On the show this week:
- Hard AI
- Soft AI
- Little Space
- These Are The Rules (?)
- Extras
CQ: Clarke’s Third law states: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” but do you think we’ll ever get technology that could actually be mistaken for magic as we see it portrayed today?
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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?
Full list of 19 articles after the jump!
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On the show this week:
- Front Page
- Brain Drain
- Inverse Universe
CQ: Is a very active imagination a luxury or a valued asset?
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On the show this week:
- Front Page
- Healthy, Wealthy and Wise
- Man’s Beast Friends
- Extras
CQ: With the Internet making us globally connected, are we seeing an erosion of the concept of a “day” in favour of a “semi-random moment of synchronicity”?
Full list of 36 articles after the jump!
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On the show this week:
- Front Page
- BigNewsFoot
- Hearts and Minds
- Future Artificial Intelligence Life (FAIL)
- Extras
CQ: Should we avoid tragedy and large impacting events at all costs, or should we accept the changing nature of the universe, and let some things be beyond our control?
Sadly, we bid goodbye to the voicemail this month. It wasn’t called in a while, and had really been just me calling it every month. I may get another one, but for now, we’ll rely on other methods (like email).
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BUMPER: Alexa Chipman (from Maudelayne and more!)
PROMO: Tuning In To Sci Fi
PROMO: PodCulture
CQ: When we humans develop the ability to completely remodel our solar system — say, into a Dyson sphere — should we do it? Why or why not?
On the show this week:
- Front Page
- Failiens
- Flee Your Mind (And The Jest Will Follow)
- Animastication
- Extras
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Show Notes for TWS124: Life Mirrors Fart
On the show this week:
- Always Blame The Farting Dog
- Life is a Scifi/Horror Movie
- Shocking Revelations! (dropped on the cutting room floor) (EXTRA)
This week’s Challenge Question:
A “recession” is sometimes indicated by two consecutive quarters of “negative growth”. The economy, it is suggested, should always be growing. Forever and ever… Does this principle of infinite growth actually make sense?
Leave your answer in the comments, send your email to
weirdshow[[at]]gmail.com, leave a comment or record your message via the
MobaTalk client on the right hand side of The WEIRD Show or call in at 1-206-203-2292.
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Show Notes for TWS121: Life, Death and the Shocks In Between
On the show this week:
- “Let There Be Life!” said God to the Scientists
- Shocking Uses of Technology
- Death and Dangerous Apes
- Afterlife (EXTRAS)
This week’s Challenge Question:
Will we eliminate death as a certain, inevitable faite for mankind? Will it be possible for a human to live forever? Is that good — or bad?
Leave your answer in the comments, send your email to
weirdshow[[at]]gmail.com, leave a comment or record your message via the
MobaTalk client on the right hand side of The WEIRD Show or call in at 1-206-203-2292.
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Show Notes for TWS104: Brain Drain
On the show this week:
- BRAINS!
- Unexpected Results from Unusual Places
- Unholy leftovers (EXTRA)
This week’s Challenge Question:
What is the scariest movie, book, short story or music that you’ve ever experienced? Why is it scary?
Leave your answer in the comments, send your email to weirdshow[[at]]gmail.com, record your message via the MobaTalk client on the right hand side of Encaffeinated!, leave an answer on Facebook or call in at 206-203-2292.
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Show Notes for TWS097: Even Fake Bigfoots Leave Large Wakes
Show notes aren’t quite done. I ran out of brain — and then discovered hornets (!) in the studio. Will update soon.
On the show this week:
- Bigfool
- Health, Wealth and Long Wife
- Things That May Or May Not Be
- I Plead Insanity (EXTRA)
This week’s Challenge Question:
What’s the one place you’d like to visit, and why? And, why aren’t you going?
Leave your answer in the comments, send your email to weirdshow[[at]]gmail.com, record your message via the MobaTalk client on the right hand side of Encaffeinated!, leave an answer on Facebook or call in at 206-203-2292.
Comment on the web site (theweirdshow.com), send your email to weirdshow[[at]]gmail.com, record your message via the MobaTalk client on the right hand side of the web site, leave an answer on Facebook or call in at 206-203-2292.
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