On the show this week:
- Front Page
- Involution
- In Your Head
- Extras
CQ: Should convicted criminals with life sentences or death sentences be allowed to serve instead as space explorers — and is that a more or less humane option?
Full list of 20 articles after the jump!
- Front Page:
- As part of the Commonwealth, shouldn’t we get a part of that?: Metro – UK weather: Britain bracing for hottest day of the year with temps reaching 21C
- Don’t worry, I’m pretty sure “squeeze cheese” was a course correction..: Quartz – Cheese changed the course of Western civilization
- The science of [REDACTED].: New Scientist – UK government scientists must be free to talk to media
- Well, that’s a relief!: The Japan Times – Aliens have never tried to invade from space: Japan’s defense minister
- I’ll mark it on my calendar.: Space.com – Signs of Alien Life Will Be Found by 2025, NASA’s Chief Scientist Predicts
- Involution:
- (EXTRA) It’s a lot of words for “food” and “OHMIGODITSACAT!”: The UK Telegraph – Secret language of gibbons translated by scientists
- (EXTRA) Maybe it’s the wooden shoes: their bodies are trying to escape them!: The UK Guardian/AFP – Scientists try to answer why Dutch people are so tall
- (EXTRA) So, the aliens from SIGNS not looking quite so silly now, eh?: Deseret News – Mapleton teen rises above rare allergy to water – yes, water
- (EXTRA) For someone not human, she had a lot of kids..: The UK Daily Mail – Was 19th Century apewoman a yeti? 6ft 6in Russian serf who could outrun a horse was ‘not human’, according to DNA tests
- (EXTRA) Who said fossils could date? It will bring about a new species!: io9 – New Fossil Dating Technique Casts Doubt On Human Origins
- (EXTRA) Well, at least we’d know if they were here then..: Metro – If aliens exist then they’re absolutely massive, scientist claims
- In Your Head:
- So says: the Internet!: Metro – The internet makes us feel smarter than we actually are, say psychologists
- I wonder if the book had the same effect, or if it’s a flickering light effect?: The UK Daily Mail – Using your iPhone in front of the TV is bad for your brain: Flicking between screens releases hormone that has same effect as being high on drugs
- Silly humans: software will replace you wholesale.: NY Times – If Algorithms Know All, How Much Should Humans Help?
- A sign of understanding, or a misunderstanding of a sign?: The National Post – The death of the exam: Canada is at the leading edge of killing the dreaded annual ‘final’ for good
- (EXTRA) We’re really rather gullible..: The Guardian – Melody on the menu: how a sprinkle of Mozart might give your meal zing
- (EXTRA) Don’t worry, it’s all in your head. “That’s what I’m afraid of!”: Metro – Maggots found in a man’s skull saved his life
- (EXTRA) And by “all” they mean “possibly some”. Or is the explosion in my head bothering you?: Mysterious Universe – Latest Theory Behind ‘Mystery Booms’: It’s All In Your Head
- (EXTRA) I blame the Internet.: The Irish Independent – Pope breaks convention by washing the feet of imprisoned showgirl
- (EXTRA) This might also be why the Pope is acting wacky, perhaps?: Live Science – Bizarre Syndrome Makes Visitors to Jerusalem Go Crazy
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This week on WMD Radio we will be talking all about “Better Call Saul” which just ended it’s first 10-episode season on AMC Monday night. We’ll also be reviewing a few new releases currently available at your local comic shop and we’ll be counting down to this weekend’s return to Westeros as Game of Thrones is back on HBO on Sunday night!
