On this episode, Mike and Rob discuss the Canadian Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Microsoft’s latest announcements, and the slow disappearance of unlimited plans. Links: New Homo naledi research Driverless cars are too cautious 95% of Europe’s diesels fail emissions tests Nobel Prize for neutrino work ASAP Science – The War On Science Unlimited data… Continue reading Future Chat 73 – Prohibitively Ridiculous

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This week, Mike and Rob go over the week’s Google announcements, debate the implications of water on Mars, and fantasize about buying an SUV from Tesla. Links: New Chromecasts Google Keep on iOS The new Tesla Model X Supermoon Eclipse Photo Pebble’s Round Smartwatch Pokemon Go for mobile This episode of Future Chat is brought… Continue reading Future Chat 72 – Alternative Water

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This week, we talk about the European diesel emissions scandal, Rob might not fully understand the conflicts in the Middle East, and we have a new ancestral cousin. Links: VW Emissions Software Scandal BMW Might Also Be Involved in Emissions Scandal Siberian Frankenvirus Verizon Tests First 5G Network Flooding Helps California’s Water Table First Withdrawal… Continue reading Future Chat 71 – Please Go Down Into This Cave

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On this week’s show, we talk data plans, smartening your old appliances, and the next steps for Uber. Stay tuned for the after-show (1:35:00 or so), where we discuss the benefits and ills of auto-play video in social networking. Links: Chrysler mails USB security patch Toyota teams up with MIT and Stanford for car AI… Continue reading Future Chat 70 – Some Kind of Gas

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On this week’s show, we agree non-Celiac gluten sensitivity probably isn’t a real thing, electric, self-driving cars will be all over our roads soon, and space elevators likely won’t work. Links: Harperman Protest Song Project Soli fingertip “Wearable” dev kits Tesla breaks Consumer Reports review scale Google Car vs. trackstanding biker Cyanide in apples, not… Continue reading Future Chat 69 – Malicious Friends of Friends

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This week, Rob is back from his honeymoon, we catch up each others’ lives, Google Alphabet news, and discuss new UK research on vaping. Links: Soylent and the law Future Tech Chat #24 – Google Y Project Ara drop tests Google’s New OnHub router E-cigarettes are “safer” than tobacco Smoking vs. Vaping – ASAP Science… Continue reading Future Chat 68 – 95% Better Than Smoking

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In this episode, we discuss the possible coming shortage of medical isotopes and decay rates, we learn a little about Nick’s work with gold, and we can’t all tell hoppy beers apart. We’re on vacation (wedding/honeymoon/vacations, etc.) for a month after this episode, so we’ll catch up with you in late August! Enjoy the rest… Continue reading Future Chat 67 – Cars Are Driving Over Your Internet

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In this episode, we discussed T-Mobile’s new Uncarrier US-Canada-Mexico roaming plans, Sweden buying trash from Norway, and Mike doesn’t believe you could forget hitting a moose. We’ll see Mike, we’ll see… Links: Pluto’s Dark Side Reacting To Technology With Age Self-Destructing Mosquitos Solar Impulse Flight T-Mobile Uncarrier Roaming Policy Giant Robot Fight CDC Guide To… Continue reading Future Chat 66 – We Might Need A Couple Moose

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This week on the show, we discuss all the latest goings on around Pluto, the ramifications of the leap second, and how you might not get Windows 10 for a while. Links: ISS Finally Get New Supplies New Horizon Glitch New Horizons Back Online Leap Second Tom Scott Explains Leap Seconds All The Recent Leap… Continue reading Future Chat 65 – A Leap Second Issue

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This week, the latest Falcon 9 launch is unsuccessful, Rob talks all about his week on Soylent, and we revisit mobile phone corner. We also try a moment of silence on a podcast, so the episode isn’t over. If you like the new, more compact format of the show, please do let us know (even… Continue reading Future Chat 64 – Moment Of Silence For Falcon 9

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