TWS389: Playin’ Footy

On November 19, 2017, in Episodes, by the Encaffeinated ONE

On the show this week:

  • Spotting the Unobvious
  • A Toehold on History
  • Robot, Know My Face

CQ: Is AI like fire (very useful in making life easier, but dangerous and when it gets out of control, generally causes a localized problem) or like water (essential, mostly controllable but tends to be incredibly powerful in a large area for a short time)?

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TWS388: Virtual Fictional Reality

On November 17, 2017, in Episodes, by the Encaffeinated ONE

On the show this week:

  • Either Seen Or Known
  • The Upside Down

CQ: Waves of themes and styles of fiction often follow turbulent times, so what do you imagine people are writing which will follow our current times?

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TWS387: The One That Didn’t Get Away

On November 15, 2017, in Episodes, by the Encaffeinated ONE

On the show this week:

  • Heart Official Life
  • It’s The End
  • Whackers

CQ: Should aliens interfere with Earth, in order to save it? In other words, is the Prime Directive not only not a benign idea, but actually dangerous and irresponsible?

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TWS385: Until the Time of End

On July 15, 2017, in Episodes, by the Encaffeinated ONE

On the show this week:

  • Big Picture Items
  • Spooky Science
  • Culture Clash

CQ: Can we have another Roswell-like event, or have we either a) made the aliens cautious about coming near the planet or b) become too cynical or observant to fall for such a confusion or hoax again?

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TWS384: Unidentified Trying Object

On July 14, 2017, in Episodes, by the Encaffeinated ONE

On the show this week:

  • History Repeats (Until It Doesn’t)
  • Electric Slides
  • Body Tweaking

CQ: It was once believed that you needed a university degree to get a really good job, but with artificial intelligence eventually replacing menial jobs *and* being a better data-shuffler than people, will it be the ‘creative economy’ where the future jobs are? And if so, will we be recommending improv classes rather than university degrees?

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TWS383: Know Where To Turn To Nowhere

On June 1, 2017, in Episodes, by the Encaffeinated ONE

On the show this week:

  • Follow the Signs
  • Gross Generalizations
  • Extras

CQ: We have rules and conventions for society at large — but have we missed the rewards part of gamification, and focused only on the punishments and duties?

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TWS382: Growth of an Artificial Future

On May 7, 2017, in Episodes, by the Encaffeinated ONE

TWS382 logoOn the show this week:

  • Growth Industries
  • Literal Truth
  • Spinventions

CQ: What creation from a old horror film are we going to recreate for modern — ostensibly positive — use?

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TWS381: Intersection of Mind and Matter

On May 5, 2017, in Episodes, by the Encaffeinated ONE

TWS381 logoOn the show this week:

  • What Were They Thinking
  • Thought For Food
  • Things Go Wrong

CQ: What would you suggest someone start doing to reduce tech waste and tech abandonment for the future?

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TWS380: Words of Worlds of Words

On May 4, 2017, in Episodes, by the Encaffeinated ONE

TWS380 logoOn the show this week:

  • F In Language Arts
  • Scenes Seen
  • Botomatic
  • Organic Spare Time

CQ: Should creativity be considered on par with the ‘Three Rs’ for grade school education?

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TWS379: Human.last().next()

On March 3, 2017, in Episodes, by the Encaffeinated ONE

TWS379 logoOn the show this week:

  • Homo Sapiens Patronus
  • Legitamizing Bigfoot
  • The Future Is Too Bright

CQ: Is fashion meaningless, or vitally important?

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