{"id":3573,"date":"2013-03-23T16:00:44","date_gmt":"2013-03-23T19:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3573"},"modified":"2016-03-24T02:18:25","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T05:18:25","slug":"tws244-lie-of-the-beholder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws244-lie-of-the-beholder","title":{"rendered":"TWS244: Lie of the Beholder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/TWS244-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3574\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws244-lie-of-the-beholder\/attachment\/tws244-logo\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/TWS244-logo.png\" data-orig-size=\"1546,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TWS244 logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/TWS244-logo-687x800.png\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3574\" alt=\"TWS244 logo\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/TWS244-logo-257x300.png\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/TWS244-logo-257x300.png 257w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/TWS244-logo-687x800.png 687w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/TWS244-logo.png 1546w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Front Page<\/li>\n<li>By Any Other Name<\/li>\n<li>Sec2<\/li>\n<li>Extras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: What is the best or worst lesson about living life you&#8217;ve ever gotten from fiction (books, TV or movies)?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please donate to our radio station, and support great community radio! chsrfm.ca\/donate<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 32 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Front Page:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>At first, I was hoping for &#8220;the world&#8217;s strangest coffee&#8221;, but it&#8217;s not produced from a rodent&#8217;s rectum..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/The_worlds_strongest_coffee\" target=\"_blank\">The world&#8217;s strongest coffee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Please tell me that there&#8217;s a real bed in there, tho..<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2013\/03\/19\/cake-hotel-opens-up-for-sweet-dreams-in-soho-for-one-night-only-3549331\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cake hotel opens up for sweet dreams in Soho for one night only<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>What if there is some news that you just can&#8217;t face?<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2013\/03\/19\/the-new-face-of-bad-news-the-avatar-that-can-deliver-your-messages-3548283\/\" target=\"_blank\">The new face of bad news? The avatar that can deliver your messages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Aside from using keyboards and mice, that is..<\/em>: <strong>ydr\/Slate <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.ydr.com\/living\/ci_22800493\/researchers-explore-connecting-brain-machines\">Researchers explore connecting the brain to machines<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>It&#8217;s no different than fearing a cake made from more than one type of flour..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg21729093.400-dont-fear-babies-made-with-genes-from-three-parents.html?cmpid=RSS|NSNS|2012-GLOBAL|online-news\" target=\"_blank\">Don&#8217;t fear babies made with genes from three parents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Everyone is encouraged to make babies, whatever way we need. Although make a few less, please?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn23297-make-threeparent-babies-uk-government-told.html?full=true\" target=\"_blank\">Make three-parent babies, UK government told<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Right response: &#8220;The evidence does not appear to suppor the claims, so it is inconclusive.&#8221; Wrong response: &#8220;We should stop looking because you haven&#8217;t found overwhelming evidence.&#8221;<\/em>: <strong>The UK Daily Mail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-2292042\/Second-study-finds-extra-terrestrial-fossils-meteor-fragment.html\" target=\"_blank\">Is this alien life? Controversial scientists publish second paper claiming they have found &#8216;extra-terrestrial fossils&#8217; in meteor fragment<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Sometimes, I need nothing more than the title to be intrigued..<\/em>: <strong>The UK Daily Mail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-2292774\/I-sex-aliens-Psychic-Stephany-Fay-Cohen-This-Morning-tells-Philip-Schofield-Holly-Willoughby-orgasms-octopus-men.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;I have sex with aliens who sneak into my room at night&#8217;: Psychic appears on live TV claiming to have &#8216;out-of-this-world orgasms with octopus men and cat people&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Some ideas are worth sharing, even if (especially if!) they are controversial..<\/em>: <strong>Daily Grail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailygrail.com\/Fresh-Science\/2013\/3\/TED-Deletes-Talks-Rupert-Sheldrake-and-Graham-Hancock\" target=\"_blank\">TED Deletes Talks by Rupert Sheldrake and Graham Hancock<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>By Any Other Name:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I think they already did the million-dollar-movie version of this..<\/em>: <strong>The Examiner <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/article\/huge-florida-mosquitoes-20x-larger-than-average-insect\" target=\"_blank\">Huge Florida mosquitoes: 20x larger than average insect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Forget mechanical drones! Maybe they&#8217;ll mount them to gallinippers..<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-21812600\" target=\"_blank\">Drones may be used to target &#8216;illegal hunting&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>A long winter makes reality a little harder to distinguish from snow..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Snow_sculpture_car_gets_parking_ticket\" target=\"_blank\">Snow sculpture car gets parking ticket<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Innocent action, or potential vampire threat? (Probably innocent..)<\/em>: <strong>Huffington Post <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/03\/08\/teacher-lets-students-taste-blood-norway-kindergarten_n_2839276.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news\" target=\"_blank\">Teacher Lets Students Taste Her Blood At Norway Kindergarten<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Oh, no! Not &#8220;raunchy&#8221; photos! Soon, they&#8217;ll be jumping in mudpuddles!<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Teacher_let_pupils_see_raunchy_photos\" target=\"_blank\">Teacher let pupils see raunchy photos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Soon, that may be the only thing libraries are used for, so we might as well accept it..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Librarian_sacked_over_Harlem_Shake_video\" target=\"_blank\">Librarian sacked over Harlem Shake video<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Oh&#8230; if ONLY&#8230; *sigh*<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/blogs\/onepercent\/2013\/03\/hp-3d-display.html?cmpid=RSS|NSNS|2012-GLOBAL|online-news\" target=\"_blank\">3D display could bring &#8216;Princess Leia&#8217; hologram to life<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Soon, we&#8217;ll be watching things that watch us watch them..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg21729096.100-how-vast-advertising-displays-will-grab-your-attention.html?cmpid=RSS|NSNS|2012-GLOBAL|online-news\" target=\"_blank\">How vast advertising displays will grab your attention<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The ultimate grow-op..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Farmscrapers_take_eco-living_to_new_heights\" target=\"_blank\">Farmscrapers take eco-living to new heights<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>May the Force be With You, I know pronounce you man and wife.<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-21842269\" target=\"_blank\">Jedi could perform marriages, says Free Church of Scotland<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Where does it cross the line from parody to mean mockery?<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Pastafarians_launch_legal_challenge\" target=\"_blank\">Pastafarians launch legal challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Why do people want to always say &#8220;Spiderman&#8221; when they mean &#8220;Daredevil&#8221;?<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2013\/03\/18\/real-life-spider-man-called-mustang-wanted-fearlessly-performs-stunts-high-above-the-ground-3547171\/\" target=\"_blank\">Real life Spider-Man called Mustang Wanted fearlessly performs stunts high above the ground<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The life of a superhero is tough.. Especially without the &#8220;super&#8221;.<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2013\/03\/16\/salford-superhero-hangs-up-cape-after-being-punched-in-face-in-manchester-3545109\/\" target=\"_blank\">Salford &#8216;superhero&#8217; hangs up cape after being punched in face in Manchester<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Gotta hand it to her..<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-latin-america-21756709\" target=\"_blank\">Doctor &#8216;used silicone fingers&#8217; to sign in for colleagues<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Whatever gets you the distance, I guess..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Sex_toys_help_singers_hit_the_high_notes\" target=\"_blank\">Sex toys help singers hit the high notes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Food shaped like people was never a problem with ninja cookies, but baby heads may be a bit far..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Marketing_stunt_goes_pear-shaped\" target=\"_blank\">Marketing stunt goes pear-shaped<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sec2:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Extras:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>A good grounding.<\/em>: <strong>Doubtful News <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/doubtfulnews.com\/media-guide-to-skepticism\/\" target=\"_blank\">Media Guide to Skepticism<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Yeah.. but it wasn&#8217;t a unicycle..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Man_cycles_up_2754_stairs\" target=\"_blank\">Man cycles up 2,754 stairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Someone maaay be reading a bit too much into this..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn23301-planck-shows-almost-perfect-cosmos--plus-axis-of-evil.html?cmpid=RSS|NSNS|2012-GLOBAL|online-news\" target=\"_blank\">Planck shows almost perfect cosmos &#8212; plus axis of evil<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I want to wait until all medical scopes are extremely tiny..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg21729095.800-worlds-thinnest-endoscope-is-width-of-a-human-hair.html?cmpid=RSS|NSNS|2012-GLOBAL|online-news\" target=\"_blank\">World&#8217;s thinnest endoscope is width of a human hair<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Bummer.. All I found was a dime..<\/em>: <strong>STV <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/local.stv.tv\/edinburgh\/217453-grave-of-medieval-knight-found-under-edinburgh-old-town-car-park\/\">Grave of medieval knight and monastery site found under car park<\/span><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I wish they hadn&#8217;t died out.. I&#8217;d love to see a 4-winged bird!<\/em>: <strong>NBC News <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/science.nbcnews.com\/_news\/2013\/03\/14\/17303742-four-winged-birds-first-fossils-identified?lite\" target=\"_blank\">Four-winged birds? First fossils identified<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>We&#8217;re kinda disgusting, really..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg21729081.700-the-body-your-curious-behaviours-and-what-they-reveal.html?full=true\" target=\"_blank\">The body: Your curious behaviours and what they reveal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6758\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/TWS\/TWS244-2013-03-23.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('6758','http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/TWS\/TWS244-2013-03-23.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:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/TWS\/TWS244-2013-03-23.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3573-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/TWS\/TWS244-2013-03-23.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS244-2013-03-23.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; By Any Other Name; Extras; CQ: What is the best or worst lesson about living life you&#8217;ve ever gotten from fiction (books, TV or movies)? 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