On the show this week:
- Tricks of Light
- The Oil and Grass Industry
- Extras
CQ: How do we inspire culture to make recycling of EVERYTHING the highest priority, so that we don’t kill ourselves with our garbage?
Full list of articles after the jump!
- Tricks of Light:
- Sometimes, the old ways are best.: Capital Gazette – Seeing stars, again: Naval Academy reinstates celestial navigation
- Actually, the star isn’t the interesting part; it’s the crap in front of it which is FASCINATING.: The Atlantic – The Most Mysterious Star in Our Galaxy
- Or better yet: alien communication? (Or alien debris?): Slate – Did Astronomers Find Evidence of an Alien Civilization? (Probably Not. But Still Cool.)
- Now, we look *harder*. *Stares*: Centauri Dreams – What’s Next for Unusual KIC 8462852?
- If we are any example, then smart beings are ultimately dangerous..: Live Science – Is Stephen Hawking Right About Hostile Aliens?
- There is no reason to think that aliens will operate anything like humans. (But there’s hope!): Live Science – If Aliens Exist, Would They Have Sex?
- The Oil and Grass Industry:
- I presume they are going to hunt them down, safari-style..: MyNews13 – Toyota aims to nearly eliminate gasoline cars by 2050
- … and now we know why we need to hunt down the cars.: Wired – Tesla’s Cars Now Drive Themselves, Kinda
- Since all the economic arguments and scary science aren’t working, can we gamify our way out?: Live Science – Carbon X Prize: Can We Make Carbon Emissions Green?
- Extras:
- (EXTRA) Although probably not anywhere else.: Computerworld – 10 new words you need to know in Silicon Valley
- (EXTRA) Pretty soon: Edison cylinders are the new MP3..: The Verge – Reel-to-reel tape is the new vinyl
- (EXTRA) Because two-dimensional art is so low-class..: Live Science – Stories Leap Into 3D with ‘Augmented Reality’ Coloring Books
- (EXTRA) You may well wonder: “Why the *only*?”: Tofugu – (O) Meet The World’s Only Hamburger Idol Group: Hamburgirl Z
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
