{"id":3240509,"date":"2016-04-07T22:48:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T01:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2016-04-07T22:48:43","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T01:48:43","slug":"tws354-common-factors-dont-add-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws354-common-factors-dont-add-up","title":{"rendered":"TWS354: Common Factors Don\u2019t Add Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/TWS354-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1421\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/TWS354-logo-258x300.png\" alt=\"TWS354 logo\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Virtually Intelligent Thing To Do<\/li>\n<li>Universal Discrimination<\/li>\n<li>History Teaches Us Nothing<\/li>\n<li>Extras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: Who will win the space race: the military, scientists, the civilians, or the business sector? And what will &#8220;winning&#8221; look like?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 16 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1418\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Virtually Intelligent Thing To Do:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Maybe we learned more about human intelligence than we wanted to..<\/em>: <strong>The Guardian <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2016\/mar\/31\/now-anyone-can-build-own-version-microsoft-racist-sexist-chatbot-tay?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Now anyone can build their own version of Microsoft&#8217;s racist, sexist chatbot Tay<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>The real challenge: predicting the weather!<\/em>: <strong>TechRadar <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/us\/news\/world-of-tech\/robots-will-soon-control-the-weather-1317926?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Robots will soon control the weather<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>It&#8217;s not as ominous as it sounds&#8230;<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/54138-artificial-intelligence-devises-unthinkable-experiments.html\" >Physicists Unleash AI to Devise Unthinkable Experiments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Wasn&#8217;t this about a guy, and his ants..?<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/54233-scientists-turn-beetles-into-cyborg-insects.html\" >Scientists Hijack Bugs, Turn Them into Cyborgs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Arguably, it&#8217;s not really ready for normal reality anyway&#8230;<\/em>: <strong>The Daily Dot <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/opinion\/your-brain-isnt-ready-for-virtual-reality\/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Your brain isn&#8217;t ready for virtual reality<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Universal Discrimination:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>This is my sad face. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/frownie.png\" alt=\":(\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/54206-this-negative-facial-expression-is-universal.html\" >This Negative Facial Expression Is &#8216;Universal&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Do we make better students by making easier schools?<\/em>: <strong>AZFamily\/3TV\/AP <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/story\/31576625\/is-algebra-an-unnecessary-stumbling-block-in-us-schools?autostart=true&amp;utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Is algebra an unnecessary stumbling block in US schools?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>What do we settle on, when there is no right (or left) answer?<\/em>: <strong>Motherboard <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_uk\/read\/right-for-men-left-for-women-why-are-gendered-buttons-still-a-thing?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Right for Men, Left for Women: Why Are Gendered Buttons Still a Thing?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>How long and how much should your past haunt you? Especially when it&#8217;s nto really that bad?<\/em>: <strong>The Sun <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sol\/homepage\/news\/7029747\/Teacher-fired-because-she-used-to-be-a-model.html?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Too hot to teach: Aspiring teacher fired from primary school job because she used to be a model<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>History Teaches Us Nothing:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Just wait until they try Soylent Green..<\/em>: <strong>Fast Company <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3058353\/the-weird-subculture-of-gourmet-soylent?partner=rss&amp;utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >The Weird Subculture Of Gourmet Soylent<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Don&#8217;t they rank crimes by importance or something?<\/em>: <strong>WSOCTV <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsoctv.com\/news\/local\/man-arrested-for-not-returning-freddy-got-fingered-vhs-from-2002\/177186020?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Concord man accused of not returning VHS rental 14 years later<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Ok, now I really know why they want the tapes back.. Excuse me while I check my old boxes..<\/em>: <strong>The UK Daily Mirror <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/money\/old-vhs-tapes-now-worth-7657114?ICID=ref_fark\" >The old VHS tapes now worth \u00c2\u00a31,500 revealed &#8211; could you have a fortune in your living room cupboard?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I know that permanence is an illusion, but this is a bit much..<\/em>: <strong>Yahoo! Finance <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/rapid-destruction-of-homes-in-japan-124412426.html?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link#\" >Welcome to Japan &#8211; Where homes are thrown away after one generation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extras:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Um.. Yeah.. <\/em>: <strong>Fox News <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/leisure\/2016\/03\/29\/president-eisenhowers-great-granddaughter-says-vegan-diets-could-attract\/?ICID=ref_fark\" >President Eisenhower&#8217;s great-granddaughter says vegan diets could attract extraterrestrial life<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I&#8217;m sure they&#8217;re going to try to get the nuclear power plant to pay for it..<\/em>: <strong>NPR <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/03\/30\/472394299\/ready-set-freeze-japan-prepares-to-switch-on-fukushima-ice-wall?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Ready, Set, Freeze: Japan Prepares To Switch On Fukushima &#8216;Ice Wall&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Is it like a photograph, or a substitute for a good memory?<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/54163-nice-trails-3d-printed-mountain-models.html\" >Print Your Hike! 3D Keepsakes Memorialize Mountain Conquests<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3941\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/-W_o6pRhmOk\/TWS354-2016-04-02.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('3941','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/-W_o6pRhmOk\/TWS354-2016-04-02.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\/-W_o6pRhmOk\/TWS354-2016-04-02.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3240509-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/-W_o6pRhmOk\/TWS354-2016-04-02.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS354-2016-04-02.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: Virtually Intelligent Thing To Do; Universal Discrimination; History Teaches Us Nothing; Extrasl CQ: Who will win the space race: the military, scientists, the civilians, or the business sector? 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