{"id":3235851,"date":"2015-06-25T22:18:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T01:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2015-06-25T22:18:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T01:18:08","slug":"tws319-getting-off-our-rocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws319-getting-off-our-rocks","title":{"rendered":"TWS319: Getting Off Our Rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/TWS319-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1285\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/TWS319-logo-258x300.png\" alt=\"TWS319 logo\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Front Page<\/li>\n<li>Outer Personal Space<\/li>\n<li>A Long Suspicious Look At Life<\/li>\n<li>Extras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: What pointless ritual do you perform that means a lot to you and you alone?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 21 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1284\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Front Page:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Guaranteed to make the bravest among us squick a bit..<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2015\/06\/10\/exploding-spiders-are-being-found-all-across-britain-5239886\/\" >&#8216;Exploding spiders&#8217; are being found all across Britain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Who knew that simply taking off your clothes could be so powerful? I say we turn this into a power source..<\/em>: <strong>Mysterious Universe <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mysteriousuniverse.org\/2015\/06\/malaysian-earthquake-being-blamed-on-naked-tourists\/\" >Malaysian Earthquake Being Blamed on Naked Tourists<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Having attended this convention before, I can say I found it hard to find common ground..<\/em>: <strong>Yahoo!\/AP <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/dowsers-tap-far-more-water-annual-convention-162821186.html\" >Dowsers tap into far more than water at annual convention<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I find it amazing no one noticed this pyramid-shaped hill before..<\/em>: <strong>Epoch Times <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/n3\/1375166-discovery-of-new-prehistoric-underground-tunnels-at-bosnian-pyramids\/?photo=8\" >New Discovery of Prehistoric Underground Tunnels at Bosnian Pyramids<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outer Personal Space:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>No doubt humming the song &#8220;STILL ALIVE&#8221; by Jonathon Coulton<\/em>: <strong>ESA <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esa.int\/rosetta\/2015\/06\/14\/rosettas-lander-philae-wakes-up-from-hibernation\/\" >Rosetta&#8217;s lander Philae wakes up from hibernation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>There&#8217;s a lot of assumption that we really have any accurate picture of the universe yet..<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/50864-aliens-will-be-bear-size.html\" >Aliens Will Be Bear-Size, According to Math<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Bear-sized machines!<\/em>: <strong>The UK Telegraph <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/science\/space\/11657267\/Astronomer-Royal-If-we-find-aliens-they-will-be-machines.html\" >Astronomer Royal: If we find aliens, they will be machines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I&#8217;m waiting for the 15-year-old who discovers a wormhole..<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2015\/06\/10\/schoolboy-aged-15-on-work-experience-finds-a-new-planet-in-our-galaxy-5239295\/\" >Schoolboy aged 15 on work experience finds a new planet in our galaxy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Let&#8217;s let the porn industry fund a moonbase and Mars trip, too!<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2015\/06\/10\/pornhub-plans-to-film-first-sex-tape-in-space-in-2016-5239279\/\" >Pornhub plans to film first sex tape in space in 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>We all want to find love in this cold, cold universe..<\/em>: <strong>High Strangeness <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.highstrangenessufo.com\/2015\/06\/ufo-meat-market.html\" >UFO Meat Market<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Long Suspicious Look At Life:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>We may soon find ourselves fighting for space on this planet against a simian-lupus alliance. PLANET OF THE APES (AND WOLVES)!<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27675-monkeys-cosy-alliance-with-wolves-looks-like-domestication.html#.VX2yxkarG9b\" >Monkeys&#8217; cosy alliance with wolves looks like domestication<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Are we really worried about the species going extinct, or is this a vanity project?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27693-all-you-need-to-know-about-conceiving-babies-from-thawed-ovaries.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VXjDTqbpZi4\" >All you need to know about conceiving babies from thawed ovaries<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I wonder if it signed it&#8217;s donor card..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27687-dinosaur-blood-cells-extracted-from-75millionyearold-fossil.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VXjsv6bpbbx\" >Dinosaur blood cells extracted from 75-million-year-old fossil<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>AAGH! KEEP IT BACK!<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/50886-scientific-progress-dino-chicken.html\" >Dino-Chicken Gets One Step Closer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>CLARIFICATION: *think* they do. <\/em>: <strong>Discover Magazine <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/inkfish\/2015\/06\/05\/phantom-eye-patients-see-and-feel-with-missing-eyeballs\/#.VXjWM6bpZi5\" >Phantom Eye Patients See and Feel with Missing Eyeballs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Not exactly the &#8220;sixth sense&#8221; everyone was waiting for..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27691-sixth-personality-trait-measures-your-machiavellian-potential.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VXjCgKbpZi4\" >Sixth personality trait measures your Machiavellian potential<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I&#8217;m pretty sure it&#8217;s more than the sum of its parts..<\/em>: <strong>Motherboard\/Vice <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/read\/humanitys-long-search-for-the-soul-in-the-brain\" >Humanity&#8217;s Long Search for the Soul in the Brain<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>It will probably resemble modern human-like intelligence, which just Googles everything anyway.<\/em>: <strong>The UK Guardian <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2015\/may\/21\/google-a-step-closer-to-developing-machines-with-human-like-intelligence\" >Google a step closer to developing machines with human-like intelligence<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Yeah, but can it help you cheat at cards? (Babylon 5 fans out there?)<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27704-soft-robot-tentacle-can-lasso-an-ant-without-harming-it.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VXoF4mbpZi4\" >Soft robot tentacle can lasso an ant without harming it<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extras:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Go figure! Students actually *listened* to their teacher!<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2015\/06\/09\/teacher-suspended-after-telling-pupils-to-go-home-and-take-selfies-with-their-parents-sex-toys-5237885\/\" >Teacher suspended after telling pupils to &#8216;go home and take selfies with their parents&#8217; sex toys&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I really hope this is for cloning purposes..<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/50995-mozart-beethoven-hair-auction.html\" >Locks on the Block: Mozart &amp; Beethoven&#8217;s Hair on Sale<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5191\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/dQI9VsjE8CY\/TWS319-2015-06-20.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('5191','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/dQI9VsjE8CY\/TWS319-2015-06-20.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\/dQI9VsjE8CY\/TWS319-2015-06-20.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3235851-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/dQI9VsjE8CY\/TWS319-2015-06-20.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS319-2015-06-20.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; 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