Beakman explains the stats of how much waste is generated daily. He then describes what happens to the waste in the trash dump and why recycling is really good for the environment.

Andrew's secret of being an android is out, and people are having mixed reactions if androids are good or harmful.

Neil and Shaun use augmented reality (AR) to practice a cardiac surgery on a patient's heart and find a scenario in which he would survive. They find a solution with an exceedingly low margin of error.

Charlie compares the elevator to a "Chinese Box" - a thought experiment asking whether there is a difference between a computer algorithmically responding to sentences typed it in Chinese and a person who doesn't speak Chinese following the same algorithms as the computer. He explains how it is an example of the Turing test.

Gaia introduces the planeteers to a new ecovillain - Verminus scum and describes his plan to create acid rain by burning coal mixed with a special formula. Wheeler asks why burning coal can be a problem and Gaia goes over the production of acid rain from coal burning and how it can have drastic negative effects on the environment.