{"id":3235475,"date":"2015-05-19T21:48:28","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T00:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1276"},"modified":"2015-05-19T21:48:28","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T00:48:28","slug":"tws317-inescapable-subsequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws317-inescapable-subsequences","title":{"rendered":"TWS317: Inescapable Subsequences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWS317-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1277\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWS317-logo-258x300.png\" alt=\"TWS317 logo\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Front Page<\/li>\n<li>Virtual Virtues<\/li>\n<li>Prosthetic Fallacy<\/li>\n<li>Universal Attraction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: What&#8217;s one thing from today &#8212; a technology, an idiom, a cultural feature &#8212; that will survive to be recognizeable 5000 years from now &#8212; and what&#8217;s one thing that will almost make it, but not quite?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 21 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1276\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Front Page:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Funny, when I think with my stomach, I get *more* ill..<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/50816-meditation-ease-gut-disorders.html\" >Buddha Belly: Meditation May Ease Gut Ailments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Is this the beginning of a (tasty) crowdsourced meritocracy?<\/em>: <strong>VPR <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/digital.vpr.net\/post\/waitsfield-cupcake-business-sale-75-sort\" >Waitsfield Cupcake Business Is For Sale For $75 (Sort Of)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Are we suffereing from paranoia or just over-caution?<\/em>: <strong>Talking Points Memo <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/theslice\/end-of-the-open-road-inside-story-of-how-hitchhiking-died\" >The End of the Open Road: The Inside Story of How Hitchhiking Died<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Pretty sure, we&#8217;ll no longer have any reason to have sex. (Well, maybe a few&#8230;)<\/em>: <strong>The UK Daily Mail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-3073787\/World-SPERM-grown-lab-time-Scientists-claim-breakthrough-hope-infertile-men.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" >World first as SPERM is grown in a lab for the first time: Scientists claim breakthrough could give hope to infertile men<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Virtual Virtues:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>No! Yes? Maybe&#8230;<\/em>: <strong>The Collegian <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegian.com\/2015\/05\/am-i-real-thoughts-on-questioning-ones-existence\/123657\/\" >Am I real? Thoughts on questioning one&#8217;s existence<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Funny, my albums still play just fine..<\/em>: <strong>Rolling Stone <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/news\/dead-comedians-to-perform-classic-standup-as-holograms-20150506\" >Dead Comedians to Perform Classic Standup as Holograms<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>What difference is there between this and actual reality that could also be designed?<\/em>: <strong>UK Express <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/science-technology\/575653\/The-Matrix-Universe-Planet-Earth-NASA-Scientist\" >Our universe may be a Matrix-like computer game designed by aliens, says NASA scientist<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Answer: we get smarter.<\/em>: <strong>Exchange Magazine <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exchangemagazine.com\/morningpost\/2015\/week17\/Tuesday\/15042820.htm\" >Nick Bostrom: What happens when our computers get smarter than we are?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>What&#8217;s the real problem with meeting a much more powerful being? The feeling of being inadequate?<\/em>: <strong>The Globe and Mail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/globe-debate\/munk-debates\/nick-bostrom-i-dont-think-the-artificial-intelligence-train-will-slow-down\/article24222185\/\" >Nick Bostrom: &#8216;I don&#8217;t think the artificial-intelligence train will slow down&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prosthetic Fallacy:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Why do I feel like if you need brain waves reader machines to tell, then they aren&#8217;t a leader?<\/em>: <strong>Discovery <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.discovery.com\/human\/life\/are-you-a-leader-brain-waves-can-tell-150513.htm\" >(O) Brain Waves Can Tell if You&#8217;re a Leader<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Yeah, but will it help them walk?<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/50796-smart-cane-recognizes-faces.html\" >(O) High-Tech &#8216;Smart&#8217; Cane Helps Blind People Recognize Faces<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Next: carrots to make artificial eyes?<\/em>: <strong>Smithsonian <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/science-nature\/veggie-power-artificial-muscles-made-blinged-out-onions-180955175\/?no-ist\" >(O) Veggie Power? Artificial Muscles Made From Blinged-Out Onions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>A low-tech version of body amplification through technology.<\/em>: <strong>CBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/mermaid-tails-propel-safety-concerns-at-alberta-pools-1.3068994\" >(O) Mermaid tails propel safety concerns at Alberta pools<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Universal Attraction:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Ok, that&#8217;s not what they said, but I still like the title..<\/em>: <strong>The Register <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2015\/05\/11\/international_space_station_astronaut_shows_off_space_toilet\/\" >ISS &#8216;naut: How we collect our POO and DROP it FLAMING on hapless Earthlings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I&#8217;m torn between &#8220;It&#8217;s about time!&#8221; and &#8220;It&#8217;s a quaint idea past it&#8217;s time&#8221;<\/em>: <strong>Gizmodo <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/carl-sagans-solar-sail-is-ready-for-its-first-test-flig-1703333901\" >Carl Sagan&#8217;s Solar Sail Is Ready For Its First Test Flight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Pretty sure that&#8217;s a superhero origin story..<\/em>: <strong>Nature <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/rogue-antimatter-found-in-thunderclouds-1.17526\" >Rogue antimatter found in thunderclouds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I know when *I* see spots, I clean my glasses..<\/em>: <strong>Universe Today <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/120244\/ceres-white-spots-multiply-in-latest-dawn-photos\/\" >Ceres? White Spots Multiply in Latest Dawn Photos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I will look forward to the future when we create one of these to test the theory..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27516-corkscrew-planets-spiral-back-and-forth-between-two-stars.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VVPrFmbpaUE\" >Corkscrew planets spiral back and forth between two stars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Just imagine when we forget it&#8217;s there for 50 years, then we find it again when we visit in person..<\/em>: <strong>Discovery News <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.discovery.com\/tech\/robotics\/robotic-space-eel-may-one-day-explore-europas-seas-150512.htm\" >Robotic Space Eel May One Day Explore Europa&#8217;s Seas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Combine this with the eel to get: STAR TREK: THE EUROPAN MENACE.<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/50805-underwater-robots-think-for-themselves.html\" >No Humans Needed: Underwater Robots Make Own Decisions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Is there a particularly nasty factor in Drake&#8217;s equation? Can we beat it?<\/em>: <strong>EsoterX <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/esoterx.com\/2015\/05\/08\/the-great-filter-do-we-live-in-a-dead-universe\/\" >The Great Filter: Do We Live in a Dead Universe?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6724\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/hCkkdtsnJbc\/TWS317-2015-05-16.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('6724','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/hCkkdtsnJbc\/TWS317-2015-05-16.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\/hCkkdtsnJbc\/TWS317-2015-05-16.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3235475-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/hCkkdtsnJbc\/TWS317-2015-05-16.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS317-2015-05-16.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; 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