On the show this week:
- Astronomical Odds
- Sun Scream
- Small Inventions
- Hot Topics
- Future Doctor’s Appointments
- Virtuallly On Topic
CQ: What mythical creature would you have as a pet, and why?
Full list of 19 articles after the jump!
- Astronomical Odds:
- So, back to sphere one?: New Scientist – Comets can’t explain weird ‘alien megastructure’ star after all
- Technically, it would be “planet IX”..: CBC/AP – Planet X? 9th planet, beyond Pluto, may exist, new study suggests
- According to the map, there’s a big X right there!: Scientific American – Strong Evidence Suggests a Super Earth Lies beyond Pluto
- Sun Scream:
- In the future, we’re all in the ivy leagues..: New Scientist – (O) Plastic grass could cover buildings to produce energy from wind
- There a thousand ways the world can end. Hawking seems determined to remind us of each of them.: LiveScience – Stephen Hawking Warns of Planetary Doom (Again)
- See? Crisis averted!: The Washington Post – (O) Scientists say human greenhouse gas emissions have canceled the next ice age
- I think we may have overcompensated a bit..: New Scientist – 2016 will be even hotter than 2015 — the hottest year ever
- Small Inventions:
- There’s an entire science fiction society to be modelled on this..: Phys.org – Ants found to encode nest structural plans in building materials
- Only if they meet in a dark alley, with knives..: Motherboard – Will This Fancy Metallic Glue Kill Soldering?
- In the future, pills will be used to deliver diagnostic tools..: LiveScience – Dissolving Implants Could Monitor the Brain One Day, Rat Study Shows
- Hot Topics:
- (EXTRA) You know, like.. rocks?: Phys.org – (O) Material could harvest sunlight by day, release heat on demand hours or days later
- (EXTRA) You know, like rocks?: New Scientist – (O) Smart clothes adapt so you are always the right temperature
- (EXTRA) Yeah, but can they hold a conversation?: The UK Daily Mirror – (O) Sex robots could be ‘biggest trend of 2016′ as more lonely humans seek mechanical companions
- Future Doctor’s Appointments:
- (EXTRA) Understanding the world before seeing it.: New Scientist – (O) Memory recall works twice as fast as the blink of an eye
- (EXTRA) It all ads up..: New Scientist – (O) Maths helps ‘locked-in’ pair show awareness for first time
- (EXTRA) The origins of a superhero?: Yorkshire Post – (O) Amazing ‘bionic girl’, 7, who never gets tired or hungry and can’t feel pain
- (EXTRA) That sounds convenient, but will it make it harder to wear shoes?: Sky News – (O) Humans Of The Future ‘Could Grow Webbed Feet’
- Virtuallly On Topic:
- (EXTRA) There are things beyond gaming?: LiveScience – Beyond Gaming: 10 Other Fascinating Uses for Virtual-Reality Tech
- (EXTRA) Is that St Patrick’s Day without green?: WWLP – No groundhog for next Groundhog Day
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