On the show this week:

• Political Space
• Fixing Things Today
• Hidden Reality
• Not What You Think
• In The Wild
• Extras

CQ: If you could live life as someone else — from any time period in any place — for one day only, who would it be?

Full list of 24 articles after the jump!

• Political Space:
  • It isn’t sexist if it’s true, right?: Slate – An All-Female Mission to Mars
  • The most outside Insider..: Mother Jones – This Is What It’s Like to Be the Only Man in Washington Lobbying for UFOs
  • We always assume our political elite are on the top, don’t we?: OpenMinds – Hillary’s campaign manager discusses UFOs on Las Vegas news program
• Fixing Things Today:
  • It’s basically chemical slieght-of-hand..: Science Daily – Renewable plastic made from carbon dioxide and plants
  • Using capitalism to fight capitalism.: New Scientist – Blockchain-based microgrid gives power to consumers in New York
  • Now, the robots can make faces at you..: UPI – Researchers unveil light-up, stretchable robot skin
  • Now I have to make up all sorts of “fake” slang and use the power of social media to compel them..: Business Insider – Facebook has an idea for software that detects cool new slang before it goes mainstream
  • REAL CLICKS MATTER.: New Scientist – A social network built for donating aims to fix slacktivism
• Hidden Reality:
  • (EXTRA) This is about as counterintuitive as a shouting guru..: Research Digest – This one physiological measure has a surprisingly strong link with men’s and women’s propensity for violence
  • (EXTRA) I shall contemplate this for a while..: New Scientist – What do chimp ‘temples’ tell us about the evolution of religion?
  • (EXTRA) Sadly, not about stronger coffee..: New Scientist – Wise interventions — when your brain needs a stronger nudge
  • (EXTRA) Well, that’s a relief.: LiveScience – Aaaaaaah, Really? You Would Die If You Didn’t Sigh
  • (EXTRA) Surprisingly, it doesn’t involve drugs, machinery or surgery..: LiveScience – No Laughs: New Technique Helps Ticklish Patients
• Not What You Think:
  • (EXTRA) These things are becoming trendy..: The UK Daily Mirror – ‘World’s first’ bar offering nothing to drink but water opens its doors
  • (EXTRA) More information on what the deceptive art project will do.. Can’t we just have clean water?: Water Bar – Water Bar: About
  • (EXTRA) It’s been renamed. At least Playboy can’t sponsor it now!: WSMV-TV Nashville – Teacher creates ‘Gentleman’s Club’ to teach students life lessons
  • (EXTRA) Birds, people. BIRDS.: UPI – Study: Japanese great tits employ syntax
  • (EXTRA) And the resulting scandal is.. non-existent.: Shanghaist – Male teacher moonlights as cute female cosplayer, students discover his secret
• In The Wild:
  • (EXTRA) His manner is a little sharp..: Wired – Check In With the Velociraptor at the World’s First Robot Hotel
  • (EXTRA) This can’t possibly go wrong — AAAGH CAVE LIONS!: The Siberian Times – South Koreans kick off efforts to clone extinct Siberian cave lions
  • (EXTRA) Just a quiet reminder that the sea WILL KILL US ALL. Or at least CREEP US THE HELL OUT.: Yahoo! News/The Daily Buzz – Fishing crew catches bizarre, nightmarish fish off the coast of Newfoundland
  • (EXTRA) AAAAAGHHH!: LiveScience – Weird Boneless Animal Rips Itself New Mouth at Every Meal
• Extras:
  • (EXTRA) Sing a song to create peace.: Forbes – Birds Sing Duets To Reduce Cheating
  • (EXTRA) Prank? Elaborate PR stunt? Genuine weird phenomenon?: Fox31 – Strange symbols popping up on Colorado campuses

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