On the show this week:
- Rent For Space
- We’re All In Your Mind
- Self-Doubting Cars
- Insightation Needed
- Noisy Space
- Extras
CQ: Will the current wave of political and cultural awareness about privilege, power and equity make it less likely that we will create robots as subservient entities, or more likely to avoid attempting to give them free will?
Full list of 18 articles after the jump!
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On the show this week:
- Front
- Things We May Want
- DO NOT WANT!
- Extras
CQ: In a purely rational world, there can be nothing but truth which is valued; but in much of art, falsehood and non-truth are often the best ways to tell the story. Are rationality and art always going to be at odds, and should we let rationality dominate our lives?
Full list of 28 articles after the jump!
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On the show this week:
- Front Page
- Old Things
- It’s All In The Head
- Extras
CQ: Is it right for mankind to control their environment, or should we change ourselves instead? Is biogenetic engineering a better solution than climate engineering?
Full list of 32 articles after the jump!
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On the show this week:
- Front Page
- Can I Get A Witness?
- Polly-sigh and Criminology
- Winventions
- Extras
CQ: Is it important to strive for perfection in your life, or is it more important to reach self-acceptance?
Full list of 34 articles after the jump!
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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
Full list of 84 articles after the jump!
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Show Notes for TWS107: Is There No Eye In Truth?
On the show this week:
- Belief It Or Not!?!
- Bio-licious!
- By Any Other Name (It Still Has Thorns)
- Offal (But not that bad!) (EXTRA)
This week’s Challenge Question:
Should alternative, “fringe” ideas ever be covered seriously by mainstream media — or are they just “slow news day” items?
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