{"id":3232717,"date":"2014-12-09T22:15:43","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T02:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2014-12-09T22:15:43","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T02:15:43","slug":"tws299-comet-to-getcha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws299-comet-to-getcha","title":{"rendered":"TWS299: Comet To Getcha!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/TWS299-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1205\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/TWS299-logo-257x300.png\" alt=\"TWS299 logo\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Front Page<\/li>\n<li>Out of This World<\/li>\n<li>Not As It Seems<\/li>\n<li>After Death<\/li>\n<li>Extras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: For space exploration, which should we work on first: completely autonomous robots or better ways to deliver humans?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 32 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1204\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Front Page:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Let&#8217;s just start here, and see if we can maintain the mood of rainbows..<\/em>: <strong>National Geographic <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2014\/11\/141112-unicorn-deer-slovenia-antlers-science-animals\/\" >Real-Life &#8216;Unicorn&#8217; Found; Deer Has Extremely Rare Deformity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Yup, it&#8217;s official: 2014 blew!<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Vape_named_word_of_the_year_for_2014\" >&#8216;Vape&#8217; named word of the year for 2014<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>We all know that they will destroy other baubles, and transform your tree into a wasteland..<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2014\/11\/14\/outrage-after-nazi-christmas-baubles-are-put-up-for-sale-on-online-marketplace-4949085\/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pulsenews\" >Outrage after Nazi Christmas baubles are put up for sale on online marketplace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Turns out: it&#8217;s a hole&#8230; lot more interesting.<\/em>: <strong>Siberian Times <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/siberiantimes.com\/science\/casestudy\/news\/n0018-exclusive-new-pictures-inside-mystery-siberian-crater\/\" >Exclusive new pictures INSIDE Siberian crater<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Turns out: it&#8217;s not a hole.. lot more interesting..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Optical_illusion_tattoo_goes_viral_online\" >Optical illusion tattoo goes viral online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Because they were math long before it was trendy..<\/em>: <strong>Mic.com <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/103172\/the-scientific-reason-all-hipsters-look-the-same\" >The Mathematical Reason All Hipsters Look the Same <\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>All Your Newz Are Belong To Them?<\/em>: <strong>Newstweek <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/newstweek.com\/overview\" >Newstweek<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>WHAT&#8217;S IN THE BOX?!?<\/em>: <strong>Roadtrippers <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/roadtrippers.com\/blog\/amazing-discovery-at-the-washington-monument\" >A mysterious time capsule was just discovered at the Washington Monument <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Out of This World:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Look! More rainbows! Find more unicorns!<\/em>: <strong>Digital Journal <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/news\/environment\/bizarre-unidentified-rainbow-object-spotted-in-australian-sky\/article\/412890\" >Bizarre unidentified rainbow object spotted in Australian sky<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Rosetta: &#8220;Yo, Phil. You take a break. I got this.&#8221;<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn26584-philae-lander-sleeps-but-rosetta-mission-lives-on.html?full=true#.VGv2jofSBWY\" >Philae lander sleeps but Rosetta mission lives on<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I&#8217;m amazed both by the fact that these conspiracy theories exist, and by the fact that they are really so booooring..<\/em>: <strong>The UK Guardian <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2014\/nov\/13\/philae-comet-lander-alien-cover-up-conspiracy-theories-emerge\" >Philae comet lander alien &#8220;cover-up&#8221; conspiracy theories emerge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>A conspiracy so good, we can repeat it twice!<\/em>: <strong>The Examiner <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/article\/ufos-revealed-rosetta-comet-mission-is-an-alien-space-structure-nasa-coverup\" >UFOs revealed? Rosetta comet mission is an &#8216;alien&#8217; space structure, NASA coverup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>And I thought *I* was bad for squirrelling away stuff for later!<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn26581-hairraising-moon-shot-to-cache-your-dna--for-cash.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VGv0MIfSBWY\" >Hair-raising moon shot to cache your DNA &#8212; for cash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>We may not be able to store our stuff on the moon if it turns out to be a badly projected hologram.. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_sad.gif\" alt=\":(\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><\/em>: <strong>Anomolist\/YouTube <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3LGmF6yVK0Q&amp;list=UUW4k9vXjgOSDcYq6Ge9hWWg\" >Lunar Wave (Hologram?) Confirmed By Two Additional Videos Youtube<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>And by &#8220;city&#8221;, they mean &#8220;art project&#8221;, and by &#8220;top secret&#8221; they mean &#8220;nobody locally who knew, cared, and nobody who might care, really knew&#8221;.<\/em>: <strong>Roadtrippers <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/roadtrippers.com\/blog\/for-40-years-a-top-secret-city-has-been-quietly-built-near-area-51\" >For 40 years, a top secret city has been quietly built near Area 51<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>To find matter? Look to time. <\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn26575-dark-matter-could-be-seen-in-gps-time-glitches.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VGvzy4fSBWY\" >Dark matter could be seen in GPS time glitches<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Not As It Seems:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Can we be taught to fundamentally see the world differently? Maybe &#8212; for a little while, anyway.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn26578-people-taught-synaesthesia-learn-to-read-in-colour.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VGv0A4fSBWY\" >People taught synaesthesia learn to read in colour<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The first Andorian? A cyborg, anyway, who clearly intended to provoke attention-getting..<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-29992577\" >Neil Harbisson: The man who hears colour<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I know it&#8217;s bad, but.. I really want to have that, because I&#8217;m *always* hungry and thirsty..<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/48710-boy-never-feels-hungry-or-thirsty.html\" >Mysterious Condition Makes Boy Never Feel Hungry or Thirsty<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I still haven&#8217;t gotten a handle on \/regular\/ biology, so.. Probably not!<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22429950.700-are-we-ready-for-quantum-biology.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VGvz3IfSBWY\" >Are we ready for quantum biology?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>&#8230; although all it really proves is that desynchronized mimicing robots are creepy, and I could probably have told you that from the beginning..<\/em>: <strong>Wired <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2014\/11\/robot-ghost\/\" >This Robot Makes People Experience a Ghostly Presence<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Nothing like doing bad science by presuming a cause from an effect.. WRONG. Try again!<\/em>: <strong>The UK Telegraph <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/science\/science-news\/11214511\/Ghosts-created-by-scientists-in-disturbing-lab-experiment.html\" >Ghosts created by scientists in &#8216;disturbing&#8217; lab experiment<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>And hey, we all know how that worked out in the movie, right? <\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2014\/11\/16\/mammoths-could-live-again-after-jurassic-park-breakthrough-4950220\/\" >Mammoths could live again after &#8216;Jurassic Park&#8217; breakthrough<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>After Death:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Or at least, it might be discovered, if someone actually looked..<\/em>: <strong>Ken and Sussex Courier <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courier.co.uk\/Plague-pit-discovered-Tunbridge-Wells\/story-24096967-detail\/story.html\" >Mass grave discovered in Tunbridge Wells<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Really, isn&#8217;t this just the science of the time? (They just had lousy peer-review..)<\/em>: <strong>The UK Independent <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/science\/archaeology\/witchmarks-to-protect-king-james-i-from-evil-found-at-knole-9841094.html\" >Witchmarks to protect King James I from evil found at Knole<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Clearly, we aren&#8217;t quite over our superstitions..<\/em>: <strong>CBS News <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/woman-killed-in-paraguay-after-bizarre-accusation\/\" >Woman burned alive in Paraguay after witchcraft accusation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Of course, some people call them &#8220;superstitions&#8221;, and others call them &#8220;religion&#8221;.. Some even call them &#8220;therapy&#8221;..<\/em>: <strong>Vice <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vice.com\/read\/denmarks-only-exorcist-is-rather-busy-666\" >Denmark&#8217;s Only Exorcist Is Rather Busy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extras:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>A decent biographical summary of the trickster-skeptic.<\/em>: <strong>NY Times <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/11\/09\/magazine\/the-unbelievable-skepticism-of-the-amazing-randi.html?_r=0\" >The Unbelievable Skepticism of the Amazing Randi<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Because nostalgia has a price tag.<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/news\/world_s_worst_video_game_fetches_thousands\" >World&#8217;s worst video game fetches thousands<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The squirrel is actually a pretty good cinematographer, but the script is a bit up and down..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Thieving_squirrel_helps_make_wildlife_video\" >Thieving squirrel helps make wildlife video<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Can they add a part where there&#8217;s a fire-breathing dragon? Because then the story gets interesting again..<\/em>: <strong>The UK Independent <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/people\/news\/jesus-married-mary-magdalene-and-had-children-according-to-ancient-manuscript-9849839.html\" >Jesus &#8216;married Mary Magdalene and had children&#8217;, according to ancient manuscript<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I was simultaneously disappointed that it was peddle- or gravity-poweredm, and thinking about making a suit with a backpack on it..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Daredevil_reaches_207mph_on_a_bicycle\" >Daredevil reaches 207mph on a bicycle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3506\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/6Wqwons9Whk\/TWS299-2014-11-29.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('3506','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/6Wqwons9Whk\/TWS299-2014-11-29.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/6Wqwons9Whk\/TWS299-2014-11-29.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3232717-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/6Wqwons9Whk\/TWS299-2014-11-29.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS299-2014-11-29.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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? 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