On the show this week:

• Front Page
• Animayhem

CQ: Which do you think is the likeliest way we’ll discover alien life: through deliberate search (on our part or theirs) or by complete accident?

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Full list of 18 articles after the jump!

• Front Page:
  • I missed the word “asteroid” in the title the first time, really had my hopes up.: io9 – The mammoth asteroid set to fly by Earth last night just disappeared
  • It’s not really their fault.. Space is _really_ big.: Universe Today – “Moby Dick” Asteroid 2000 EM26 is Missing — Help Astronomers Find It
  • Next: the Immelman!: Metro – Video: Free runner manages 360 degrees loop the loop on foot
  • I do not condone this. I cannot condone this. : Orange – Would-be Barbie wants to be a dizzier blonde
  • A whole new meaning of “campus bar”. Also, perhaps the most clever prank students can ever pull.: Orange – Uni goes the distance to get students drunk
  • I can condone this. I must condone this.: Metro – Is this the world’s smartest 3-year-old? Clever Arizona girl accepted to Mensa
  • Honey, I Shrunk The Aliens.: Daily Grail – Are Super-Intelligent Aliens Hiding Within Our Atoms?
  • More breakthroughs in interpreting this famous book — but is it Egyptian or Mexican in origin?: New Scientist – Mystery Voynich manuscript gets preliminary alphabet
  • At first, it sounds like some sort of close-minded idea — but they actually have a good point: it’s a potential suicide mission.: Salon – Imams issue fatwa against Muslims going to Mars
  • They stare at them with beady eyes over small, rectangular lenses, looking really serious and concentrating..: Phys.org – Steering by peeking: Physicists control quantum particles by looking at them
  • Finally, a use for genetic manipulation!: Orange – Reindeer get glow in the dark antlers
• Animayhem:
  • It’s the Elder Star(fish) of Madness. Go Lovecraft!: Boing Boing – Horrific plague causes starfish to tear themselves to pieces
  • Nature is really just a disturbing, semi-random assortment of trial and error, where success isn’t based on beauty, or wonder, or anything other than sheer survival..: The Sydney Morning Herald – New species of giant ‘snotty’ jellyfish found in Tasmania
  • So far, everyone is saying “what a croc!”, but I think they might still want to step lightly..: MSN News UK – Crocodile run free: mystery as creature ‘on the loose’ in Bristol
  • There’s a movie in there. I just hope there’s a truth, too.: Cryptozoology News – Woman Claims She Raised a Baby Bigfoot
  • (EXTRA) It’s gonzo journalist meets cryptozoology.. Cryptogonzoology?: Cryptozoonews – Cryptoelfies: Selfies of You and a Cryptid
  • (EXTRA) The king of bigfoot lore takes on the scourge of the common un-reality show.: Cryptozoonews – A Thoughtful Critique of 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty
  • (EXTRA) Ariel was a propoganda piece!: Nehanda Radio – Prophet drowns during cleansing ceremony, family blame mermaids

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On the show this week:

• Front Page
• Emotional Discharge

CQ: Given that we are creating the future robotic beings, is it right to create them in the shape of humans, even though they will not ever share in even a vaguely human life? Or should the shape of robots be left to develop on its own, out of “robotic culture”?

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Full list of 32 articles after the jump!

• Front Page:
  • Fashion, revelation or disclosure?: Transcendent TV & Media – Public orientation, education on UFOs enters new phase?
  • I doubt we’d start picking up the trash or anything..: io9 – How would humanity change if we knew aliens existed?
  • MAYBE IT’S THE ALL-CAPS THAT BOTHERS THEM.: The UFO Iconoclast Blog – ALIENS AND FUTURE SHOCK: WHY THEY DON’T MAKE CONTACT
  • “Nothing to see here, move along..”: The Sun-Sentinel – Bermuda Triangle just a myth, U.S. says
  • The problem with modern theories is that often ignore older evidence..: A Different Perspective blog – The Bermuda Triangle and ABC Evening News
  • Is there a renewed interest in esoteric theories and philosophies, or a fashion growth in adopting the trappings of same? (If more convenient, replace the word “esoteric” with “traditional” and see if it still fits. Uncomfortably.): The Revealer – Chapel Perilous: Notes From The New York Occult Revival
  • Don’t worry; I’m sure the NSAbot will monitor it all for us, to keep it safe.: BBC – Robots test their own world wide web, dubbed RoboEarth
• Emotional Discharge:
  • If your relationship survives this, it will surive ANYTHING. No. Potty. Breaks. :/: Orange – Longest hug world record attempt
  • Apparently, follicular abundance was a sign of a good catch! Watiing for that trend to return..: Orange – Hair-raising Victorian Valentine revealed
  • Some conditions just kinda rock. : Your Jewish News – Girl leaves doctors baffled as she cries stones rather than tears
  • Is there any area which won’t be touched by humanity? Morality itself will be subject to hacking, at some point..: New Scientist – Cure for love: Should we take anti-love drugs?
  • Is it easier if the rebound is into cold, metal arms?: New Scientist – Cure for love: Fall for a robot to fend off heartache
  • If you think that’s creepy, wait until we encounter the Pillow-headed Famliles of Outerspace Colony V.: Orange – Practice your kissing with this creepy pillow
  • A reminder that humans are not one creature, but a collection of coalitions that are mostly related to each other.: Essential Baby – When your unborn twin is your children’s mother

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