{"id":3236028,"date":"2015-07-09T17:59:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T20:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1288"},"modified":"2015-07-09T17:59:02","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T20:59:02","slug":"tws320-first-quantum-leap-second","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws320-first-quantum-leap-second","title":{"rendered":"TWS320: First Quantum Leap Second"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TWS320-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1289\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TWS320-logo-258x300.png\" alt=\"TWS320 logo\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Front Page<\/li>\n<li>2 Eyes, 1 Cat<\/li>\n<li>Climate Chains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: Are categorical boundaries ever consistently useful, or is our current dissolution of solid definitions a recognition of the truly changeable quantum state of the universe?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Promo from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/flashpulp.com\/\">Flash Pulp!<\/a><\/strong> flashpulp.com &#8212; an amazing journey through several pulp storylines done through up to three short stories a week! I&#8217;m still catching up, but all the stories &#8212; and the in-between the stories chats! &#8212; are all available for you to listen to and enjoy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 19 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1288\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Front Page:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Can we just send a robot lander there already?<\/em>: <strong>Bad Astronomy <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/bad_astronomy\/2015\/06\/10\/ceres_weird_white_spots_are_still_weird.html\" >What the Heck Are Those Spots on Ceres?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>It&#8217;s like peering through the lens of a robot&#8217;s inner thoughts..<\/em>: <strong>The UK Guardian <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2015\/jun\/18\/google-image-recognition-neural-network-androids-dream-electric-sheep\" >Yes, androids do dream of electric sheep<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Time is fleeting; tea-time doubly so.<\/em>: <strong>Universe Today <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/120912\/about-time-is-the-june-30th-leap-second-the-last\/\" >About Time: Is the June 30th Leap Second the Last?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>The language has now been shake-shake-shaken up!<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2015\/06\/25\/twerk-along-with-499-other-words-has-now-been-added-to-the-oxford-dictionary-5264703\/\" >Twerk (along with 499 other words) has now been added to the Oxford Dictionary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Do we always have to accept that all things in life are inconstant and fleeting?<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2015\/06\/25\/twerking-in-the-dictionary-why-we-should-celebrate-language-evolution-5265928\/\" >&#8216;Twerking&#8217; in the dictionary &#8212; why we should celebrate language evolution<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>2 Eyes, 1 Cat:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Well, at least they are good for us.. Despite the loss of ALL productivity..<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/51257-watching-cat-videos-good-for-health.html\" >Internet Cat Videos Keep You Purring, Study Finds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>This allows us to see even MORE cat videos!<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27784-our-eye-sockets-give-us-a-wider-field-of-view-than-other-apes.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VYwxcKbpZi4\" >Our eye sockets give us a wider field of view than other apes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>It&#8217;s filled with cats. (No.)<\/em>: <strong>The Epoch Times <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/n3\/1392518-we-each-have-a-mysterious-bioenergy-field-around-us-study\/\" >We Each Have a Mysterious Bioenergy Field Around Us: Study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>It&#8217;s not exactly the sexy version.<\/em>: <strong>The Epoch Times <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/n3\/1387267-observing-psychokinesis-in-a-lab-researchers-taking-psi-mainstream\/\" >Observing Psychokinesis in a Lab-Researchers Taking Psi Mainstream?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The most enduring mystery contemplated by life is life itself..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22630273.700-why-rna-world-theory-on-origin-of-life-may-be-wrong-after-all.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VYwxuabpZi4\" >Why &#8216;RNA world&#8217; theory on origin of life may be wrong after all<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>An example of life but not as we know it..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27778-weird-fossil-worm-with-legs-and-spikes-finally-reveals-its-head.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VYww5abpZi4\" >Weird fossil worm with legs and spikes finally reveals its head<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Is there a risk of global population shortage?<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2015\/06\/25\/young-men-urged-to-freeze-their-sperm-or-risk-children-having-genetic-disorders-5266546\/\" >(O) Young men urged to freeze their sperm or risk children having genetic disorders<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>A classic mistake of locking the door but leaving the window open?<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-33237519\" >Sex-themed e-books given curfew in Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Are gender-neutral names any less of a guess at a child&#8217;s future life than gendered ones?<\/em>: <strong>News.com.au <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/lifestyle\/parenting\/latest-trend-in-baby-names-gender-neutral\/story-fnet08xa-1227413397299\" >(O) Latest trend in baby names: Gender-neutral<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Climate Chains:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Can&#8217;t they just ask how the Arizonans live through summer?<\/em>: <strong>Mother Jones <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/environment\/2015\/06\/strange-side-effects-drought-bigfoot-spiders-snakes\" >This Drought May Be Having Some Very Weird Side Effects<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Finally! A solution to the &#8220;I want my planet and eat it too&#8221; conundrum!<\/em>: <strong>The UK Daily Mail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-3133317\/Scientists-creating-eco-cows-try-reduce-greenhouse-gases-generated-herds.html\" >Scientists are creating &#8216;low carbon cows&#8217; to try and reduce greenhouse gases generated by herds<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Are we doomed to stare at wonder at the stars but destroy the earth around us?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22630273.200-construction-resumes-on-hawaiis-thirty-meter-telescope.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VYww2abpZi4\" >Construction resumes on Hawaii&#8217;s Thirty Meter Telescope<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>How do we convince ourselves to act smartly on the &#8220;big stuff&#8221; like climate change?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27785-illegal-not-to-act-could-courts-save-world-from-climate-change.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VYwxdabpZi4\" >(O) Illegal not to act: Could courts save world from climate change?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Jumping on the bandwagon or resounding a global wake-up call?<\/em>: <strong>The UK Guardian <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/jun\/18\/popes-climate-change-encyclical-calls-on-rich-nations-to-pay-social-debt\" >(O) Pope&#8217;s climate change encyclical tells rich nations: pay your debt to the poor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5655\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/e7CeEiE8ywQ\/TWS320-2015-06-27.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('5655','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/e7CeEiE8ywQ\/TWS320-2015-06-27.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\/e7CeEiE8ywQ\/TWS320-2015-06-27.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3236028-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/e7CeEiE8ywQ\/TWS320-2015-06-27.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS320-2015-06-27.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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