On the show this week:
- Front Page
- Thrill or Be Killed
- Things Done For Love or Money
- Season’s Creepings
- Science Diction
- Extras
CQ: Does so-called “empty entertainment” have value?
Full list of 43 articles after the jump!
- Front Page:
- Sounds like a raw deal to me..: Zeenews India – Ebola hit US journalist deemed Buddhist guru’s reincarnation
- Wait.. is it now time for a “War on the Environment”? Or “War on Climate Change”?: New Scientist – Pentagon warns the US military of climate change
- Here we have sand! And more sand! And more sand. Oh, god, more sand! Yup, sand…: The Guardian – Google camel view: Trekker camera documents Liwa Desert
- WAAAAAHOOOOOO!!: New Scientist – Fly in the face of danger with first-person drone view
- Think local. Act vertical.: Orange – City school puts running track on roof
- Are we looking in the wrong place for truth?: Silver Screen Saucers – Disclosure movement RIP
- Oh, if only it were that easy to throw off the shackles of stupidity every time..: Orange – India axes ‘laughable’ laws from British rule
- Thrill or Be Killed:
- (EXTRA) The TV show is set to debut soon, but presumably was filmed earlier. And would they really wait for the next episode airing date (or worse: sweeps week!) to reveal that they actually got one?: Cryptozoonews – “Killing Bigfoot” Will Stir Up Kill vs No Kill Debate
- (EXTRA) Yes, the answer is: ALIENS.: Bigfoot Evidence – Ron Morehead Explains Bigfoot Elusiveness
- (EXTRA) A perfect example of the minefield of articles I encounter..: CBC/This is That – BC resident says he is responsible for staging all notable Sasquatch “sightings”
- (EXTRA) This would change everything.. We’re not ready for that.: Orange – Court to decide if chimps get ‘human rights’
- (EXTRA) The only words missing were “mutliation” when tied to “cattle”..: KSL – Deputies investigate series of cow deaths
- (EXTRA) My question is: how many just go missing normally?: BBC – Ipswich ‘cat killer’ fear as 108 go missing
- (EXTRA) So… no super-powers, then?: Metro – Watch huge insect being pulled from man complaining of earache
- Things Done For Love or Money:
- (EXTRA) It doesn’t really make them any more real, though..: Orange – Man to have coffee with Facebook friends
- (EXTRA) Time just expanded, but art stays the same.: BBC – Cave paintings change ideas about the origin of art
- (EXTRA) Gold foil on food always screams “cheating!” when hearing about expensive foods..: Orange – £1,100 burger for sale in Chelsea
- (EXTRA) Oh, entertainment industry.. You truly are bottomless!: Orange – Woman quits job to twerk for a living
- (EXTRA) It’s arguably art.. Shouldn’t we all be paid according to our skills?: Orange – When highbrow and lowbrow clash
- (EXTRA) Finally, an industry that gets to the bottom of things!: Metro – These people want to pay you to poo
- (EXTRA) Yeah, but it’s a business for the dogs.: Orange – Girl, 6, sets up dog biscuit business
- (EXTRA) An industry with stiff margins, I suspect.: IFL Science – Laboratory-Grown Penises Ready To Be Tested In Humans
- (EXTRA) To be fair, the only “trick” he pulled is presenting a false theory; the video was real, just not the explanation.: Vice – The Man Who Tricked Chemtrails Conspiracy Theorists
- (EXTRA) Turns out, he’s remarkably good (at being misquoted).: Skeptophilia – The future according to Adam Sandler
- Season’s Creepings:
- (EXTRA) It’s a bit more “AAAGH!” and a little less “Hmm..” these days.: Mark Boccuzzi’s Blog – The Language of Hauntings
- (EXTRA) Is that what they’re seeing? Cuz I’m not.: The Huffington Post – ‘Ghost’ Of Condemned Criminal Wearing Hangman’s Hood Photographed In Former Prison Cell
- (EXTRA) Apparently, ghost kids want to play, too..: The UK Daily Star – Terrified mum captures snap of evil black-eyed ghost on family day out
- (EXTRA) This may be the most gentle possession I’ve ever heard of..: Metro – Ghosts ‘possess woman and then write letters using her hands’
- (EXTRA) Apparently, renovations are effective, rather than exorcisms, nuclear-powered energy stream throwers, or reality TV shows..: The Scottish Express – Nothing’s going to Trump in the night
- (EXTRA) The whole “me too” thing is a little tiresome.: UK Independent – Real life American Horror Story: Freak Show? Scores of ‘Wasco’ clowns are terrorising rural California
- (EXTRA) Be careful: always mark jokes /clearly/, or someone will get hurt..: Reason.com – I think I accidentally started an urban legend. My bad.
- (EXTRA) So.. did they pull the stake out?: Metro – ‘Vampire grave’ found by Bulgarian Indiana Jones
- (EXTRA) To be fair, it doesn’t /disprove/ it, either.: Mysterious Universe – AWARE Study Results Finally Published: Does Not Prove Life After Death
- (EXTRA) More about the study than simply the failed numbers.: Daily Grail – AWAREness Beyond Death?
- (EXTRA) The most frightening thing is what you don’t understand, and I find this story frightening.: Mail and Guardian/SAPA – Seven accused of witchcraft burned alive in Tanzania
- Science Diction:
- SEE SPOT. SEE SPOT RUN. SEE SPOT OVERTHROW SHACKLES OF GENETICALLY-ENHANCED OPPRESSION, FORM A SCIENTIFIC ENHANCEMENT ON HIMSELF, AND MAKE MANKIND TRULY OBSOLETE, EXCEPT AS POO-BEARER FOR WALKIES.: New Scientist – Told by a robot: Fiction by storytelling computers
- Wait.. GPS’ can do that?: Epoch Times – You Have a ‘GPS’ in Your Brain, Could It Help You Find Love? Your Lost Dog?
- You never forget your first time…. and neither does your body, apparently!: The UK Guardian – Your baby looks like your ex? This research is scarier than Alien
- Too much of a bright idea?: New Scientist – Lighting cities with cheap, glaring LEDs is a dim move
- (EXTRA) Too much of another bright idea?: National Post/Calgary Herald – Calgary removes $559,000 sculpture after realizing it’s basically a giant sun laser that burns through clothing
- (EXTRA) Who knew that horse riders needed great vision?: New Scientist – Stem cells improve vision enough for horse riding
- (EXTRA) Pretty soon, we’ll figure out this trick. Of course, we’ll then want to drink or otherwise consume our ancestors..: Discover/Seriously Science – Retention of memory through metamorphosis: can a moth remember what it learned as a caterpillar?
- (EXTRA) Because science is perfectly capable of judging morality, decisiveness, forethought, analysis abilities, intelligence, and… Oh, wait! Nevermind..: New Scientist – Let science decide the voting age
- Extras:
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