{"id":3238035,"date":"2015-12-11T13:00:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T17:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2015-12-11T13:00:42","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T17:00:42","slug":"tws338-the-speed-of-aught","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws338-the-speed-of-aught","title":{"rendered":"TWS338: The Speed of Aught"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/TWS338-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1359\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/TWS338-logo-258x300.png\" alt=\"TWS338 logo\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$pace<\/li>\n<li>Out Think It Through<\/li>\n<li>Behave Like Animals<\/li>\n<li>Play time<\/li>\n<li>Extras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: Do we need semantic units like inches and feet or rational units like meters &#8212; or both?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 20 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1358\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>$pace:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I&#8217;m also planning it &#8212; but I&#8217;m not likely to actually get it done, either.<\/em>: <strong>Yahoo! <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/russia-is-planning-to-build-a-permanent-manned-base-on-the-moon-095818907.html#JJRrFiA\" >Russia Is Planning To Build A Permanent Manned Base On The Moon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>A tragedy of the galactic commons..<\/em>: <strong>Nova Next <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/next\/space\/space-law\/\" >Who Makes the Rules for Outer Space?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Is it more like cancer or pregnancy in this respect?<\/em>: <strong>Forbes <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/startswithabang\/2015\/12\/03\/more-than-half-of-keplers-giant-exoplanets-are-false-positives\/\" >More Than Half Of Kepler&#8217;s Giant Exoplanets Are False Positives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>A good exploration of the typically depressing concern about (lack of) alien contact. We just want to be not alone! Is that so much to ask?<\/em>: <strong>ZidBits <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/zidbits.com\/2015\/11\/where-are-all-the-aliens-what-is-fermis-paradox\/\" >Where Are All The Aliens? What Is Fermi&#8217;s Paradox?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Out Think It Through:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I saved this article, and will continue to save it into the future.<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/52923-digital-hoarding-case-report.html\" >Is Digital Hoarding a Mental Disorder (And Do You Have It)?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>What part of reality is symbolic?<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/52837-french-flags-on-facebook-does-it-matter.html\" >(O) French Flags on Facebook: Does Social Media Support Really Matter?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>If all that&#8217;s left is culture to differentiate between men and women, is anything left at all? (Besides usually obvious biology..)<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28611-a-welcome-blow-to-the-myth-of-distinct-male-and-female-brains\/\" >A welcome blow to the myth of distinct male and female brains<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Reality is what you make it.<\/em>: <strong>SF Gate <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.sfgate.com\/hottopics\/2015\/11\/25\/blind-woman-with-multiple-personalities-can-see-when-shes-a-teenage-boy\/\" >Blind woman with multiple personalities can see when she&#8217;s a teenage boy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>There may be no limit to stupidity, but there are endless categories..<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/52968-what-is-stupid.html\" >How Stupid Can You Be? Science Counts the Ways<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>They could be listening to you RIGHT NOW.<\/em>: <strong>Epoch Times <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/n3\/1906107-are-plants-conscious-intelligent\/\" >Are Plants Conscious, Intelligent?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Behave Like Animals:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>And we thought elections bring out some bad behaviour..<\/em>: <strong>Globe and Mail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/toronto-zoo-briefly-closes-baboon-exhibit-after-death-of-matriarch-sparks-violent-power-struggle\/article27521914\/\" >Toronto Zoo briefly closes baboon exhibit after matriarch&#8217;s death sparks violent power struggle<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I wonder where we&#8217;ll find the Elves and the Orcs..<\/em>: <strong>Scientific America\/LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/hobbits-were-a-separate-species-ancient-chompers-show\/\" >Hobbits Were a Separate Species, Ancient Chompers Show<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Imagine having a third hand. Left and Right and Center?<\/em>: <strong>redOrbit <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redorbit.com\/news\/science\/1113411097\/bizarre-three-armed-ocean-creature-demonstrates-that-ancient-lifeforms-were-more-complicated-than-thought-120115\/\" >Bizarre three-armed ocean creature shows ancient lifeforms were more complicated than we thought<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>No, they aren&#8217;t recent..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28581-hundreds-of-giant-dinosaur-footprints-found-in-scottish-lagoon\/\" >Hundreds of giant dinosaur footprints found in Scottish lagoon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Play time:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Isn&#8217;t this when we need holiday cheer the most? (Though not prayers..)<\/em>: <strong>Yahoo!\/AFP <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/christmas-festivities-charade-world-war-pope-183159295.html\" >(O) Christmas festivities &#8216;a charade&#8217; with world at war: pope<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The big scandal is&#8230; they work?<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-34677949\" >The truth about Sweden&#8217;s short working hours<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extras:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Why did we ever really think it wasn&#8217;t useful?<\/em>: <strong>The Herald Sun <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/news\/melbourne-researchers-prove-appendix-crucial-to-digestive-health\/news-story\/b549c26da4e53f4d1c92180dbb2e3b32\" >Melbourne researchers prove appendix crucial to digestive health<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Quantum entanglement will definitely put an end to cell phones. I wonder if it&#8217;s also the reason we haven&#8217;t overheard aliens, too?<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/52912-atoms-entangled-at-room-temperature.html\" >&#8216;Spooky Action&#8217; Heats Up: Atoms Entangled at Room Temperature<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Or at least, spelled out.<\/em>: <strong>Vox <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/explainers\/2015\/11\/5\/9677942\/ben-carson-pyramids-grain\" >(O) Ben Carson&#8217;s bizarre theory about the pyramids, explained<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>From the Doctor Who audio drama I just heard, it&#8217;s an Atlantean weapon storage &#8212; or a bluff.<\/em>: <strong>Daily Grail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailygrail.com\/Hidden-History\/2015\/11\/Pyramid-Scan-Identifies-Impressive-Anomaly-Behind-the-Blocks-the-Great-Pyrami\" >(O) Pyramid Scan Identifies an &#8216;Impressive Anomaly&#8217; Behind the Blocks of the Great Pyramid<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2023\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/cEfiU2Xmaww\/TWS338-2015-12-05.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('2023','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/cEfiU2Xmaww\/TWS338-2015-12-05.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\/cEfiU2Xmaww\/TWS338-2015-12-05.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3238035-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/cEfiU2Xmaww\/TWS338-2015-12-05.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS338-2015-12-05.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: $pace; Out Think It Through; Behave Like Animals; Play time; Extras; CQ: Do we need semantic units like inches and feet or rational units like meters &#8212; or both? 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