{"id":3236301,"date":"2015-08-09T13:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-09T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2015-08-09T13:00:32","modified_gmt":"2015-08-09T16:00:32","slug":"tws324-abstract-thoughts-concrete-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws324-abstract-thoughts-concrete-world","title":{"rendered":"TWS324: Abstract Thoughts, Concrete World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TWS324-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1306\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TWS324-logo-258x300.png\" alt=\"TWS324 logo\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Front Page<\/li>\n<li>Mind Your Please and Cues<\/li>\n<li>Why-Tech<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: Will the present-day cultures we identify ourselves with have any meaning once we have transitioned into an inter-planetary species &#8212; or will they mean even more?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 15 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1305\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Front Page:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Does that mean he theoretically did it, or actually did it?<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2015\/07\/13\/man-is-arrested-for-illegally-abstracting-electricity-by-charging-his-phone-on-a-train-5293708\/\" >(O) Man is arrested for illegally &#8216;abstracting electricity&#8217; by charging his phone on a train<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>When someone asks how you got certified, please have an answer ready!<\/em>: <strong>CTV News <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/canadaam.ctvnews.ca\/mobile\/i-want-to-find-out-the-truth-researcher-tracking-bigfoot-near-toronto-1.2479477\" >&#8216;I want to find out the truth&#8217;: Researcher tracking &#8216;Bigfoot&#8217; near Toronto<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Probably because someone is screaming them..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22730314-400-discovered-the-unique-feature-that-makes-human-screams-so-awful\/\" >Discovered: the unique feature that makes human screams so awful<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mind Your Please and Cues:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Do negative thoughts cause negative outcomes &#8212; for rice?<\/em>: <strong>Psydonia <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psydonia.com\/2015\/07\/why-you-should-think-about-what-you.html\" >(O) Mind Your Thoughts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>We no longer have to ask people anything &#8212; we just look it up online!<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22730302-800-cyberchondriacs-act-as-early-warning-of-drugs-side-effects\/\" >Cyberchondriacs act as early warning of drugs&#8217; side effects<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Unfortunately, you are left humming that song..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27846-tetris-blocks-traumatic-flashbacks-even-after-the-memory-is-fixed.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VZxdKKbpbGs\" >(O) Tetris blocks traumatic flashbacks even after the memory is fixed<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>If only we can remember to take our pills..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27843-blocking-brain-protein-could-stop-memory-loss-caused-by-ageing.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VZxdDabpbGs\" >(O) Blocking brain protein could stop memory loss caused by ageing<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>It&#8217;s not the mileage, it&#8217;s the wear and tear..<\/em>: <strong>The Washington Post <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/to-your-health\/wp\/2015\/07\/07\/study-of-1000-38-year-olds-shows-biological-age-ranges-from-30-to-60\/?tid=sm_tw\" >(O) Study of 1,000 38-year-olds shows &#8216;biological age&#8217; ranges from 30 to 60<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>This Can&#8217;t Possibly Go Wrong. I, for one, welcome our new animal gestalt heroes..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27869-animal-brains-connected-up-to-make-mind-melded-computer\/\" >(O) Animal brains connected up to make mind-melded computer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why-Tech:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Just remember that it doesn&#8217;t have tastebuds..<\/em>: <strong>Wired <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2015\/06\/hungry-let-supercomputer-chef-watson-tell-cook\" >(O) America&#8217;s Next Top Chef Is a Supercomputer From IBM<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Sure, sure&#8230; We all know it&#8217;s just being done for the awesome special FX..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22730314-600-plasma-makes-lorries-hit-purple-patch-of-fuel-efficiency\/\" >Glow-in-the dark trucks use plasma to reduce drag and save fuel<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The gadgets are making the world testable..<\/em>: <strong>CBS San Francisco <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com\/2015\/07\/20\/ipad-sperm-analyzer-isperm-fertility\/\" >Device Turns iPad Into Sperm Tester, Startup Seeks FDA Approval<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Would you want to live in a libertarian utopia that floats?<\/em>: <strong>Mother Nature Network <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnn.com\/earth-matters\/politics\/stories\/seasteading-still-floating-libertarian-utopia-idea\" >Seasteading still floating libertarian utopia idea<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Are we moving to an automated utopia or a paranoid dystopia?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22730314-500-the-rise-of-on-body-cameras-and-how-they-will-change-how-we-live\/\" >The rise of on-body cameras and how they will change how we live<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>It feels a little like we&#8217;ve just touched all the planets, just to prove we can, but we haven&#8217;t really &#8220;visited&#8221; them..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27907-pluto-mission-marks-end-of-planet-exploration-era-where-next\/\" >Pluto mission marks end of planet exploration era. 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