{"id":3235235,"date":"2015-05-02T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2015-05-02T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1268"},"modified":"2015-05-02T12:00:42","modified_gmt":"2015-05-02T15:00:42","slug":"tws315-less-virtual-more-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws315-less-virtual-more-reality","title":{"rendered":"TWS315: Less Virtual, More Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Front Page<\/li>\n<li>That Is Not Dead<\/li>\n<li>Information Society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: Will English (or any other base language, for that matter) eventually absorb every other language and become universal, or will we always have vastly different languages?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 17 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1268\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Front Page:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>It&#8217;s time to question whether money is the measure of anything important, or just convenient.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22630182.600-its-time-to-let-national-happiness-guide-political-policy.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VUAWtGbpaUE\" >It&#8217;s time to let national happiness guide political policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>What are you willing to give up for efficiency? <\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27419-uk-people-happy-to-cut-energy-use-but-wary-of-smart-meters.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VUAbFGbpaUE\" >UK people happy to cut energy use, but wary of smart meters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I support this, if only to improve our diet in deep space.<\/em>: <strong>Wired <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2015\/04\/diy-biotech-vegan-cheese\" >Cow Milk Without the Cow Is Coming to Change Food Forever<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>A personal tale of seeing a UFO, then covering it up.<\/em>: <strong>New York Daily News <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/world\/guest-column-pilots-ufos-article-1.2177099\" >Do pilots believe in UFOs? Many of them do and here is my close encounter story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Are misquotes unethical or stupid?<\/em>: <strong>De Void\/Herald-Tribune <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/devoid.blogs.heraldtribune.com\/15278\/one-more-small-thing\/\" >One more small thing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>That Is Not Dead:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Where does &#8220;life&#8221; begin and &#8220;not life&#8221; end?<\/em>: <strong>OZY <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ozy.com\/rising-stars-and-provocateurs\/the-man-who-may-one-up-darwin\/39217\" >The Man Who May One-Up Darwin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>We&#8217;re the antagonists in these stories, and they are the villains? Or is that backward?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27420-microbes-play-villainous-role-in-arctic-climate-change.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VUAbVmbpaUE\" >Microbes play villainous role in Arctic climate change<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>It&#8217;s a dog-eat-microbe kinda biological world..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27415-the-first-complex-life-on-earth-got-eaten-to-extinction.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VUAW7mbpaUE\" >The first complex life on Earth got eaten to extinction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I suppose normally they are the &#8220;ghost&#8221; of honour instead..<\/em>: <strong>Sunderland Echo <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunderlandecho.com\/news\/health\/sunderland-man-is-guest-of-honour-at-his-own-wake-1-7230371\" >Sunderland man is guest of honour at his own wake<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I Imagine a row of heads of your ancestors, all consulted for advice..<\/em>: <strong>Discover Magazine <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/lovesick-cyborg\/2015\/04\/26\/when-robot-personalities-mimic-the-dead\/?%20Brain%29#.VUA-Rmbpbbw\" >When Robot Personalities Mimic the Dead<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Is the real promise of the future not that we will live long enough to live forever, but live long enough to never be forgotten?<\/em>: <strong>TechRadar <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/wearables\/could-virtual-reality-bring-your-loved-ones-back-from-the-dead--1291980\" >Could virtual reality bring your loved ones back from the dead?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Information Society:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>This would be so much easier if we had a permanent port installed..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27398-injectable-lab-finds-your-best-cancer-drug-by-trying-many-at-once.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VTlT02bpZi4\" >(O) Injectable lab finds your best cancer drug by trying many at once<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Your brain: it can&#8217;t even.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27438-weird-dream-your-brain-wont-even-try-to-make-sense-of-it.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VUFwp2bpaUE\" >Weird dream? Your brain won&#8217;t even try to make sense of it<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>A very Clarkian technology..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22630182.200-digital-tattoo-lets-you-control-devices-with-mind-power-alone.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VTlTd2bpZi4\" >(O) Digital tattoo lets you control devices with mind power alone<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>There is a Big Lie, and your Brain is telling it to you.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27401-illusion-allows-people-to-feel-what-it-is-like-to-be-invisible.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VTlThmbpZi4\" >(O) Illusion allows people to feel what it is like to be invisible<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>While we&#8217;re at it, let&#8217;s get rid of those snooping birds, too!<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27429-the-nodrone-zone-how-to-stop-uavs-spying-on-us-from-above.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VUAbm2bpaUE\" >The no-drone zone: How to stop UAVs spying on us from above<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Just in time for the Ant-Man movie!<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27413-tiny-robots-climb-walls-carrying-more-than-100-times-their-weight.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VUAWb2bpaUE\" >Tiny robots climb walls carrying more than 100 times their weight<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7946\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/4SYHWoP4QfA\/TWS315-2015-05-02.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('7946','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/4SYHWoP4QfA\/TWS315-2015-05-02.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img 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