{"id":3242663,"date":"2016-08-04T19:32:35","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T22:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1457"},"modified":"2016-08-04T19:32:35","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T22:32:35","slug":"tws363-artificially-regenerated-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws363-artificially-regenerated-the-first-time","title":{"rendered":"TWS363: Artificially Regenerated The First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/TWS363-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1458\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/TWS363-logo-258x300.png\" alt=\"TWS363 logo\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thinking About It<\/li>\n<li>Japanimated<\/li>\n<li>Space Between Your Fears<\/li>\n<li>Death is a Plug-in<\/li>\n<li>What Are, Water, Everywhere?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: Presume that humans that grew up on different planets are genetically modified &#8212; whether by nature or science &#8212; and therefore more adapted to different environments. Would they still be eligible for the Olympics?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Rich the TT for the email!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 27 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1457\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thinking About It:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Are we fundamentally fooling ourselves? Is it possible that it doesn&#8217;t matter?<\/em>: <strong>The NY Times <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/07\/05\/science\/what-is-consciousness.html?_r=0\" >Consciousness: The Mind Messing With the Mind<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>A copy of the popular &#8220;it&#8217;s just a copy&#8221; theory.<\/em>: <strong>The Conversation <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/could-we-upload-a-brain-to-a-computer-and-should-we-even-try-61928?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Could we upload a brain to a computer &#8212; and should we even try?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>If we can raise kids on TV, why not virtual kids?<\/em>: <strong>Japan Today <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japantoday.com\/category\/technology\/view\/how-do-you-teach-human-interaction-to-a-robot-lots-of-tv?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >How do you teach human interaction to a robot? Lots of TV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Is AI the ultimate cover band, backup band, or THE band?<\/em>: <strong>The Verge <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2016\/6\/1\/11829678\/google-magenta-melody-art-generative-artificial-intelligence\" >(O) Google&#8217;s art machine just wrote its first song<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Better written than half the Hollywood scripts, although a little too Shakespearean in dialogue.<\/em>: <strong>io9 <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/watch-this-fascinatingly-incoherent-short-film-written-1781610303\" >(O) Watch This Fascinatingly Incoherent Short Film Written By a Neural Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>It&#8217;s a little like using Pokemon Go to teach people about socializing. Oh.. Wait..<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/55374-microsoft-uses-minecraft-to-study-ai.html\" >Microsoft Mines &#8216;Minecraft&#8217; to Study Artificial Intelligence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Japanimated:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Japan is a mythical place..<\/em>: <strong>The New York Times <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/06\/28\/world\/what-in-the-world\/cartoons-keep-order-at-japanese-construction-sites.html?_r=4&amp;utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Cartoons Keep Order at Japanese Construction Sites<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Don&#8217;t we all sorta rent our friends, mostly?<\/em>: <strong>This Week <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/theweek.com\/articles\/631927\/inside-japans-booming-rentafriend-industry?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Inside Japan&#8217;s booming rent-a-friend industry<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Is there too much pressure to create the &#8220;perfect&#8221; childhood? Wasn&#8217;t that the 50s?<\/em>: <strong>The Plate <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/theplate.nationalgeographic.com\/2016\/01\/28\/is-there-a-dark-side-to-those-adorable-bento-boxes\/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Is There a Dark Side to Those Adorable Bento Boxes?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I&#8217;m sure you could rent-a-farmer to drive one..<\/em>: <strong>RocketNews24 <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.rocketnews24.com\/2016\/06\/17\/japans-better-farming-through-precision-drone-strikes\/\" >(O) Japan&#8217;s better farming through precision drone strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Space Between Your Fears:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Waiting for the solar space plane next..<\/em>: <strong>Live Science <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/55552-solar-plane-completes-flight-around-the-world.html\" >Solar Plane Completes Historic Round-the-World Flight<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Seems a little like a backward step from &#8220;we&#8217;ll be on Mars in 5 years&#8221;, but is it more realistic?<\/em>: <strong>ScienceAlert <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/experts-says-a-space-base-halfway-between-the-moon-and-earth-could-be-built-in-10-years\" >Experts says a &#8216;space base&#8217; halfway between the Moon and Earth could be built in 10 years<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Surprisingly, not the Space Guy!<\/em>: <strong>Mashable <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/07\/05\/juno-orbiting-jupiter-legos\/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link#667M0pHcG8q4\" >Three special Lego figurines are currently orbiting Jupiter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Are we being too cautious, or are we just too impatient?<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2095556-rip-up-the-rule-book-and-let-nasas-mars-rover-check-life-zone\/\" >Rip up the rule book and let NASA&#8217;s Mars rover check &#8216;life&#8217; zone<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I wonder how big &#8220;contamination from curious species&#8221; factors in..<\/em>: <strong>Scientific American <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/new-equation-tallies-odds-of-life-beginning1\/\" >New Equation Tallies Odds of Life Beginning<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Can you treat incorrect mental processes with incorrect ideas?<\/em>: <strong>ScienceAlert <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/a-hospital-in-argentina-is-using-astrology-to-treat-mental-health-patients\" >A hospital in Argentina is using astrology to treat mental health patients<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Death is a Plug-in:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>A historical bio of a young Trump?<\/em>: <strong>Unknown source: <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/this-guy-lived-for-more-than-a-year-without-a-heart-in-his-body\" >(O) This 25-year-old lived for more than a year without a heart<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>We are hurting ourselves in new vain ways.<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2016\/07\/02\/selfie-elbow-is-now-a-genuine-health-issue-5980215\/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Selfie elbow is now a genuine health issue<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Maybe it can tell you to stop taking selfies..<\/em>: <strong>Live Science <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/55518-ultrathin-electric-tattoo-monitors-muscles.html\" >Ultrathin Electric &#8216;Tattoo&#8217; Can Monitor Muscles and More<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Otherwise known as &#8220;stars on ice&#8221;!<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2095072-a-visual-tour-of-the-weird-world-of-the-cryogenically-frozen\/\" >A visual tour of the weird world of the cryogenically frozen<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Number 10: you&#8217;ll probably never know if it was successful.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2094402-9-things-you-need-to-know-about-cryogenically-freezing-your-body\/\" >9 things you need to know about cryogenically freezing your body<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Probably the ones that scream &#8220;don&#8217;t freeze me!&#8221;<\/em>: <strong>Nova Next <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/next\/body\/some-genes-dont-turn-on-until-after-you-die\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=pbsofficial&amp;utm_campaign=nova_next\" >(O) Some Genes Don&#8217;t Turn On Until After You Die<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>It is the single most important liquid we have invented. (But I may be biased..)<\/em>: <strong>NPR <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thesalt\/2016\/07\/25\/485227943\/if-war-is-hell-then-coffee-has-offered-u-s-soldiers-some-salvation?sc=ipad&amp;f=1008&amp;utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >If War Is Hell, Then Coffee Has Offered U.S. Soldiers Some Salvation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>What Are, Water, Everywhere?:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The Earth still doesn&#8217;t know the words..<\/em>: <strong>LiveWire\/The Conversation <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/55123-cracking-mystery-worldwide-hum.html\" >(O) What&#8217;s Causing Mysterious &#8216;Worldwide Hum?&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Cthulhu snores.<\/em>: <strong>Gizmodo <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/an-unearthly-sound-is-emanating-from-the-caribbean-sea-1782359344?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >(O) An Unearthly Sound Is Emanating From the Caribbean Sea<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Should weather forecasts be crowdsourced?<\/em>: <strong>The UK Telegraph <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2016\/07\/03\/met-office-seeks-weather-obsessed-british-public-to-help-make-mo\/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Met Office seeks &#8216;weather obsessed&#8217; British public to help make more accurate forecasts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Of course, they can also probably dock up with other split houses, creating a whole floating orgy thing..<\/em>: <strong>The UK Daily Mail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-3707455\/Bizarre-floating-prenup-house-split-two-marriage-doesn-t-work-letting-spouses-simply-sail-away.html?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Bizarre floating &#8216;prenup house&#8217; can be split in two if a marriage doesn&#8217;t work out &#8211; letting spouses simply sail away<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9195\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/QBObEfo_QqU\/TWS363-2016-07-30.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('9195','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/QBObEfo_QqU\/TWS363-2016-07-30.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\/QBObEfo_QqU\/TWS363-2016-07-30.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3242663-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/QBObEfo_QqU\/TWS363-2016-07-30.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS363-2016-07-30.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: Thinking About It; Japanimated; Space Between Your Fears; Death is a Plug-in; What Are, Water, Everywhere? 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