{"id":3236450,"date":"2015-08-28T19:20:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T22:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1316"},"modified":"2015-08-28T19:20:10","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T22:20:10","slug":"tws327-incoming-data-outgoing-individuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws327-incoming-data-outgoing-individuals","title":{"rendered":"TWS327: Incoming Data, Outgoing Individuals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TWS327-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1317\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TWS327-logo-258x300.png\" alt=\"TWS327 logo\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Eye More Than Meats<\/li>\n<li>A Little More Than Flesh, A Little Less Than Metal<\/li>\n<li>You Think It&#8217;s An Illusion<\/li>\n<li>Extras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: Which is better: to intensely get to know the area you are in, or to travel widely but never stay in one place very long?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 19 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1316\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Eye More Than Meats:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>A &#8220;photo album&#8221; that might well live on vinyl..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28040-substituting-senses-lets-blind-people-take-sonic-holiday-snaps\/\" >Substituting senses lets blind people take sonic holiday snaps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Because mice can&#8217;t wear glasses.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28047-gene-therapy-cures-blindness-by-replacing-vision-cells-in-eyes\/\" >Gene therapy cures blindness by replacing vision cells in eyes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>It still tastes like crap on both ends sometimes..<\/em>: <strong>io9 <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/you-have-taste-receptors-in-your-colon-heres-why-1724718563\" >You Have Taste Receptors in Your Colon. Here&#8217;s Why.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>No, really: those sensors are pretty useful!<\/em>: <strong>Nature <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature\/journal\/v486\/n7403_supp\/full\/486S7a.html\" >Neuroscience: Hardwired for taste<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Let&#8217;s just hope that alien worlds have BO.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22730343-900-sniff-out-alien-life-with-giant-library-of-weird-chemicals\/\" >Sniff out alien life with giant library of weird chemicals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Well.. that&#8217;s a depressing use of the Drake equation..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28037-nuclear-apocalypse-or-nanotech-invasions-could-reveal-alien-life\/\" >Nuclear apocalypse or nanotech invasions could reveal alien life<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Little More Than Flesh, A Little Less Than Metal:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>You never know what knowledge that science will throw up..<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/51914-vomit-machine-norovirus-spread.html\" >Vomit Machine Proves Viruses Can Go Flying<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>But it still can&#8217;t laugh.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22730342-200-think-youre-punny-computer-model-can-tell-how-good-a-joke-is\/\" >Think you&#8217;re punny? Computer model can tell how good a joke is<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Most of us are still trying to pet-proof and child-proof our homes &#8212; is robot proof possible?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28059-new-urbanist-home-is-where-the-robots-live\/\" >New Urbanist: Home is where the robots live<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Maybe we might be useful to the future robot overlords after all: as balance sensors!<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/51834-exoskeleton-helps-clumsy-robots.html\" >Futuristic Exoskeleton Keeps Clumsy Robot from Falling Over<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Hmm.. more evidence that the man-machine interface will the future of our species.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22730342-400-computer-human-hybrids-could-be-best-at-scanning-for-danger\/\" >Computer-human hybrids could be best at scanning for danger<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>You Think It&#8217;s An Illusion:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Educated legs.<\/em>: <strong>Nature <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/octopus-genome-holds-clues-to-uncanny-intelligence-1.18177\" >Octopus genome holds clues to uncanny intelligence<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Ethical dilemma? It doesn&#8217;t think so..<\/em>: <strong>Guardian <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-ca\/news\/world\/first-almost-fully-formed-human-brain-grown-in-lab-researchers-claim\/ar-BBlScXG?ocid=HPCDHP\" >First almost fully-formed human brain grown in lab, researchers claim<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Do you dream that you are conscious?<\/em>: <strong>The Conversation <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/forget-freud-research-on-dream-imagery-may-help-us-understand-consciousness-45998\" >Forget Freud, research on dream imagery may help us understand consciousness<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Just imagine what yodelling can do!<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28052-ancient-whistle-language-uses-whole-brain-for-long-distance-chat\/\" >Ancient whistle language uses whole brain for long-distance chat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extras:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Must have a desire to tame wild code and break paradigms with raw fingers.<\/em>: <strong>From The Grapevine <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromthegrapevine.com\/lifestyle\/tech-firm-seeks-programmers-fluent-klingon-fill-its-ranks\" >Wanted: Tech firm seeks programmers fluent in Klingon<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Why don&#8217;t you just ask Bowie what it&#8217;s like being him?<\/em>: <strong>The UK Daily Mirror <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/university-professor-to-spend-year-6274906\" >University professor &#8216;to spend a year as David Bowie&#8217; as part of year-long cultural experiment<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>It&#8217;s nice to think that our space-brothers are trying to prevent us from become another statistical example in an alien Drake equation..<\/em>: <strong>The UK Daily Mirror <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/technology-science\/science\/peace-loving-aliens-tried-save-6235113\" >&#8216;Peace-loving aliens tried to save America from nuclear war,&#8217; claims moon mission astronaut Edgar Mitchell<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>&#8220;Warmth&#8221; is all relative..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28058-warmest-ever-superconductor-works-at-antarctic-temperatures\/\" >Warmest ever superconductor works at Antarctic temperatures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1941\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/rVq8SpclcFM\/TWS327-2015-08-22.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('1941','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/rVq8SpclcFM\/TWS327-2015-08-22.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 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