{"id":89220,"date":"2014-04-24T22:34:08","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T01:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1124"},"modified":"2015-09-22T19:23:10","modified_gmt":"2015-09-22T22:23:10","slug":"tws283-earth-borne-space-bound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws283-earth-borne-space-bound","title":{"rendered":"TWS283: Earth-borne, Space-bound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/TWS283-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1125\" alt=\"TWS283 logo\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/TWS283-logo-257x300.png\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Front Page<\/li>\n<li>Eyes on Space<\/li>\n<li>In The Flesh<\/li>\n<li>Extras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: Most persistent, ancient holidays seem to be apparently religion acting as mass psychologists to celebrate good times and counter-program against dark times (like Winter) &#8212; so should psychologists (under the guise, perhaps, of governments) be put to work creating holidays and celebrations that will be used in space, on Mars, or on future planets &#8212; or should such celebrations only be allowed to develop &#8220;organically&#8221; from a combination of mass meme and clever capitalism?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 31 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1124\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Front Page:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Really, it was just a CR2 panic, much less than what happened when Goths discovered White Wolf games..<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-26328105\" >The great 1980s Dungeons &amp; Dragons panic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>There are some questionable entries, but he also has a much better stocked kitchen than mine!<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Alphabet_Sandwich_has_food_for_every_letter\" >Alphabet Sandwich has food for every letter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>So quiet, you can pay to hear a pin drop.<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Aussies_pay_for_minute_of_silence_on_phones\" >Aussies pay for minute of silence on phones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Is this believable? Or an April Fool&#8217;s joke? Why do I feel nervous?<\/em>: <strong>Mirror <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/weird-news\/japanese-gangsters-yakuza-create-theme-3343912\" >Japanese gangsters Yakuza create THEME TUNE and website for recruitment drive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>A dress which looks better, the less you see of it..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Dress_turns_transparent_when_youre_turned_on\" >Dress turns transparent when you&#8217;re turned on<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>In terms of stealth construction, this definitely ranks up there with the mansion constructed behind bales of hay.<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Flats_planted_on_top_of_tower_block\" >Flats planted on top of tower block<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Can we disect materialist visions of the mind by using anecdotal evidence? How much do I want to say &#8220;yes&#8221;?<\/em>: <strong>The Chronicle of Higher Knowledge <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/Embrace-the-Unexplained\/145557\/\" >Visions of the Impossible<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>A materialist reponds with a bit of grounding.<\/em>: <strong>Why Evolution Is True <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/01\/does-conscousness-prove-transhumanism-the-chronicle-of-higher-education-promotes-woo\/\" >Does consciousness refute materialism? The Chronicle of Higher Education promotes woo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>The Nuke next door?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22229644.900-startups-fuel-boom-in-smallscale-nuclear-power.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.U0mtB14UZdE\">Start-ups fuel boom in small-scale nuclear power<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eyes on Space:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>There is always the perpetual problem of finishing your digitizing just as the format changes, of course.. &#8220;Whoops! So much for the JPG archive of Alexandiria!&#8221;<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22229644.500-digitising-cave-art-will-prevent-it-being-lost-forever.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.U0mtNV4UZdE\" >Digitising cave art will prevent it being lost forever<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I really want these to sound like the Bit from TRON..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Satnav_shoes_know_the_way_home\" >Satnav shoes can find the way home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Will you be a Good Citizen and let the Benevolent State spy on you?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn25393-a-smart-way-to-get-personal-with-the-future.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.U0mteV4UZdE\" >A smart way to get personal with the future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>It would satisfy my sense of how absurd the universe is if this really worked.<\/em>: <strong>OpenMinds <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openminds.tv\/german-town-inaugurates-ufo-landing-pad\/26729\" >German town inaugurates UFO landing pad<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Just like he&#8217;s admitted before: &#8220;I don&#8217;t know anything, but I&#8217;d be happy to know the things that I couldn&#8217;t know.&#8221; (Are there any paraphrase quotation marks?)<\/em>: <strong>The Sydney Morning Herald <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/entertainment\/tv-and-radio\/bill-clinton-admits-on-jimmy-kimmel-live-to-investigating-aliens-20140404-362cz.html\" >Bill Clinton admits on Jimmy Kimmel Live to investigating aliens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Well, aside from the radiation, change of gravity and complete lack of anything to eat..<\/em>: <strong>The Northern Echo <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenorthernecho.co.uk\/news\/11129849.New_life_forms_in_Yorkshire_mine_shed_light_on_aliens\/\" >Scientists find possible new species which live like life on Mars<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>And the whole world cried out: &#8220;OOOH! SHINY!&#8221;<\/em>: <strong>NBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/science\/space\/bright-blips-mars-pictures-spark-buzz-among-ufo-fans-n74261\" >Bright Blips on Mars Pictures Spark a Buzz Among UFO Fans<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>And NASA replied with: &#8220;Well, i&#8217;ts probably just a shiny thing. Or COSMIC RAYS.&#8221;<\/em>: <strong>The Houston Chronicle <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/strange-weird\/article\/NASA-photo-captures-strange-bright-light-on-Mars-5382677.php\" >NASA offers 3 explanations for strange bright light seen in photo from Mars<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>And suddenly COSMIC RAYS seemed just as cool as anything anyone else had come up with..<\/em>: <strong>NBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/science\/space\/nasa-explains-martian-flash-its-not-what-you-think-n74931\" >NASA Explains Martian Flash, and It&#8217;s Not What You Think<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Or maybe just displaced deer&#8217;s eyes. Not that THAT doesn&#8217;t have the chance to sound just as strange..<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2014\/04\/05\/ufo-cumbest-bluff-mississippi-couple-spot-strange-lights-on-camera-4689597\/?ITO=facebook\" >A couple&#8217;s infrared camera recorded images of mysterious UFO in Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>In The Flesh:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Sadly, it&#8217;s one more example of a tradition at an Ivy League school being not nearly as interesting as we thought it was..<\/em>: <strong>Boston Magazine <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonmagazine.com\/news\/blog\/2014\/04\/03\/harvard-book-made-of-human-skin\/\" >That Harvard Book Bound In Human Flesh Isn&#8217;t Actually Bound In Human Flesh<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>It&#8217;s dying twice that I find scariest. Best to do it right the first time, I think!<\/em>: <strong>NBC4 <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/Woman-Died-Trying-to-Escape-Freezer-Lawsuit-Boyle-Heights-White-Memorial-Medical-Center--253779811.html\" >Grandmother Died Trying to Escape Morgue Freezer: Lawsuit<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Couldn&#8217;t they just dam it up or something? A flood of beefalo sounds like&#8230; Rather tasty, if done right..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn25406-grand-canyon-struggles-to-repel-invading-beefalo.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.U0ms-V4UZdE\" >Grand Canyon struggles to repel invading beefalo<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Because nothing says &#8220;logical next step&#8221; like &#8220;UFO hotel&#8221;.<\/em>: <strong>San Bernadino Sun <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbsun.com\/oddities\/20140408\/baker-businessman-expands-vision-with-ufo-hotel\" >Baker businessman expands vision with UFO Hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Apparently, people really want this hotel.<\/em>: <strong>Open Minds <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openminds.tv\/beef-jerky-moguls-ufo-hotel-gets-green-light\/26912\" >Beef jerky mogul&#8217;s UFO hotel gets the green light<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Oh, NOW they want the beefalo, eh?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22229641.800-synthetic-biology-can-supplement-traditional-farmers.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.U0mtLl4UZdE\" >Synthetic biology can supplement traditional farmers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Collectively, we decided to do some good rather than cat pictures. Ok, there was time for both.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22229644.400-online-army-helps-map-guineas-ebola-outbreak.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.U0mtKF4UZdE\" >Online army helps map Guinea&#8217;s Ebola outbreak<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>It always sounds like a new Mexican food dish to me..<\/em>: <strong>The UK Independent <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/weird-news\/texas-couple-claim-to-have-caught-a-live-chupacabra-9235728.html\" >Texas couple claim they have caught a live chupacabra<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Suddenly, does all the claims that this was a phenomena that started in the 80s seem a little less likely?<\/em>: <strong>Forteania <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/forteania.blogspot.ca\/2014\/04\/19th-century-chupacabras.html\" >19th Century Chupacabras<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>&#8230; and suddenly we will have a whole new round of &#8220;ENHANCE!&#8221; on TV shows..<\/em>: <strong>Who Forted? <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/whofortedblog.com\/2014\/03\/30\/new-software-can-detect-bigfoot-hoax-videos\/\" >New Software Can Detect Bigfoot Hoax Videos<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>She seems to be convinced, at least.<\/em>: <strong>UK Daily Mail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2595437\/Can-eight-year-old-really-perform-miracles-Brazilian-girl-father-claims-channels-God-cure-arthritis-cancer-HIV-just-touching-people.html\" >Can this eight-year-old really perform miracles? The Brazilian girl who claims she can channel God to cure arthritis, cancer and HIV just by touching people<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extras:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I guess retirement works a bit differently there..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Worlds_oldest_barmaid_still_serving_at_100\" >World&#8217;s oldest barmaid still serving at 100<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>DEFAULT SECTION NAME:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5860\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/6NPkd_Uz1Iw\/TWS283-2014-04-12.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('5860','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/6NPkd_Uz1Iw\/TWS283-2014-04-12.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\/6NPkd_Uz1Iw\/TWS283-2014-04-12.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=89220-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/6NPkd_Uz1Iw\/TWS283-2014-04-12.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS283-2014-04-12.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; 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