On the show this week:
- Front Page
- Slightly Impregnated With Ghosts
- A Base Instinct To Build Upon
- What The Hecknology
- Extras
CQ: Language is a technology, a software of communication. Just as our increasing easy of information access is preserving data formats and software, do you think there is less likelihood of permanent language change and loss than in, say, the medieval times, where English is a foreign country to modern speakers?
Full list of 24 articles after the jump!
- Front Page:
- And the Scot and English voices cried out, all at once.: Orange – Canada bans Marmite and Irn-Bru
- Funny, I imagined “We’re downsizing you” would be on the top 10..: Orange – Most annoying office jargon revealed
- Well, beer may be the great universal experience..: CNN – Tomb of ancient Egypt’s beer maker to gods of the dead discovered
- Sometimes, we really need to examine history from outside the box.. or boat.: The UK Daily Mail – Was Noah’s Ark ROUND? 3,700-year-old clay tablet reveals giant boat was made out of reeds and bitumen
- Slightly Impregnated With Ghosts:
- It would be nice to have a headband that controls *something* in my life..: Orange – New headband lets you control your dreams
- Everyone apparently things that God is only on *their* side..: The Washington Time – Half of American fans say ‘supernatural’ forces are in play during sports events
- A sad case — but what really lies at the heart of the matter?: Chicago Tribune/Reuters – Exorcism claimed in murders of two Maryland toddlers
- Many skeptics suggest that credible scientists don’t believe the paranormal is worth investigating. I guess they were not counting on any evidence to prove them wrong.: Mental Floss – 13 University-Sanctioned Paranormal Research Projects
- Here’s a preternatural spoiler: THIS IS BAD REPORTING.: National Geographic – ESP Is Put to the Test-Can You Foretell the Results?
- A few tongue-in-cheek guidelines.: The Singapore Independent – How to Rent Out or Sell Haunted Property
- I’d be haunted more by the price than the ghosts..: KSDK/Wink/CNN – Historic $1M haunted house for sale in Florida
- It’s somewhere between “slighly sick” and “slighly on fire”..: WISTV-10 – Couple advertises home as ‘slightly haunted’
- Is consciousness a lie? Is this world a movie we’re watching, not a life experienced?: Unknown source: – The big con
- A Base Instinct To Build Upon:
- (EXTRA) Many people suggest that going to university means getting screwed, but this might not be what they meant..: Orange – Students’ promo video too blue for uni chiefs
- (EXTRA) And what it sounds like is “BAW-CHIKKA-WAH-WAH”!: The Daily Caller – ‘Sex with Google Glass’ is exactly what it sounds like
- (EXTRA) Surprisingly, people in ancient times were also fascinated by bumping uglies..: The Times of Israel – 4,000-year-old erotica depicts a strikingly racy ancient sexuality
- (EXTRA) Creepy? Or just.. SUPER creepy? (Can we not wait for *any* surprises?): Orange – New parents to be offered foetus replicas
- (EXTRA) Warning: the scenes are hairy. VERY hairy.: Time – How to Make $30,000 a Month Writing Bigfoot Sex Scenes
- What The Hecknology:
- (EXTRA) Another extreme example of humans adapting the environment to suit our needs?: New Scientist – Wireless charging for electric vehicles hits the road
- (EXTRA) Yeah, I don’t understand this bright idea either..: New Scientist – Squeeze light to teleport quantum energy
- What if there isn’t any “why”?: Scientific American – Should physicists stop looking for fundamental laws?
- (EXTRA) More space junk, or intentional space.. uh.. something?: The UK Daily Mail – What is this mystery object spotted on Google Moon? Bizarre wedge-shaped ‘craft’ appears on the lunar surface
- (EXTRA) SEND MORE POPS.: BBC – Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
- (EXTRA) Technicallly, *all* technology intended to learn from its environment is “spying” on you.. As is EVERYONE AROUND YOU.: New Scientist – Google’s thermostat could spy on your home life
- Extras:
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