacey finale tops ratings

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08. Communications and media in Australia: Trends and developments in viewing and listening 2023–24 | ACMA

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09. Full scan of 1 cubic millimeter of brain tissue took 1.4 petabytes of data, equivalent to 14,000 4K movies — Google's AI experts assist researchers | Tom's Hardware

[11 May 2024] A collaborative effort between Harvard researchers and Google AI experts took the deepest dive yet into neural mapping with the recent full imaging and mapping of the brain sample, making puzzling discoveries and utilizing incredible technology
10. Human Genome Project - Wikipedia

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11. Drilling for Sydney to Newcastle high-speed rail begins but Labor accused of uncosted ‘fantasy project’ | Transport | The Guardian

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12. Is A High-Speed Rail Possible In Australia? | Utopia - YouTube

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The 9pm Full-time Bingo Card Update 2024 with Snarky Platypus