On the show this week:

• Front Page
• Involution
• In Your Head
• Extras

CQ: Should convicted criminals with life sentences or death sentences be allowed to serve instead as space explorers — and is that a more or less humane option?

Full list of 20 articles after the jump!

• Front Page:
  • As part of the Commonwealth, shouldn’t we get a part of that?: Metro – UK weather: Britain bracing for hottest day of the year with temps reaching 21C
  • Don’t worry, I’m pretty sure “squeeze cheese” was a course correction..: Quartz – Cheese changed the course of Western civilization
  • The science of [REDACTED].: New Scientist – UK government scientists must be free to talk to media
  • Well, that’s a relief!: The Japan Times – Aliens have never tried to invade from space: Japan’s defense minister
  • I’ll mark it on my calendar.: Space.com – Signs of Alien Life Will Be Found by 2025, NASA’s Chief Scientist Predicts
• Involution:
  • (EXTRA) It’s a lot of words for “food” and “OHMIGODITSACAT!”: The UK Telegraph – Secret language of gibbons translated by scientists
  • (EXTRA) Maybe it’s the wooden shoes: their bodies are trying to escape them!: The UK Guardian/AFP – Scientists try to answer why Dutch people are so tall
  • (EXTRA) So, the aliens from SIGNS not looking quite so silly now, eh?: Deseret News – Mapleton teen rises above rare allergy to water – yes, water
  • (EXTRA) For someone not human, she had a lot of kids..: The UK Daily Mail – Was 19th Century apewoman a yeti? 6ft 6in Russian serf who could outrun a horse was ‘not human’, according to DNA tests
  • (EXTRA) Who said fossils could date? It will bring about a new species!: io9 – New Fossil Dating Technique Casts Doubt On Human Origins
  • (EXTRA) Well, at least we’d know if they were here then..: Metro – If aliens exist then they’re absolutely massive, scientist claims
• In Your Head:
  • So says: the Internet!: Metro – The internet makes us feel smarter than we actually are, say psychologists
  • I wonder if the book had the same effect, or if it’s a flickering light effect?: The UK Daily Mail – Using your iPhone in front of the TV is bad for your brain: Flicking between screens releases hormone that has same effect as being high on drugs
  • Silly humans: software will replace you wholesale.: NY Times – If Algorithms Know All, How Much Should Humans Help?
  • A sign of understanding, or a misunderstanding of a sign?: The National Post – The death of the exam: Canada is at the leading edge of killing the dreaded annual ‘final’ for good
  • (EXTRA) We’re really rather gullible..: The Guardian – Melody on the menu: how a sprinkle of Mozart might give your meal zing
  • (EXTRA) Don’t worry, it’s all in your head. “That’s what I’m afraid of!”: Metro – Maggots found in a man’s skull saved his life
  • (EXTRA) And by “all” they mean “possibly some”. Or is the explosion in my head bothering you?: Mysterious Universe – Latest Theory Behind ‘Mystery Booms’: It’s All In Your Head
  • (EXTRA) I blame the Internet.: The Irish Independent – Pope breaks convention by washing the feet of imprisoned showgirl
  • (EXTRA) This might also be why the Pope is acting wacky, perhaps?: Live Science – Bizarre Syndrome Makes Visitors to Jerusalem Go Crazy

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