{"id":3234478,"date":"2015-03-14T02:44:24","date_gmt":"2015-03-14T05:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2015-03-14T02:44:24","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T05:44:24","slug":"tws308-a-reality-to-imagine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws308-a-reality-to-imagine","title":{"rendered":"TWS308: A Reality To Imagine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/TWS308-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1240\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/TWS308-logo-258x300.png\" alt=\"TWS308 logo\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Front Page<\/li>\n<li>Simulated Truths<\/li>\n<li>More Than Meets The Eyes<\/li>\n<li>Extras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: What will a post-social media society look like? Or will there even be one?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 21 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1239\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Front Page:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I still say molemen..<\/em>: <strong>National Post <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2015\/03\/02\/toronto-tunnel-police-say-investigation-is-over-after-two-men-confess-they-dug-hole-for-personal-reasons\/\" >Toronto tunnel mystery solved: Two &#8216;blue-collar guys&#8217; dug hole for &#8216;man cave,&#8217; police say<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>A logical commemoration.<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/news\/canadians_asked_to_stop_spocking_bank_notes\" >Canadians asked to stop &#8216;Spocking&#8217; bank notes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Gee whiz! It&#8217;s a shiny future, eh, boyo?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22530102.300-cheap-wonder-metals-will-make-a-faster-cleaner-world.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VPZ6eWbpbbw\" >Cheap wonder metals will make a faster, cleaner world<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>If only kale tasted like cow.. <\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27069-heres-the-beef--think-green-and-cut-meat.html?full=true#.VPZ6h2bpbbw\" >Here&#8217;s the beef &#8212; think green and cut meat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Asking the tiniest of things to do what we people-sized things can&#8217;t accomplish..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27064-hungry-insects-may-halve-forest-carbon-sink-capacity.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VPZy3mbpbbw\" >Hungry insects may halve forest carbon sink capacity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Some saw an attack.. I just kept thinking: &#8220;WAAAAHOOOO!&#8221;<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-31711446\" >Weasel photographed riding on a woodpecker&#8217;s back<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>And you thought the Internet was sticky for info!<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27063-ancient-customerfeedback-technology-lasts-millennia.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VPZy52bpbbw\" >Ancient customer-feedback technology lasts millennia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Chickencabra!<\/em>: <strong>Mysterious Universe <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mysteriousuniverse.org\/2015\/03\/mysterious-beast-kills-chickens-and-drinks-blood-in-malawi\/\" >Mysterious Beast Kills Chickens and Drinks Blood in Malawi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Simulated Truths:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I often whether anyone I know on Facebook is a real person or a robot..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27075-facebook-invents-an-intelligence-test-for-machines.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VPZzrGbpbbw\" >Facebook invents an intelligence test for machines<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Is it time to think small about big space?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27072-tiny-cubesats-could-hitch-a-ride-with-esa-mission.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VPZzgWbpbbw\" >Tiny CubeSats could hitch a ride with ESA mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Clearly, it&#8217;s time to reconsider the robotic overthrow of our universe..<\/em>: <strong>ExtremeTech <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.extremetech.com\/extreme\/135207-harvard-creates-cyborg-flesh-thats-half-man-half-machine\" >Harvard creates cyborg flesh that&#8217;s half man, half machine<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>No word on actual bionic powers.<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Bid_to_launch_Hillary_Clinton_action_figure\" >Bid to launch Hillary Clinton action figure<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Not so much plan your apocalypse, but to plan the spot for your survival bunker..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27067-zombie-simulator-lets-you-plan-your-own-apocalypse.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VPZy9mbpbbw\" >Zombie simulator lets you plan your own apocalypse<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>For every thing, there is either a standard, or someone who wants to create one.<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-somerset-30687171\" >&#8216;Fairy control&#8217; to halt tiny doors in Somerset woods<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>More Than Meets The Eyes:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>And now, you can&#8217;t help yourself!<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27070-after-handshakes-we-sniff-peoples-scent-on-our-hand.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VPZzZ2bpbbw\" >After handshakes, we sniff people&#8217;s scent on our hand<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Um.. no?<\/em>: <strong>Live Science <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/49893-is-snorting-chocolate-safe.html\" >Line of Cocoa: Is Chocolate Snorting Safe?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I saw blue and tan.. Am I missing something?<\/em>: <strong>Live Science <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/49980-dress-color-explainer.html\" >White &amp; Gold or Blue &amp; Black? Science of the Mystery Dress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Clearly, this explains that dress thing..<\/em>: <strong>Live Science <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/50019-image-light-wave-particle.html\" >Image Captures Light&#8217;s Spooky Dual Nature for 1st Time<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The studying of the thing that studies, like a mirror that reflects itself.<\/em>: <strong>Epoch Times <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/n3\/1265972-a-place-for-consciousness-studies-in-academia-professor-helps-pave-the-way\/\" >A Place for Consciousness Studies in Academia? Professor Helps Pave the Way<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Good thing we&#8217;re going in for a closer look!<\/em>: <strong>CNET <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/8-possible-explanations-for-those-bright-spots-on-dwarf-planet-ceres\/\" >8 possible explanations for those bright spots on dwarf planet Ceres<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>It&#8217;s more patient than a person, and never blinks, but can it appreciate the beauty of the universe?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22530100.100-giant-robot-eyes-scan-stars-for-dust.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VPZzCWbpbbw\" >Giant robot eyes scan stars for dust<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extras:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4758\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/S_5CQVpMv50\/TWS308-2015-03-07.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('4758','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/S_5CQVpMv50\/TWS308-2015-03-07.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\/S_5CQVpMv50\/TWS308-2015-03-07.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3234478-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/S_5CQVpMv50\/TWS308-2015-03-07.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS308-2015-03-07.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:<\/p>\n<p>    Front Page<br \/>\n    Simulated Truths<br \/>\n    More Than Meets The Eyes<br \/>\n    Extras<\/p>\n<p>CQ: What will a post-social media society look like? Or will there even be one?<\/p>\n<p>Full list of 21 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4759\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/S_5CQVpMv50\/TWS308-2015-03-07.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('4759','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/S_5CQVpMv50\/TWS308-2015-03-07.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\/S_5CQVpMv50\/TWS308-2015-03-07.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3234478-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/S_5CQVpMv50\/TWS308-2015-03-07.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS308-2015-03-07.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--><p><a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws308-a-reality-to-imagine\">Read more...<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[2128,1359,2790,2791,2033,2792,1045,827,2042,2793,2794,899,2020,2795,513,2744],"class_list":["post-3234478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tws","tag-animals","tag-chupacabra","tag-colour","tag-ecology","tag-episodes","tag-green","tag-light","tag-metal","tag-mystery","tag-perception","tag-photo","tag-physics","tag-robots","tag-scent","tag-space","tag-tunnel"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3234478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3234478"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3234478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3234479,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3234478\/revisions\/3234479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3234478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3234478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3234478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}