{"id":3241369,"date":"2016-05-22T01:04:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T04:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2016-05-22T01:04:54","modified_gmt":"2016-05-22T04:04:54","slug":"tws359-indirect-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws359-indirect-experience","title":{"rendered":"TWS359: Indirect Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TWS349-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1440\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TWS349-logo-258x300.png\" alt=\"TWS349 logo\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Places Lost And Found<\/li>\n<li>True Tales of Medical Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Mechanical Animal<\/li>\n<li>Some Call It The Dance<\/li>\n<li>Triumph of Belief<\/li>\n<li>Food For Naught<\/li>\n<li>There Are No Small Inventions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: Has humanity already transformed sufficiently to make current standard age ranges covering &#8220;child&#8221;, &#8220;adult&#8221; and &#8220;old adult&#8221; meaningless &#8212; and are they too ingrained to change? Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 27 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1439\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Places Lost And Found:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Is this the beginning of an Indiana Jones career?<\/em>: <strong>Yahoo!\/The Daily Buzz <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/blogs\/daily-buzz\/quebec-teen-discovers-ancient-mayan-ruins-by-170620746.html?soc_src=social-sh&amp;soc_trk=ma\" >Quebec teen discovers ancient Mayan ruins by studying the stars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Or perhaps the beginning of the end of one boy&#8217;s dream?<\/em>: <strong>Snopes <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.snopes.com\/canadian-teen-satellite-maps\/\" >Larkeological Find<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>It&#8217;s pulling a Jedi mind trick: &#8220;If you strike me down, I shall become stronger than you can possibly imagine&#8221;. <\/em>: <strong>The Conversation <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/has-the-library-outlived-its-usefulness-in-the-age-of-internet-youd-be-surprised-58198\" >Has the library outlived its usefulness in the age of Internet? You&#8217;d be surprised<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Where &#8220;roughing it&#8221; includes a spa and being rich..<\/em>: <strong>The UK Guardian <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2016\/may\/02\/further-future-festival-burning-man-tech-elite-eric-schmidt?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >&#8216;Burning Man for the 1%&#8217;: the desert party for the tech elite, with Eric Schmidt in a top hat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Corporate America: The Town Where Nobody Lives.<\/em>: <strong>The UK Daily Express <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/life\/668126\/futuristic-ghost-town-New-Mexico-research?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Billion pound ghost town in New Mexico developing schools, cars and homes of the future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Because how *else* are you going to get that dream vacation? (Nightmare vacation?)<\/em>: <strong>The Kernel <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/kernelmag.dailydot.com\/issue-sections\/features-issue-sections\/16554\/haunted-clown-motel-christopher-sebela-kickstarter\/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >The man who Kickstarted his way to 30 days in a haunted clown motel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>True Tales of Medical Fiction:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Is sympathy tied to one&#8217;s own suffering?<\/em>: <strong>ScienceDaily <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2016\/05\/160510084257.htm?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >(O) When you take acetaminophen, you don&#8217;t feel others&#8217; pain as much<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>That is not dead which can be brought back.<\/em>: <strong>Discovery News <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.discovery.com\/tech\/biotechnology\/dead-could-be-brought-back-to-life-in-medical-trial-160503.htm\" >Dead Could Be Brought &#8216;Back To Life&#8217; in Medical Trial<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Doesn&#8217;t make the cool sounds, however..<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/54665-bionic-implant-improves-vision.html\" >Bionic Implant Improves Vision for Some Eye Patients<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>A casual start of augmented reality?<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/54684-smart-earbuds-enable-bionic-hearing.html\" >Get &#8216;Bionic Hearing&#8217; with New Smart Earbuds<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Who gets to decide where science can be best applied?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2086548-let-people-most-affected-by-gene-editing-write-crispr-rules\/\" >(O) Let people most affected by gene editing write CRISPR rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Clearly, it balances the humours..<\/em>: <strong>AZ Family <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/story\/31905446\/leech-therapy-making-a-comeback?autostart=true&amp;utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Leech therapy making a comeback<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mechanical Animal:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>But no one really wants to know what a cat has to say, and it doesn&#8217;t want to talk to you anyway!<\/em>: <strong>The UK Mirror <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tech\/translate-your-cats-meows-human-7935711\" >Translate your cat&#8217;s meows into human speech with &#8216;world&#8217;s first talking cat collar&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>They tried to get dogs to talk, first. Didn&#8217;t work.<\/em>: <strong>Wikipedia <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BowLingual\" >BowLingual<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>As long as it&#8217;s chew-proof..<\/em>: <strong>treehugger <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/gadgets\/can-computer-train-your-dog.html?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Can a computer train your dog?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>If you use the game, you may be demented..<\/em>: <strong>City AM <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityam.com\/240330\/playing-this-mobile-game-could-help-scientists-spot-the-warning-signs-of-dementia?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >(O) Playing this smartphone game could help scientists spot the warning signs of dementia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Are our brains changing in response to extensive interactions with machines? Is that a bad thing?<\/em>: <strong>The Conversation <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/are-our-smartphones-afflicting-us-all-with-symptoms-of-adhd-58330\" >(O) Are our smartphones afflicting us all with symptoms of ADHD?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Some Call It The Dance:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Do they lack rhthym? Or are they just shy, like me?<\/em>: <strong>Business Insider\/The Conversation <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/heres-why-some-people-cant-dance-2016-5?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Here&#8217;s why some people can&#8217;t dance<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>First, they came for our industrial jobs! Now, they will take our dance partners! &#8230; I may not mind.<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/54651-artificial-intelligence-virtual-dancer-partner.html\" >Forget Taking Over the World. All this AI Wants to Do Is Dance<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>LARP 2.0<\/em>: <strong>The UK Daily Mail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-3581954\/Fight-knight-Meet-men-dress-medieval-armor-use-swords-axes-bash-s-heads-sport.html?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >(O) Fight knight! Meet the men who dress up in medieval armor and use swords and axes to bash each other&#8217;s heads in for sport<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Triumph of Belief:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Would you rather they celebrate the murder of a priest? Or the love letters of an imprisoned noble?<\/em>: <strong>The UK Express <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/uk\/665947\/pagans-prison-jail-britain-religion?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Pagans in prison allowed to celebrate festival of lactating sheep<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Because we haven&#8217;t found it yet..<\/em>: <strong>Heritage Daily <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritagedaily.com\/2016\/04\/the-institute-of-archaeology-of-the-university-of-zurich-restitutes-two-egyptian-mummy-portraits\/110887\" >Why are we still searching for the Loch Ness monster?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Food For Naught:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Your first reaction probably displays your bias from the fiction of humanity..<\/em>: <strong>UPI <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upi.com\/Odd_News\/2016\/04\/29\/Australian-brewery-creates-beer-using-yeast-from-belly-button-lint\/2621461940045\/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=im&amp;utm_tracker=1736664x84899\" >Australian brewery creates beer using yeast from belly button lint<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>A turnip, by any other shape, is a bit more sweet?<\/em>: <strong>The New Yorker <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/tech\/elements\/all-the-food-thats-fit-to-print?mbid=rss&amp;utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >All the Food That&#8217;s Fit to Print<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>There Are No Small Inventions:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I can hear the biblical interpretations like thunder rolling on the horizon..<\/em>: <strong>Fox News Health <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/2016\/04\/26\/scientists-witness-flash-light-during-conception-say-discovery-could-aid-ivf.html?ICID=ref_fark\" >Scientists witness &#8216;flash of light&#8217; during conception, say discovery could aid IVF<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>You might be able to create incomprehensible software on a futuristic computer..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2086702-try-your-hand-at-programming-ibms-online-quantum-computer\/\" >Try your hand at programming IBM&#8217;s online quantum computer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The possibilities are endless. And tiny.<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/54647-tiny-engines-could-power-microscopic-robots.html\" >World&#8217;s Tiniest Engines Could Power Microscopic Robots<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2417\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/dK0vKvR4qL8\/TWS359-2016-05-14.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('2417','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/dK0vKvR4qL8\/TWS359-2016-05-14.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\/dK0vKvR4qL8\/TWS359-2016-05-14.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3241369-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/dK0vKvR4qL8\/TWS359-2016-05-14.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS359-2016-05-14.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: Places Lost And Found; True Tales of Medical Fiction; Mechanical Animal; Some Call It The Dance; Triumph of Belief; Food For Naught; There Are No Small Inventions; CQ: Has humanity already transformed sufficiently to make current standard age ranges covering &#8220;child&#8221;, &#8220;adult&#8221; and &#8220;old adult&#8221; meaningless &#8212; and are they too ingrained to change? 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