{"id":3243928,"date":"2016-10-20T19:08:29","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T22:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1483"},"modified":"2016-10-20T19:08:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T22:08:29","slug":"tws368-backslash-flashback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws368-backslash-flashback","title":{"rendered":"TWS368: Backslash Flashback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TWS368-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1484\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TWS368-logo-258x300.png\" alt=\"tws368-logo\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TWS368-logo-258x300.png 258w, http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TWS368-logo-768x894.png 768w, http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TWS368-logo-880x1024.png 880w, http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TWS368-logo.png 1546w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unusual Science<\/li>\n<li>Usual Science<\/li>\n<li>Animal Science<\/li>\n<li>Unanimal Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: Is there any moral difference between creating an artificial intelligence on a computer or a new biological entity capable of thinking?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 19 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1483\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Unusual Science:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>And no, it&#8217;s not because bigfoot is wearing clowns as disguises.. (I think..)<\/em>: <strong>The Boston Globe <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/lifestyle\/2016\/10\/07\/how-maine-based-bigfoot-expert-found-himself-center-national-clown-frenzy\/nNmIaE9hRhqalQkzGuEBnJ\/story.html\" >How a Maine-based Bigfoot expert found himself at the center of the national clown frenzy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>The annual awards for doing good science on topics people probably don&#8217;t really care about (but perhaps should!).<\/em>: <strong>The Annals of Improbable Research <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.improbable.com\/ig\/winners\" >The 2016 Ig Nobel Prize Winners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Do you really know what it means to be bored? Does anyone?<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/56162-science-of-boredom.html\" >The Science of Boredom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Does this mean prescriptions to cool amusement parks, or the installation of boring rides in doctor&#8217;s offices?<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/56261-kidney-stones-roller-coaster.html\" >This Roller Coaster Helps People Pass Kidney Stones (Yes, Really)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Is this the ultimate embodiment of &#8220;the journey is more important than the destination&#8221;.<\/em>: <strong>Mother Nature Network <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnn.com\/lifestyle\/arts-culture\/blogs\/manhattan-getting-150M-stairway-nowhere?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link&amp;ICID=ref_fark\" >Manhattan is getting a $150M &#8216;stairway to nowhere&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Usual Science:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>What if we end up with two different colonies on Mars?<\/em>: <strong>Bloomberg <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2016-10-04\/boeing-ceo-vows-to-beat-musk-to-mars-as-new-space-race-beckons\" >Boeing CEO Vows to Beat Musk to Mars<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Should we strive to make all things edible in emergencies?<\/em>: <strong>The Stack <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thestack.com\/world\/2016\/09\/09\/edible-drones-will-deliver-aid-to-disaster-zones\/\" >(O) Edible drones will deliver aid to disaster zones<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>It&#8217;s a bit more BzzzT than Pew Pew Pew, but I&#8217;ll take it.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2105362-drones-get-first-anti-laser-lasers-to-stop-being-shot-down\/\" >(O) Drones get first anti-laser lasers to stop being shot down<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Clearly, they fixed the Heisenberg Compensator.<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/56230-quantum-teleportation-approaches-sci-fi-level.html\" >Teleported Laser Pulses? Quantum Teleportation Approaches Sci-Fi Level<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Will this be the moment we &#8220;solve&#8221; the question of matter?<\/em>: <strong>Futurism <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/futurism.com\/physics-breakthrough-quantum-cat-state-finally-captured-on-camera\/\" >Physics Breakthrough: Quantum Cat State Finally Captured on Camera<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>A little more &#8220;acoustic fan&#8221; than holodeck.<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/56202-3d-printed-acoustic-holograms.html\" >3D-Printed Acoustic Holograms Could Move Objects in Midair<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Animal Science:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Well, it&#8217;s not like they were feline Santas..<\/em>: <strong>Christian Science Monitor <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Science\/2016\/0925\/Did-the-Vikings-help-distribute-cats-around-the-world?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link&amp;ICID=ref_fark\" >Did the Vikings help distribute cats around the world?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Does &#8220;you cannot hunt bears&#8221; include &#8220;don&#8217;t shoot them when they are eating you&#8221;.<\/em>: <strong>NPR <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/09\/14\/493893940\/passing-research-ship-saves-weather-station-staff-from-polar-bear-siege?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=npr&amp;utm_term=nprnews&amp;utm_content=20160914\" >Passing Research Ship Saves Weather Station Staff From Polar Bear &#8216;Siege&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>How can you tell &#8220;accuracy&#8221;, if there are so many unknowns.<\/em>: <strong>The Guardian <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2016\/sep\/14\/scientists-reveal-most-accurate-depiction-of-a-dinosaur-ever-created?CMP=share_btn_fb\" >(O) Scientists reveal most accurate depiction of a dinosaur ever created<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unanimal Science:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>You&#8217;ll be surprised to find out that this is a *good* thing..<\/em>: <strong>treehugger <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/culture\/toronto-school-bans-juice-boxes-students-lunches.html?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link&amp;ICID=ref_fark\" >Toronto school bans juice boxes from students&#8217; lunches<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I&#8217;ve got some ice in my freezer that probably qualifies.<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/55596-scientists-on-mission-to-protect-ice-memory.html\" >(O) Remote Antarctic Library Would &#8216;Protect Ice Memory&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Maybe we need to think more about better remote storage locations..<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/55680-cold-war-toxic-waste-climate-change.html\" >(O) Cold-War-Era Toxic Waste Could Be Released by Greenland&#8217;s Melting Ice<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Make your travel plans now.<\/em>: <strong>CTV News <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/sci-tech\/extinction-level-asteroid-could-collide-with-earth-in-2175-1.3010783?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link&amp;ICID=ref_fark\" >(O) Extinction-level asteroid could collide with Earth in 2175<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Feels like Stephen Hawking has been talking to folks again.<\/em>: <strong>The Daily Galaxy <\/strong> &#8211; 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