{"id":3238914,"date":"2016-01-30T00:32:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-30T04:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1378"},"modified":"2016-01-30T00:32:53","modified_gmt":"2016-01-30T04:32:53","slug":"tws343-by-grapthars-hammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws343-by-grapthars-hammer","title":{"rendered":"TWS343: By Grapthar\u2019s Hammer!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TWS343-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1379\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/orangegradient-png\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/orangegradient.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"orangegradient.png\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/orangegradient.png&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/orangegradient.png\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1379\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TWS343-logo-258x300.png\" alt=\"TWS343 logo\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learning To Fail<\/li>\n<li>Apocalypse How?<\/li>\n<li>Future Toys<\/li>\n<li>Future Imperfect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: What would you do if you thought that existence was about to end in 5 minutes?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 19 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1378\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Learning To Fail:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Something ironic about this, but I don&#8217;t know what..<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/story\/20160105-the-man-who-studies-the-spread-of-ignorance\" >The man who studies the spread of ignorance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Are we all in this together?<\/em>: <strong>Scientific American <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/is-consciousness-universal\/\" >Is Consciousness Universal?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>How do we take the world into ourselves?<\/em>: <strong>Scientific American <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/can-another-body-be-seen-as-an-extension-of-your-own\/\" >Can Another Body Be Seen as an Extension of Your Own?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Sprachen-ze science?<\/em>: <strong>The BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-35282235?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Does the rise of English mean losing knowledge?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Idolatry as lesson, but can we pass the test?<\/em>: <strong>The Washington Post <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/answer-sheet\/wp\/2016\/01\/10\/what-easter-islands-colossal-stone-statues-teach-about-the-dangers-of-modern-school-reform\/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >What Easter Island&#8217;s colossal stone statues teach about the dangers of modern school reform<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apocalypse How?:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>If only they had the gall to actually call it that!<\/em>: <strong>The UK Mirror <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/technology-science\/science\/nasa-opens-office-apocalypse-tackle-7157125?ICID=ref_fark\" >NASA opens &#8216;Office of the Apocalypse&#8217; to tackle looming threat of doomsday asteroids<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>You&#8217;ve got better odds of this than the Powerball, I think..<\/em>: <strong>The UK Express <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/science\/632054\/Yellowstone-about-to-blow-1-in-10-chance-super-volcano-will-kill-millions?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Yellowstone about to blow? Scientists warning over SUPER-VOLCANO that could kill MILLIONS<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>As if getting on boots wasn&#8217;t hard enough sometimes!<\/em>: <strong>Sky News <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/1621814\/humans-of-the-future-could-grow-webbed-feet?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >(O) Humans Of The Future &#8216;Could Grow Webbed Feet&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Crisis averted! Way to go, humans! It looked bad for a while there, and&#8230; WAIT A MINUTE..<\/em>: <strong>The Washington Post <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/energy-environment\/wp\/2016\/01\/13\/scientists-say-humans-have-basically-canceled-the-next-ice-age\/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >(O) Scientists say human greenhouse gas emissions have canceled the next ice age<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Future Toys:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>And yet: we still can&#8217;t have IOS apps run on Android and vice versa..<\/em>: <strong>Mental Floss <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/73527\/these-adapters-let-you-combine-all-your-toys-one-monstrous-conglomeration-fun?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >These Adapters Let You Combine All Your Toys Into One Monstrous Conglomeration of Fun<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I&#8217;m sure they also paid more for the privilege, too..<\/em>: <strong>National Geographic <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/2016\/01\/160111-insects-animals-science-praying-mantises-3d-vision\/\" >(O) These Praying Mantises Wear Tiny 3-D Glasses-For Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Still to test: how to not make the squishy things inside the canisters go &#8220;squish&#8221;. Oh: and everything else.<\/em>: <strong>Popular Mechanics <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/technology\/infrastructure\/a18872\/hyperloop-technologies-physical-tubes-ready-assemble\/\" >(O) The First Pieces of the Hyperloop Test Track Are Ready for Assembly<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>We are seeking new ways to pleasure ourselves..<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/53346-obscure-tech-ces-2016.html\" >Sex Toys &amp; Coffee Art: Obscure (and Fascinating) Tech Takes Over CES 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Speaking of adapters.. Or is the second (third?) wave of &#8220;true&#8221; humanoid robotics to be led by the sex industry?<\/em>: <strong>The UK Daily Mirror <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/sex-robots-could-biggest-trend-7127554\" >(O) Sex robots could be &#8216;biggest trend of 2016&#8242; as more lonely humans seek mechanical companions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The phrase &#8220;just because I can&#8221; comes to mind..<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/53308-asteroid-metal-3d-printing-test-planetary-resources.html\" >Asteroid-Mining Company 3D-Prints Object from Space Rock Metals<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>This could revolutionize ice-scraping mornings..<\/em>: <strong>Phys.org <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2016-01-material-harvest-sunlight-day-demand.html?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >(O) Material could harvest sunlight by day, release heat on demand hours or days later<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Future Imperfect:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Also: the perfect way to start an argument about who got the last mushroom on the pizza.<\/em>: <strong>Tech Times <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techtimes.com\/articles\/123040\/20160109\/this-is-the-perfect-way-to-slice-pizza-according-to-mathematicians.htm\" >This Is The Perfect Way To Slice Pizza, According To Mathematicians<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Sometimes you need to shed (corporial) baggage to make a fresh start.<\/em>: <strong>JimHarold.com <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/jimharold.com\/a-better-theory-of-ghosts\/\" >Apparitions: On Moving Toward a Better Theory of Ghosts &#8212; Micah Hanks Reports<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I believe this is what an RPG session looks like from the in-world NPC point of view..<\/em>: <strong>CNS News <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/cnsnews.com\/news\/article\/police-man-tells-nanny-shes-pushing-dead-baby-follows-her?ref=yfp&amp;utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Police: Man tells nanny she&#8217;s pushing dead baby, follows her<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7221\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/RZVzfYQreqs\/TWS343-2016-01-16.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('7221','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/RZVzfYQreqs\/TWS343-2016-01-16.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\/RZVzfYQreqs\/TWS343-2016-01-16.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3238914-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/RZVzfYQreqs\/TWS343-2016-01-16.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS343-2016-01-16.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: Learning To Fail; Apocalypse How?; Future Toys; Future Imperfect; CQ: What would you do if you thought that existence was about to end in 5 minutes? 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