{"id":3232046,"date":"2014-10-31T13:00:48","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1180"},"modified":"2014-10-31T13:00:48","modified_gmt":"2014-10-31T16:00:48","slug":"tws295-spooky-action-at-an-instance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws295-spooky-action-at-an-instance","title":{"rendered":"TWS295: Spooky Action at an Instance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TWS295-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1181\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TWS295-logo-257x300.png\" alt=\"TWS295 logo\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Front Page<\/li>\n<li>SciHiTech<\/li>\n<li>Cryptospookology<\/li>\n<li>Random<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: What can we do to legitimize cryptid research?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 35 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1180\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Front Page:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The man did research in the stacks as a *hobby*&#8230; That&#8217;s BADASS.<\/em>: <strong>Above Top Secret <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abovetopsecret.com\/forum\/thread1037963\/pg1\" >Charles Fort&#8217;s Entire Note Collection Becoming Available Soon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I&#8217;m not afraid of clowns. I&#8217;m afraid of jerks!<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-hampshire-29689505\" >Portsmouth mystery clown &#8216;disturbing&#8217; people in streets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>And no, it&#8217;s not mimes..<\/em>: <strong>The Local France <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelocal.fr\/20141017\/northern-france-gripped-by-clown-panic\" >Fear of &#8216;armed clowns&#8217; grips northern France<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I always wonder if a Haunted House set inside a &#8220;haunted house&#8221; aggravates or deflates the mythos..<\/em>: <strong>Honolulu Magazine <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.honolulumagazine.com\/Honolulu-Magazine\/October-2014\/Friday-Frights-Ghost-Stories-from-Hawaiis-Haunted-Plantation-Village\/\" >Friday Frights: Ghost Stories from Hawai&#8217;i&#8217;s &#8220;Haunted&#8221; Plantation Village<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>How far is too far? And how do we prove it?<\/em>: <strong>Inquisitr <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inquisitr.com\/1531608\/extreme-haunted-house-or-legal-torture-mckamey-manor-allows-you-to-live-a-horror-movie-video\/\" >&#8216;Extreme&#8217; Haunted House Or Legal Torture? McKamey Manor Allows You To Live A Horror Movie [Video]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Of course, that&#8217;s a bold claim, given they can&#8217;t prove it.. Can they?<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/British_firm_offers_zombie-proof_log_cabin\" >British firm offers zombie-proof log cabin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;&#8230; Many miles away something crawls from the slime At the bottom of a dark Scottish lake&#8230;&#8221; &#8211; The Police, Synchronicity II<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-29661446\" >Sex &#8216;emerged in ancient Scottish lake&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>So, the mission will last for 67 days and then return, right?<\/em>: <strong>The UK Independent <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/science\/mars-colonists-would-start-dying-after-68-days-9795923.html\" >Mars colonists &#8216;would start dying after 68 days&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>SciHiTech:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Yes, it works. Yes, it hovers. Yes, you ride it like a skateboard. The details are important, but don&#8217;t change the fact that it really works (if to a limited degree).<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Worlds_first_hoverboard_in_action\" >World&#8217;s first hoverboard in action<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>The only people who will really be disappointed are those who invented a bigger picture of the invention for themselves!<\/em>: <strong>The Register <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2014\/10\/22\/marty_mcfly_wannabes_face_disappointment_with_the_hendo_hoverboard\/\" >Back to the &#8230; drawing board: &#8216;Hoverboard&#8217; will disappoint Marty McFly wannabes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Is it bad when scientists have friends? Does friendship invalidate the science?<\/em>: <strong>Unknown source: <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/starts-with-a-bang\/the-e-cat-cold-fusion-or-scientific-fraud-624f15676f96\" >E-Cat test issues<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Following in the wake of the E-Cat news, does this make either claim more credible?<\/em>: <strong>International Business Times <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.co.uk\/lockheed-martin-develop-100-megawatt-compact-fusion-reactor-decade-1470266\" >Lockheed Martin to Develop 100 Megawatt Compact Fusion Reactor in a Decade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Yes! No. But.. Maybe?<\/em>: <strong>MIT Technology Review <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/news\/531836\/does-lockheed-martin-really-have-a-breakthrough-fusion-machine\/\" >Does Lockheed Martin Really Have a Breakthrough Fusion Machine?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Because we know we all needed this..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Smartphone-controlled_paper_plane\" >Smartphone-controlled paper plane<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Appropriately enough, they can&#8217;t even determine if they actually have one. It&#8217;s like, just looking at it forces it to be something else..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn26419-quantum-computer-buyers-guide-buy-one-today.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VEhb5OfT5HY\" >Quantum computer buyers&#8217; guide: Buy one today<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Continuing the fine tradition of separating entangled pairs by ship..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn26425-quantum-internet-could-cross-seas-by-container-ship.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VEhcAufT5HY\" >Quantum internet could cross seas by container ship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I&#8217;m sure it was totally legit and wouldn&#8217;t make us wag our fingers and &#8220;tut-tut&#8221; if we found out. Totally legit. (Oops! Left off the tag!)<\/em>: <strong>The Guardian UK\/AP <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2014\/oct\/17\/secret-space-plane-us-air-force-x37b-lands-california\" >Secret space plane lands at US air force base after unknown two-year mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Is this even something you *can* prepare for?<\/em>: <strong>Gizmodo <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/the-earths-magnetic-field-could-flip-within-a-single-li-1647314349\" >The Earth&#8217;s Magnetic Field Could Flip Within Our Lifetime<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Well, son, for this story we have to go waaaaay back..<\/em>: <strong>The Daily Grail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailygrail.com\/Hidden-History\/2014\/10\/The-Origin-Robotics-4000-Year-Journey\" >The Origin of Robotics: A 4000 Year Journey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>We are still pretty bad in handling technology after death.<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-tyne-29649603\" >South Shields woman&#8217;s &#8216;text from the grave&#8217; shock<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cryptospookology:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Good thing we don&#8217;t have those here; they&#8217;d be pets!<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Scientist_photographs_dog-sized_spider\" >Scientist photographs dog-sized spider<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>And by &#8220;Ghostbuster&#8221;, they mean &#8220;Professional Skeptic Paid To Make Things Go Away&#8221;. And by &#8220;Actual&#8221;, they mean &#8220;Professionally Paid&#8221;.<\/em>: <strong>Fast Company <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3037027\/most-creative-people\/meet-the-actual-ghostbuster\" >Meet The Actual Ghostbuster<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Interesting note is that they use a &#8220;spirit box&#8221;, a detuned receiver..<\/em>: <strong>The Anniston Star <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/m.annistonstar.com\/life\/article_17e0fd3a-560c-11e4-ae71-fb357bae383e.html?mode=jqm\" >Alabama group deploys high-tech to hunt ghosts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Wherein things that shouldn&#8217;t live on the islands are legends, either of what is now gone, or what people brought with them.<\/em>: <strong>Fate Magazine <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatemag.com\/aloha-cryptozoology-mythic-and-mystery-beasts-of-hawaii\/\" >Aloha, Cryptozoology: Mythic and Mystery Beasts of Hawaii<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Which is to say, people are bickering about who should investigate.<\/em>: <strong>Cairns Post <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cairnspost.com.au\/port-douglas-on-yowie-watch-after-close-encounters-with-strange-beasts\/story-fnnjfpar-1227091841926\" >Port Douglas on yowie watch after close encounters with strange beasts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Is Reality TV ever really something we can hold up as &#8220;good&#8221;?<\/em>: <strong>Cryptoville <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/visitcryptoville.com\/2014\/10\/16\/cryptid-shows-doing-more-harm-than-good\/\" >Doing More Harm than Good?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>A summary of the history of a creature that may never have existed &#8212; or might be all of us!<\/em>: <strong>Paranormal People <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readability.com\/articles\/g7sek1hp\" >The Golem: Friend, Foe, or Farce?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I don&#8217;t think that marriage vows should read like stereo receipts, with a &#8220;money back guarantee&#8221;..<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-29659199\" >UAE: Man divorces wife &#8216;possessed by genie&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Just a reminder that not everything we find &#8212; or that our descendents, many generations from now find &#8212; need be an actual thing, merely the shadow or mockery of a thing.<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/48329-photos-ten-commandments-sphinxes.html\" >Photos: Uncovering Sphinxes from 1923 &#8216;The Ten Commandments&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>That weird part is that they use the word &#8220;cult&#8221; over and over again..<\/em>: <strong>Fox News\/Livescience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/2014\/10\/14\/storm-god-worship-ancient-cult-complex-discovered-in-israel\/\" >Storm god worship: Ancient cult complex discovered in Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>What&#8217;s so strange about that? A lot of people love to screw around with engines..<\/em>: <strong>Dangerous Minds <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/dangerousminds.net\/comments\/man_admits_to_having_sex_with_over_700_cars#disqus_thread\" >Man admits to having sex with over 700 cars<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Because Winter is Coming.<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Garden_centre_recruiting_reindeer_walkers\" >Garden centre recruiting reindeer walkers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Will never be able to break the record of Least Number of Records Broken.<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Man_is_addicted_to_breaking_records\" >Man is addicted to breaking records<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>That&#8217;s not a motorbike &#8212; that&#8217;s an low-orbit glider!<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Mum_46_breaks_bike_speed_record\" >Mum, 46, breaks bike speed record<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>If they know your favourite drink, does that mean your cover is blown?<\/em>: <strong>The Washington Post <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/at-cia-starbucks-even-the-baristas-are-covert\/2014\/09\/27\/5a04cd28-43f5-11e4-9a15-137aa0153527_story.html\" >At CIA Starbucks, even the baristas are covert<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2148\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/gO2W-MDTfGY\/TWS295-2014-10-25.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('2148','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/gO2W-MDTfGY\/TWS295-2014-10-25.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/gO2W-MDTfGY\/TWS295-2014-10-25.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3232046-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/gO2W-MDTfGY\/TWS295-2014-10-25.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS295-2014-10-25.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the show this week: Front Page SciHiTech Cryptospookology Random CQ: What can we do to legitimize cryptid research? 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