TWS221: The 100% Proof Of Life Is Death

CQ: With the seemingly inevitable eBook revolution transforming where books ‘live’, what will become of the beautiful public space that once was the library? Will they disappear entirely, becoming a footnote like the fax machine? Transform into some other form of collective center? Or will they become museums?

Promo: Nutty Bites!

On the show this week:

• Front Page
• That Is Not Dead, Which Can Forever Hide
• Fauxrarri and Whycycles
• Space For Rent
• Two Loaves Of History
• Extras

Full list of 35 articles after the jump!

• Front Page:
  • Absolutely not! All scientists are robots…: New Scientist – Does literature impact what scientists study?
  • NOT tweeted during the operation: “All done! Hey, anyone seen my watch?”: Metro – Houston Hospital live-tweets brain surgery to 14million users
  • Because all the adults had given up solving the problem..: Orange – Schoolgirl entrepreneur cures hiccups
  • Necessity is the mother of (bad) invention..: Orange – The world’s coolest bra?
  • And sometimes, people just have a bad idea that demonstrates the decadence of society.: The Huffington Post – Dominic Deville, An Evil Birthday Clown, Stalks Your Child For A Fee
  • Oh, come on, now! Who *does* this? #futureIgNobelPrizeWinner: io9 – These robotic butt-cheeks respond to slaps, caresses, and pokes
  • In the future, we will *all* be named by computers..: New Scientist – AI branding automates the brainstorm
  • A life is not the machinery which carries it, but the story which motivates it…: Lifehacker – Embrace the Supernatural: How Superstitions, Placebos and Rituals Help You to Achieve Your Goals
• That Is Not Dead, Which Can Forever Hide:
  • On the heels of the controversy, Texas gives the non-committal shrug of non-disapproval.: Cryptomundo – Texas Says It Is Legal To Kill Bigfoot
  • An alternative view, indicating that one must actually check Bigfoot’s papers before shooting them..: Fox News – Killing Bigfoot OK in Texas — if he’s Texan
  • But then again, if actually faced with a Bigfoot, will you be too scared to fire — or too scared *not* to fire?: The Examiner – ‘To Kill Or Not To Kill’ Interview with Bigfoot killer Justin Smeja
  • (EXTRA) A great roundup of just how far the myth of Bigfoot has travelled — regardless of whether it is a biological creature or not.: Bigfoot Evidence – The Fantastical Abilities of Sasquatch, UFO’s, Forest People & The Cain Connection
  • (EXTRA) The real reason that Bigfoot hasn’t been found: because humans can be petty.: Bigfoot Evidence – Minnesota Bigfoot Howl Removed From SoundCloud, Bigfoot World Shows Its True Colors
  • (EXTRA) Also possible: wood.: Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy – Possible Wood Ape Photos From Central Oklahoma
• Fauxrarri and Whycycles:
  • (EXTRA) His Fauxrarri makes me want to take a picture of an iPhone and put as the background of an Android phone..: Orange – Man paints himself a classic sportscar
  • An alternative way to have your Fauxrarri..: Metro – Pimp my cycle ride: Beautiful Ferrari actually a bike
  • Pretty soon, the cars won’t need us at all!: BBC – Google gets Nevada driving licence for self-drive car
  • It wouldn’t work for me, because I doubt I’d want to cycle for the commercials..: The UK Telegraph – Hotel installs bicycle-powered television
• Space For Rent:
  • Why the sudden rush for the stars? Do they know something we don’t, or is it just the next gold rush/tech bubble?: New Scientist – Silicon Valley reaches for the sky
  • You ever have a leather project you’re working on and suddenly realize that you need a small, circular patch of raw leather?: Dodge County News – Farmer’s cow is mysteriously mutilated
  • Some people are murderers. All murderers are human. Therefore, all humans are murderers. — Beware bad logic in scientific pronouncements..: The Huffington Post – ‘Alien Abduction’ Research Suggests Episodes Are Actually Lucid Dreams
  • Or maybe we made the whole thing up! Maybe UFOs are the most widely spread false belief since the “round earth” theory!: Follow The Magic Thread blog – Flying Saucers – The Greatest Lie Ever Told
  • (EXTRA) How often do we really think about the fact that our whole solar system is not standing still, but is moving throughout the galaxy?: New Scientist – Sun too sluggish to act as a cosmic Concorde
  • (EXTRA) Best point of this article: if we still find these terrestrial animals odd, how will we *ever* deal with aliens?: Metro – Mysterious blob filmed by remote-controlled capsule baffles online users
  • (EXTRA) While it has been identified, it’s no less unusual.: Orange – ‘Sea monster’ video goes viral
• Two Loaves Of History:
  • (EXTRA) Maybe it says: “I PROMISE I WILL NOT DRAW ON THE UNUSED CLAY” one hundred times..: New Scientist – Unknown language found stamped in ancient clay tablet
  • (EXTRA) According to the latest evidence, the universe is set to continue, at least until the next civilization turns up the computer hard drives buried in the sands of times..: New Scientist – Maya astronomical tables found daubed on wall
  • (EXTRA) It turns out they might just have gone left..: The UK Telegraph – Ancient map gives clue to fate of ‘Lost Colony’
  • (EXTRA) Most think he wants to be thought of as ferocious, but he really just wants to put his tiny arms in proportion..: Orange – Man changes name to Tyrannosaurus Rex
  • (EXTRA) Cows fart (a lot). Dinosaurs are like big cows, and probably also farted, also bigger. Conclusion: the past was a smelly place!: BBC – Dinosaur gases ‘warmed the Earth’
  • (EXTRA) Well, they may not have *exactly* been extinct *before* we met the creatures, but *after*? … Oops.: Phenomenica/PTI – Early Americans lived alongside extinct giant beasts
• Extras:
  • (EXTRA) It comes down to the angle of the spin, and possibly the phase of the moon or something..: New Scientist – Roulette beater spills physics behind victory
  • (EXTRA) Proving once and for all, either: a) royalty really are qualified enough to step in for *any* job they choose to, or b) weather forecasters are a replaceable lot..: Orange – ‘Long to rain over us’
  • (EXTRA) Perhaps the sign outside the town will say “Welcome to SouthWest World”.: The Washington Post/AP – Mayor: New Mexico city on “world stage” after being chosen as site for scientific ghost town
  • (EXTRA) Methinks there should be some outside people brought into the village..: The UK Telegraph – Bungay vs Bungay – all 22 football players share the same name

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