{"id":3237702,"date":"2015-11-27T00:48:14","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T04:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1350"},"modified":"2015-11-27T00:48:14","modified_gmt":"2015-11-27T04:48:14","slug":"tws336-lots-of-space-in-empty-gray-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws336-lots-of-space-in-empty-gray-matter","title":{"rendered":"TWS336: Lots of Space In Empty Gray Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TWS336-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1351\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TWS336-logo-258x300.png\" alt=\"TWS336 logo\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How Do You Mind?<\/li>\n<li>Transitions In Space<\/li>\n<li>UF Those<\/li>\n<li>Extras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: Is there a place for &#8220;citizen science&#8221;, or does science need to stay within brick institutions to be legit?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 16 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1350\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How Do You Mind?:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Keep listening to the show, it&#8217;s healthy for you! <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><\/em>: <strong>From The Grapevine <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromthegrapevine.com\/lifestyle\/wasting-your-time-actually-good-thing\" >Why &#8216;wasting your time&#8217; is actually a good thing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Or rather, shows that you can force people to control their dreams, which isn&#8217;t quite the same thing&#8230;<\/em>: <strong>Big Think <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bigthink.com\/21st-century-spirituality\/new-study-shows-how-to-control-your-dreams\" >New Study Shows How to Control Your Dreams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>A different defintion of Access To Information Request.<\/em>: <strong>Singularity Hub <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/singularityhub.com\/2015\/10\/25\/scientists-connect-brain-to-a-basic-tablet-paralyzed-patient-googles-with-ease\/\" >Scientists Connect Brain to a Basic Tablet; Paralyzed Patient Googles With Ease<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>In this case, the science is stink or swim..<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/52719-do-we-need-showers.html\" >Get a Whiff of This: Man Hasn&#8217;t Showered in 12 Years<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Rose-coloured i-glasses?<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/52771-why-teens-are-happy-adults-miserable.html\" >Teens Are Happier Than in the Past &#8211; Why Are Adults So Miserable?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Is it just because you are closer to death? What? Was that dark?<\/em>: <strong>The Guardian UK <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2015\/nov\/10\/darker-sense-of-humour-could-be-sign-of-dementia-says-study\" >Signs of dementia could include sense of humour getting darker, says study<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transitions In Space:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Moon? That&#8217;s no moon&#8230;<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28487-our-moon-would-be-a-planet-under-new-definition-of-planethood\/\" >(O) Our moon would be a planet under new definition of planethood<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I&#8217;m pretty sure they are looking at the book, and now how handsome Matt Damon plays astronauts. (I hope..)<\/em>: <strong>From The Grapevine <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromthegrapevine.com\/innovation\/nasa-looks-matt-damon-film-actual-ideas-living-mars\" >(O) How would humans live on Mars? Matt Damon&#8217;s &#8216;The Martian&#8217; inspires NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The little engine that shouldn&#8217;t, but does.<\/em>: <strong>Yahoo! Finance <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/nasa-latest-tests-show-physics-230112770.html\" >(O) NASA confirms that the &#8216;impossible&#8217; EmDrive thruster really works, after new tests<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The ultimate DIY to get to space?<\/em>: <strong>Daily Grail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailygrail.com\/Fresh-Science\/2015\/11\/EmDrive-Breakthrough-Show-Us-The-Money\" >(O) EmDrive Breakthrough: Show Us The Money!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Are we fools to hope for scientific breakthroughs?<\/em>: <strong>Forbes <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/startswithabang\/2015\/11\/08\/the-em-drive-nasas-impossible-engine-highlights-our-greatest-failing\/\" >(O) The EM Drive, NASA&#8217;s &#8216;Impossible Engine,&#8217; Highlights Our Greatest Failing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>UF Those:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>UFOs happen to all sorts of people &#8212; not just questionable ones.<\/em>: <strong>Open Minds <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openminds.tv\/royal-canadian-mounted-police-officer-posts-ufo-interview-video\/35541\" >Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer posts UFO interview video<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Fuzzy words, or fuzzy logic?<\/em>: <strong>Mysterious Universe <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mysteriousuniverse.org\/2015\/11\/roswells-ufo-the-victims-of-the-wreck\/\" >Roswell&#8217;s UFO &#8212; The &#8220;Victims of the Wreck&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extras:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>How is this only art?<\/em>: <strong>Smithsonian <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/this-ear-made-with-van-gogh-dna-180957230\/?no-ist\" >(O) This Ear Was Made With Vincent Van Gogh&#8217;s DNA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The movie PI clearly had it right..<\/em>: <strong>EurekAlert <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2015-11\/aiop-ndo110915.php\" >New derivation of pi links quantum physics and pure math<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Before you say yes, imagine a world overthrown by angry beavers who have figured out history and are pissed off about it.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28488-should-the-uk-bring-back-beavers-to-help-manage-floods\/\" >Should the UK bring back beavers to help manage floods?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5671\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/BxKXd_41Y1I\/TWS336-2015-11-21.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('5671','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/BxKXd_41Y1I\/TWS336-2015-11-21.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\/BxKXd_41Y1I\/TWS336-2015-11-21.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3237702-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/BxKXd_41Y1I\/TWS336-2015-11-21.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS336-2015-11-21.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: How Do You Mind? 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