{"id":3237910,"date":"2015-12-04T18:00:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T22:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2015-12-04T18:00:42","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T22:00:42","slug":"tws337-air-and-back-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws337-air-and-back-again","title":{"rendered":"TWS337: Air And Back Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TWS337-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1354\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TWS337-logo-258x300.png\" alt=\"TWS337 logo\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Space Transit Pass<\/li>\n<li>Bio Mass Illucidation<\/li>\n<li>Things That May Not Be There<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: Has the Internet fundamentally changed the way that humans communicate, or merely allowed us to communicate more fully in the ways we already have?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 17 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1353\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Space Transit Pass:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>What goes up does not need to be coming down quite so dangerously..<\/em>: <strong>CNN Money <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2015\/11\/24\/technology\/jeff-bezos-rocket-landing\/\" >Jeff Bezos&#8217; rocket lands safely after space flight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>That&#8217;s no moon!<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28487-our-moon-would-be-a-planet-under-new-definition-of-planethood\/\" >(O) Our moon would be a planet under new definition of planethood<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>For specific definitions of &#8220;confirms&#8221; and &#8220;works&#8221; and &#8220;new&#8221; and &#8220;tests&#8221;..<\/em>: <strong>Yahoo! Finance <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/nasa-latest-tests-show-physics-230112770.html\" >(O) NASA confirms that the &#8216;impossible&#8217; EmDrive thruster really works, after new tests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Science or Engineering? And have we forgotten that these were once disciplines of rogue people who just tried stuff until it worked (or didn&#8217;t)?<\/em>: <strong>Daily Grail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailygrail.com\/Fresh-Science\/2015\/11\/EmDrive-Breakthrough-Show-Us-The-Money\" >(O) EmDrive Breakthrough: Show Us The Money!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Are we too gullible to good stories in science?<\/em>: <strong>Forbes <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/startswithabang\/2015\/11\/08\/the-em-drive-nasas-impossible-engine-highlights-our-greatest-failing\/\" >(O) The EM Drive, NASA&#8217;s &#8216;Impossible Engine,&#8217; Highlights Our Greatest Failing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>And they called hopeful stories in science, a failing?<\/em>: <strong>From The Grapevine <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromthegrapevine.com\/innovation\/nasa-looks-matt-damon-film-actual-ideas-living-mars\" >(O) How would humans live on Mars? Matt Damon&#8217;s &#8216;The Martian&#8217; inspires NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I thought only rain fell in Spain, on the plains?<\/em>: <strong>Mysterious Universe <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mysteriousuniverse.org\/2015\/11\/third-sphere-falls-in-spain-area-put-under-quarantine\/\" >Third Sphere Falls in Spain, Area Put Under Quarantine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bio Mass Illucidation:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Ah, when international migration was so minimal that isolated populations could exist..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28514-conquistador-brought-early-onset-alzheimers-to-colombian-town\/\" >Alzheimer&#8217;s introduced to Colombian town by Spanish conquistador<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>And the artificial throat sang, &#8220;eeeeee&#8221;..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28509-human-vocal-cords-built-from-scratch-in-world-first\/\" >Human vocal cords built from scratch in world first<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>All the better to hear the artificial vocal cords with..<\/em>: <strong>Smithsonian <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/this-ear-made-with-van-gogh-dna-180957230\/?no-ist\" >(O) This Ear Was Made With Vincent Van Gogh&#8217;s DNA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>&#8220;Honey, I&#8217;m glad you got me roses, but did they have to have wifi?&#8221;<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28528-cyborg-rose-has-electric-circuits-running-through-polymer-veins\/\" >Cyborg rose has electric circuits running through polymer veins<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I&#8217;ll have the espresso-brand batteries, please..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22830482-600-brain-zaps-could-boost-our-minds-when-computers-see-us-flagging\/\" >Brain zaps could boost our minds when computers see us flagging<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Things That May Not Be There:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Christmas is cancelled &#8212; or do we turn this around?<\/em>: <strong>Yahoo!\/AFP <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/christmas-festivities-charade-world-war-pope-183159295.html\" >Christmas festivities &#8216;a charade&#8217; with world at war: pope<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>What is the value of a symbol, where all things are symbolic?<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/52837-french-flags-on-facebook-does-it-matter.html\" >French Flags on Facebook: Does Social Media Support Really Matter?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>What is the value of trash, when nothing is real to begin with?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28505-what-digital-trash-dumped-in-games-tells-us-about-the-players\/\" >What digital trash dumped in games tells us about the players<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Finally! 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