TWS215: The Parallax of Time

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CQ: Have you ever had a Strange Encounter?

CQ: Reductionist, constructionist, narrativist or mystic: what is your theory on how the brain works?

On the show this week:

• Front Page
• Past
• Present
• Future
• Extras

Full list of 28 articles after the jump!

• Front Page:
  • Obey the speed of light: it’s the law!: BBC – Neutrinos clocked at light-speed in new Icarus test
  • Definitely not nurture of nature..: Newser – NH Woman Plants Flowers, Gets Sued
  • Yeah, but he can only make it worse. And pretty.: The UK Daily Mail – Meet the man who can control the weather: Berndnaut Smilde really does have his head in the clouds
  • I would kinda expect a Brazilian Batman to wear a thong..: The UK Telegraph – ‘Batman’ helps police tackle crime in Brazil
  • I. AM. BATMAN. (And SO CAN YOU!): Calgary Herald/Reuters – ‘Batman’ brings order to southern Slovak town
• Past:
  • “Hey, coming over for dinner later. … PSYCH! Still dead. Haha.”: The UK Daily Mail – Mystery messages from beyond the grave: Friends and family still receiving emails from man who died last summer
  • Unfortunately, I would imagine too many fake stories will be told, leading to the problem of every flat on the block being a murderer’s home..: io9 – Check the morbid listings for Hong Kong’s haunted houses
  • So far: no influx of schoolgirls noted in ancient history.. (that should have been their first clue that it wasn’t going to work..): The New York Daily News – Chinese schoolgirls commit suicide in attempt to travel back in time: report
  • The strangest side effect of identity theft I’ve heard of..: The Huffington Post – Anna Vargas, New York City Woman, Married To 3 People
  • Every time we gain a new perspective on ourselves, we learn something.. (An argment for space travel as well as extreme art..): BBC – Ancient sites spotted from space, say archaeologists
  • I’m sure there are teenagers today who wonder why they didn’t just check her GPS..: ABC/Good Morning America – Amelia Earhart Mystery: Photo Launches Renewed Discovery Effort
  • Not literally “up for grabs”, although I’m sure that would be fun.: Orange – Vintage flying car up for grabs
  • How exactly does one get that crazy with money?: The UK Daily Mail – Heil Hollywood: The Los Angeles bunker from which Hitler planned to run Nazi empire after the war
• Present:
  • I’m sure it will lead to all the kids on that block with math homework that’s off by one..: Durham Times – Durham council chiefs agree to exclude number 13 from new streets
  • (EXTRA) The brain is a magnificent piece of meat. … Tasty, tasty meat. … And is capable of plenty of self-deception. TASTY self-deception. Particularly tasty, when it’s self-deception created by others.: io9 – What Hypnosis Really Does to Your Brain
  • (EXTRA) … and his message is: “You watch a bit too much TV. Go outside.”: The Huffington Post – Jesus Image In TV? Woman Sees Christ In Her Television (VIDEO)
  • If you are conscious of the effect, is there any effect? Or is it consciously hightened?: Lifehacker – Watch a Horror Movie Before Heading to the Art Gallery for a More Sublime Experience
  • We are all connected, usually indirectly.: Science Daily – Not Just for the Birds: Human-Made Noise Has Ripple Effects On Plants, Too
  • Finally, something with sanity.. I mean, here we have someone with their work on solid grounds. : Orange – Wake up and paint with the coffee
  • Some say “wolf”, others “coyote”. I say: “HOLY CRAP! THAT’S HUGE! GETITAWAYFROMME!”: The Telegram – Massive coyote stirring widespread debate
  • (EXTRA) Still waiting for the headline: “XYZ UFO Intentionally Caught On Tape”.: Gather.com – Amsterdam UFO Accidentally Caught on Tape (Video)
  • (EXTRA) Without any context, it just looks like flashing in the sky. Like a tower beacon.: Gather.com – Mysterious Flashing UFO Caught on UK Skywatch (Video)
  • The real thing to worry about is that we’ve all been living on borrowed time. The diseases never sleep, but they Evolve..: MSNBC/Reuters – Drug-resistant ‘white plague’ lurks among rich and poor
• Future:
  • Remind me to write down every possible odd idea I ever have, in the public space, and with as much provable timestamping as possible, just to prevent the Future from Being Owned..: BBC – Vibrating tattoo alerts patent filed by Nokia in US
  • In the future, we’ll just be shipping powder, dye and resin from place to place around the world, so we’ll save on shipping the finished items. (Except that we’ll ship the same mass of stuff around..): Orange – 3D printer creates working wrench
  • But only a chance!: Orange – Chance to fight zombies in old mall
  • Ah, the old songs are the best.. “Three fried mice.. I’ll have three fried mice.. The cook struck three… for you, for him, for me.. Three fried mice..”: Orange – Fried mice
  • The worst result: total annihilation. Likely result: screwed up TV reception..: Phenomenica/ANI – Near-miss asteroid to return even closer next year
• Extras:

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