{"id":72565,"date":"2014-02-07T22:59:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-08T01:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2015-09-22T19:22:31","modified_gmt":"2015-09-22T22:22:31","slug":"tws275-stay-grounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws275-stay-grounded","title":{"rendered":"TWS275: Stay Grounded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/TWS275-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1096\" alt=\"TWS275 logo\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/TWS275-logo-257x300.png\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Front Page<\/li>\n<li>A Wondrous Age<\/li>\n<li>Living Is Easy<\/li>\n<li>Deity Doo Doo<\/li>\n<li>Extras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: Which will come first: the immersive, 3-D hologram or the near-human-level artificial intelligence, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 27 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1095\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Front Page:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I wonder if they have a little plastic human poking his head out of a manhole to determine the weather..<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2014\/01\/29\/gopher-for-the-history-town-infested-by-rodents-puts-stuffed-pests-in-museum-4282822\/\" >Gopher for the history: Town infested by rodents puts stuffed pests in museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Is it inconcievable that a slightly-above-average goat might be able to predict the outcome of a game it neither understands nor cares for? (Um.. yeah..)<\/em>: <strong>The Plymouth Herald <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plymouthherald.co.uk\/kidding-Goat-picked-result-Plymouth-Argyle-s\/story-20502178-detail\/story.html\" >No kidding &#8211; Psychic goat picked out result of Plymouth Argyle&#8217;s clash with Cheltenham<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>The Voynich Manuscripts secrets are made clear when people start asking the obvious question: just what are these plants, anyway?<\/em>: <strong>Digital Journal <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/pr\/1689897\" >American Botanical Council Publishes Revolutionary Analysis Unlocking Mysteries of 500-Year-Old Manuscript<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>It&#8217;s the equivalent of a bearded man passing by a razer &#8212; if the razer is in a car that passes him on the highway.<\/em>: <strong>News24 <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news24.com\/Technology\/News\/Asteroid-shaves-Earth-more-on-the-way-20140127\" >Asteroid shaves Earth, more on the way<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Japanese women report that they are always in love with the end of the day..<\/em>: <strong>AFP <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5iXDas_JtvvIuZKr-Av_q69gn7hJA?docId=a55bda2f-5432-4b20-9244-9b5de640ef9c\">Japanese bra only unhooks for true love, say makers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Wondrous Age:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The hologram of sound.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22129544.100-beams-of-sound-immerse-you-in-music-others-cant-hear.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.UusQ2fZQ1WY\" >Beams of sound immerse you in music others can&#8217;t hear<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Good farmers know that it&#8217;s all about good dirt.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22129544.300-ploughable-sensors-help-farmers-get-more-crop-per-drop.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.UusRNPZQ1WY\" >Ploughable sensors help farmers get more crop per drop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I wonder when we&#8217;ll allow drugs for kids (again).<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn24969-uk-government-to-ban-ecigarettes-for-under18s.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.UusRJPZQ1WY\" >UK government to ban e-cigarettes for under-18s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>He can&#8217;t seem to make up his mind &#8212; but then again, neither can the universe.<\/em>: <strong>Nature <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/stephen-hawking-there-are-no-black-holes-1.14583\" >Stephen Hawking: &#8216;There are no black holes&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>It&#8217;s a happy story of science destroying simple predictions of hope.<\/em>: <strong>The UK Guardian <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2014\/jan\/19\/mathematics-of-happiness-debunked-nick-brown?CMP=twt_gu\" >The British amateur who debunked the mathematics of happiness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>And people say that technology only separates us for communication.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22129544.200-conversation-app-helps-parents-boost-childs-language.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.UusRYvZQ1WY\" >Conversation app helps parents boost child&#8217;s language<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Yeah, but aren&#8217;t we all guilty of that?<\/em>: <strong>Popular Science <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.popsci.com\/article\/science\/lawsuit-alleges-nasa-failing-investigate-alien-life\" >Lawsuit Alleges NASA Is Failing To Investigate Alien Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>No, but it may be loaning it out to some suspicious people..<\/em>: <strong>io9 <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/has-national-geographic-lost-its-mind-1509334801\" >Has National Geographic lost its mind?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Living Is Easy:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The look on his face is pure Lovecraftian mystery..<\/em>: <strong>The Sydney Morning Herald <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/technology\/sci-tech\/stars-form-in-electricians-eyes-after-powerful-shock-20140130-31oy1.html\" >Stars form in electrician&#8217;s eyes after powerful shock<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Did it really matter that humanity took the slow route to get here? Or is artificial restriction a better way to challnge complacent scientists?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22129541.500-stem-cell-breakthrough-could-reopen-clone-wars.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.UusQr_ZQ1WY\" >Stem cell breakthrough could reopen clone wars<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I suppose it depends on who they look up to, I suppose..<\/em>: <strong>Reuters <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2014\/01\/29\/us-paranoia-idUSBREA0S00320140129\" >Study finds feeling short makes people prone to paranoia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Also: the mother of all nightmares. <\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn24964-3d-fossil-portrait-could-be-the-mother-of-all-spiders.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.UusQvPZQ1WY\" >3D fossil portrait could be the mother of all spiders<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Given that so many people are afraid to die, something tells me: no.<\/em>: <strong>Futurity\/Boston University <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.futurity.org\/hardwired-believe-immortal\/\" >Are we hardwired to believe we&#8217;re immortal?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Dagnabit! That crap gets into everything!<\/em>: <strong>NPR <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/health\/2014\/01\/29\/267598868\/ancient-plagues-dna-revived-from-a-1-500-year-old-tooth\" >Ancient Plague&#8217;s DNA Revived From A 1,500-Year-Old Tooth<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Also: modern humans.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22129542.600-neanderthalhuman-sex-bred-light-skins-and-infertility.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.UusQwvZQ1WY\">Neanderthal-human sex bred light skins and infertility<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deity Doo Doo:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Or maybe they are acknowledging and celebrating their native history.. (which EVERY nation is called upon to do)<\/em>: <strong>Gizmodo <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/russias-hiring-shamans-to-make-sure-the-winter-olympic-1509961290\" >Russia&#8217;s Hiring Shamans to Make Sure the Winter Olympics Has Snow<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I wonder if you can attend church this way..<\/em>: <strong>ABC15 <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc15.com\/dpp\/news\/region_northeast_valley\/scottsdale\/reverend-bob-larson-performing-exorcisms-via-skype-from-scottsdale\" >Reverend Bob Larson performing exorcisms via Skype from Scottsdale<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>A scary\/sad case which seems to have officials quoted as saying the kid walked backward _up_ the wall..<\/em>: <strong>Indy Star <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/news\/2014\/01\/25\/the-disposession-of-latoya-ammons\/4892553\/\" >The exorcisms of Latoya Ammons<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Or, maybe by pagans. Or other Christians. (Holidays and celebrations are very muddled, thanks to church interference..)<\/em>: <strong>adkKronos <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adnkronos.com\/IGN\/Aki\/English\/Religion\/Italy-John-Paul-IIs-blood-stolen-by-Satanists-from-church_321155397204.html\" >Italy: John Paul II&#8217;s blood &#8216;stolen by Satanists&#8217; from church<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extras:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Poking fun while still respecting?<\/em>: <strong>The Kernel <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kernelmag.com\/features\/report\/8660\/cryptozoology-the-mad-science-of-monster-hunting\/\" >Cryptozoology: the mad science of monster hunting<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>A beautiful way to turn lemons into lemonade.<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2014\/01\/30\/shawn-trokhan-family-build-gem-igloo-in-us-polar-vortex-cold-weather-4283468\/\" >Family embrace US polar vortex by building incredible &#8216;gem igloo&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I&#8217;m afraid I see no patterns here.. 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