TWS350: The Crap Up With Which We Put

On the show this week:

• Sensical
• Cycle of Life
• What the Hack?
• A Bad Idea At The Time
• Extras

CQ: Should the half-life of an original movie be about 20 years before a remake is not only accepted but expected? Shorter? Longer? Why?

Full list of 25 articles after the jump!

• Sensical:
  • I forgot about this, because I needed a snack..: UPI – Study links excess weight to having a poorer memory
  • Our feet are designed to feel pain.: The Oregonian – Why the heck does it hurt so bad to step on a Lego? Science explains
  • An amazing project that’s basically time travel for acoustics..: The Atlantic – Hearing the Lost Sounds of Antiquity
  • I thought we were supposed to be shameless?: UCSB/The Current – For Shame: Research by UCSB scientists demonstrates that shame evolved as a mechanism for protecting social relationships
  • Oh, you rebel, you!: The UK Daily Mail – What makes swearing so satisfying? Researcher reveals how rude words help relieve anger while breaking taboos
• Cycle of Life:
  • (EXTRA) It’s a step up from keep the child shoes..: Star Tribune – Moms immortalize their breast milk into jewelry
  • (EXTRA) The next step: no customers, too!: The Local Sweden – Swede pioneers app for unmanned village shop
  • (EXTRA) You, too, can become a faceless mass rather than a hidden mass!: Motherboard – Death Is a High-Tech Trip in Japan’s Futuristic Cemeteries
  • (EXTRA) Let things go to your waist, not to waste!: RT – Denmark opens 1st food waste supermarket
  • (EXTRA) It’s the cycle of life: take a dump in your car.: Gizmodo – UCLA Scientists Think Poo Could Power Our Cars
  • (EXTRA) But will it run on poo?: IFLScience – Company Says Flying Hybrid Car Could Be In The Skies By 2018
• What the Hack?:
  • (EXTRA) Well, a screwdriver and a few friends..: Oddity Central – IKEA-Style Home Can Be Built in 4 Days Using Only a Screwdriver
  • (EXTRA) Why? Because..: Mother Nature Network – Reflective Russian satellite will be the brightest ‘star’ in the night sky
  • (EXTRA) Be careful when upgrading your firmware!: Inquisitr – Scientists Imitate “The Matrix” Enhancing Learning Skills With Brain Stimulation
  • (EXTRA) Repeat after me: identification without authentication is not security!: BBC – Nissan Leaf electric cars hack vulnerability disclosed
  • (EXTRA) Is this the same as not locking your doors because you trust your neighbours?: The Huffington Post – Expert Warns Public Could Be ‘Under Siege’ From Hackers Who Can Hold Your Home To Ransom
  • (EXTRA) Is outer space hacking our lifeform?: The Irish Mirror – ‘Alien DNA’ raining down on Earth could mix with Zika virus to create super disease
  • (EXTRA) What actually *is* a “reversal” of evolution?: Panspermia.org – Could Zika virus lead to a reversal of human evolution?
• A Bad Idea At The Time:
  • (EXTRA) Are we intolerant of small mistakes? Should we be?: The Local Austria – Overpaying a fine in Austria can be costly
  • (EXTRA) I thought you were supposed to be pleased when a contractor overproduces?: Arkansas Online/AP – 40 gnome homes evicted from state park
  • (EXTRA) Just a reminder that side-effects are not always unhelpful..: CBC – LED traffic lights trouble in winter because they don’t melt snow
  • (EXTRA) Once again, the porn industry leads the tech innovation front.. and back..: digital spy – 6 Things VR porn will change forever — from cheating on partners to switching genders
  • (EXTRA) Open source language? Or openly hacked?: NPR – Changes To French Spelling Make Us Wonder: Why Is English So Weird?
  • (EXTRA) How to kill innovation, step one: get greedy.: Ars Technica – Stupid Patent of the Month: 100+ companies sued over “personalized content”
• Extras:
  • (EXTRA) So is this a model for thinking about space station/space ship restocking? Should we be thinking about the trip to Mars as a cruise?: The UK Daily Mail/AP – Two thousand crew, 10 hours and 700 tons of supplies: Incredible time-lapse video shows turnaround of world’s largest cruise ships

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