On the show this week:

• Astronomical Odds
• Sun Scream
• Small Inventions
• Hot Topics
• Future Doctor’s Appointments
• Virtuallly On Topic

CQ: What mythical creature would you have as a pet, and why?

Full list of 19 articles after the jump!

• Astronomical Odds:
  • So, back to sphere one?: New Scientist – Comets can’t explain weird ‘alien megastructure’ star after all
  • Technically, it would be “planet IX”..: CBC/AP – Planet X? 9th planet, beyond Pluto, may exist, new study suggests
  • According to the map, there’s a big X right there!: Scientific American – Strong Evidence Suggests a Super Earth Lies beyond Pluto
• Sun Scream:
  • In the future, we’re all in the ivy leagues..: New Scientist – (O) Plastic grass could cover buildings to produce energy from wind
  • There a thousand ways the world can end. Hawking seems determined to remind us of each of them.: LiveScience – Stephen Hawking Warns of Planetary Doom (Again)
  • See? Crisis averted!: The Washington Post – (O) Scientists say human greenhouse gas emissions have canceled the next ice age
  • I think we may have overcompensated a bit..: New Scientist – 2016 will be even hotter than 2015 — the hottest year ever
• Small Inventions:
  • There’s an entire science fiction society to be modelled on this..: Phys.org – Ants found to encode nest structural plans in building materials
  • Only if they meet in a dark alley, with knives..: Motherboard – Will This Fancy Metallic Glue Kill Soldering?
  • In the future, pills will be used to deliver diagnostic tools..: LiveScience – Dissolving Implants Could Monitor the Brain One Day, Rat Study Shows
• Hot Topics:
  • (EXTRA) You know, like.. rocks?: Phys.org – (O) Material could harvest sunlight by day, release heat on demand hours or days later
  • (EXTRA) You know, like rocks?: New Scientist – (O) Smart clothes adapt so you are always the right temperature
  • (EXTRA) Yeah, but can they hold a conversation?: The UK Daily Mirror – (O) Sex robots could be ‘biggest trend of 2016’ as more lonely humans seek mechanical companions
• Future Doctor’s Appointments:
  • (EXTRA) Understanding the world before seeing it.: New Scientist – (O) Memory recall works twice as fast as the blink of an eye
  • (EXTRA) It all ads up..: New Scientist – (O) Maths helps ‘locked-in’ pair show awareness for first time
  • (EXTRA) The origins of a superhero?: Yorkshire Post – (O) Amazing ‘bionic girl’, 7, who never gets tired or hungry and can’t feel pain
  • (EXTRA) That sounds convenient, but will it make it harder to wear shoes?: Sky News – (O) Humans Of The Future ‘Could Grow Webbed Feet’
• Virtuallly On Topic:
  • (EXTRA) There are things beyond gaming?: LiveScience – Beyond Gaming: 10 Other Fascinating Uses for Virtual-Reality Tech
  • (EXTRA) Is that St Patrick’s Day without green?: WWLP – No groundhog for next Groundhog Day

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