TWS302: Spooky Action at a Deadstance
On the show this week:
Front Page
Prize The Dead
Science Gone Rightly Wrong
Extras
CQ: What will the first folk song conceived on Mars be about?
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TWS301: Caught In The Gravitational Pull Of Thought
On the show this week: Front Page Your Brain On Thugs Extras CQ: Will we ever eliminate the need for sleep? And should we? This is the last planned, regular episode for this year, but there may be some bonus content in the next couple of weeks. I’m planning another Redictions episode! (Redictions = Ridiculous […]
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TWS299: Comet To Getcha!
On the show this week: Front Page Out of This World Not As It Seems After Death Extras CQ: For space exploration, which should we work on first: completely autonomous robots or better ways to deliver humans? Full list of 32 articles after the jump! Front Page: Let’s just start here, and see if we […]
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TWS293: Speculative Nonfiction
On the show this week: Front Page SCIENCE! Faction Seasons Freakings Extras CQ: We once erected permanent markers to stand for those who have died, but in this digital age, do you think that digital memorials will stand the test of time — or are we going to be a generation completely lost, forgotten in […]
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TWS292: I Thought What’s Old Is News
On the show this week: Front Page Awl In Your Head Big Hairy Deal Space is both Out and In Extras CQ: If computers and robots could have free will, can we turn it off when we don’t like it? Full list of 44 articles after the jump! Front Page: No, it doesn’t make you […]
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TWS291: To Nobelly Ig
On the show this week: Front Page Don’t Mean To Pry, Mate The Digital Analogue Extras CQ: Which will come first: world peace, or interstellar space travel? Is one necessary for the other? Full list of 31 articles after the jump! Front Page: “To all the losers, and especially the winners: better luck next time!”: […]
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(Epic) Episode 55: Retro Future
The Future is NOW! Hosts Marc Cabot (@MarcCabot) Andy McMullen (@AndyLastName) Nuchtchas (@Nuchtchas, nimlas.org) The Clockwork Doctor (@The_Clock_Doc) Music Styx: Mr. Roboto Website: www.styxworld.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/styxtheband Twitter: @STYXtheband Thomas Dolby: She Blinded Me With Science Website: www.thomasdolby.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/officialthomasdolby Twitter: @thomasdolby Show Notes Project Babylon http://www.damninteresting.com/project-babylon-gerald-bulls-downfall/ Jules Vern http://www.biography.com/people/jules-verne-9517579 Soylent http://soylent.me/ The Movie Brazil http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1003033-brazil/ Laser fusion https://lasers.llnl.gov/ First
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TWS280: The Universe Will Learn To Conform
On the show this week: Front Page Animalice Dubious Invention Upper Space CQ: Will the notion of a “workweek” in which you work at your job for several regular days in a row survive into the future, when days, weeks and other planetary-based time measurement become obsoleted by the travel into space — or is […]
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TWS280: The Universe Will Learn To Conform
On the show this week: Front Page Animalice Dubious Invention Upper Space CQ: Will the notion of a “workweek” in which you work at your job for several regular days in a row survive into the future, when days, weeks and other planetary-based time measurement become obsoleted by the travel into space — or is […]
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The Lunchbox: Marianne Glover (Tay Creek Folk Festival) + Christine Leblanc (ReThink911)
It doesn’t get more diverse than today’s combination of guests! First up, Marianne Glover from the Tay Creek Folk Festival dropped by to tell us about their upcoming fundraiser for the Festival, as well as shared some of this history of the event and some of the performers coming at this summer’s edition. The fundraiser
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The Lunchbox: Michelle Lavery on “Rock Snot” #didymo
The first half of the show is filled with the regular review of upcoming events (including several opportunities for writers and poets), but the second half features a real treat: an interview with Michelle Lavery, Master’s Student at UNB in Biology. Michelle shares her passion for science through the least likely candidate: a creature known
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TWS275: Stay Grounded
On the show this week: Front Page A Wondrous Age Living Is Easy Deity Doo Doo Extras CQ: Which will come first: the immersive, 3-D hologram or the near-human-level artificial intelligence, and why? Full list of 27 articles after the jump! Front Page: I wonder if they have a little plastic human poking his head […]
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(Epic) Episode 39: Time Travel
The Epic travel through time! In a forward direction and at the same rate as normal time. For about 28 minutes. Hosts Marc Cabot (@MarcCabot) Richard Gray(@EpicRich1) Andy McMullen (@AndyLastName) The Clockwork Doctor (@The_Clock_Doc) Show Notes Special Relativity [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rocNtnD-yI] Special Relativity made easy [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30KfPtHec4s] The 4th Dimension [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOuXtONDAN0] In Plain English: http://geekloo.com/plain-english/articles/ The Alcubierre Drive http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/05/28/nasa-admits-they-are-working-to-travel-faster-than-the-speed-of-light/
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ParaPhrasing – Equipment And Theory
On this episode of ParaPhrasing, PROF (Paranormal Researchers Of Fredericton) discuss the different types of paranormal equipment that is used during investigations and the theories behind them! We also pack you a hypothetical gear bag if you decide to ever go investigating and even create our very own piece of equipment. Listen in for a
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ParaPhrasing – Taboo, Spiritualism, Pioneers, Ouija Boards, Frauds, and More!
On this episode of ParaPhrasing PROF (Paranormal Researchers Of Fredericton) discuss the taboo of paranormal, the role Spiritualism may have played, some of the pioneers of paranormal investigating, Ouija board experiences, frauds and science, and more! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | More
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TWS246: Declassified Ads
On the show this week: Front Page; Science Friction; Mistaken Hide Entity; Extras; CQ: What impact, if any, would you think that the confirmed discovery of Bigfoot, alien beings or perpetual motion devices have on everyday life?
TWS241: Nomstrosities
On the show this week: Front Page Monstrous, Inc. Floss of Truth Extras CQ: Are we living in a decadent age, with things a bit too easy, right on the edge of societal collapse? Or is this just the worry of those adjusting still to a modern world? Full list of 46 articles after the
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