Rob’s epic Facebook rant, climate change prevention might actually be a thing again, and glycemic index isn’t all it’s made out to be. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: Ceres’… Continue reading Future Chat 82 – Beard Prejudice

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A new phase of carbon that’s harder than diamond, Porsche gets into the electric car game, and more bad news for owners of unlimited data plans. Links: Update on Thirty Meter Telescope New hi-res photos of Pluto from NASA iPhone 7 headphone jack follow-up New phase of carbon Porsche is building an electric car Top… Continue reading Future Chat 81 – The Tickets Are Now Diamonds

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Blue Origin and Jeff Bezos are keeping up with the Musks, Rob talks hygiene experiments, and the new iPhone will probably have a headphone jack, but maybe not in the way you think. Links: Blue Origin Test Flight Blue Origin Press Release Neil DeGrasse Tyson Says Private Companies Won’t Get To Mars Future Sci Chat… Continue reading Future Chat 80 – We’re Not Eating The Bugs Yet

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Tesla offers best recall ever, the FDA approves GM salmon, and raisins might not be the best indicator of motivation for students. Links: Teslas are being recalled to fix a seatbelt bolt FDA’s first approved genetically modified meat Paper on raisin experiment Article on raisin experiment Comcast announced streaming service doesn’t count towards data cap… Continue reading Future Chat 79 – Shoving the Gene In

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Learning that the food industry is all about sugar, more interesting alternative energy, and useful ways to turn anti-vaxxers back to the light. Links: Scientists discuss discussing their work Arthur McDonalds wins ANOTHER Physics prize Google Maps gets offline support T-Mobile’s Binge On Protein Cheerios are just Cheerios with more sugar FDA proposes new sugar… Continue reading Future Chat 78 – Overrun by Cod

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All about the scientific implications of Canada’s new government, good and bad energy updates from around the world, and Nick actually likes a new smartphone. Has the world gone topsy-turvy? Stick around until the end for a Snapchat explainer you won’t want to miss. Links: Nick’s pepper plant tweet Alberta’s electricity production Ontario’s electricity production… Continue reading Future Chat 77 – So Much Swiping

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The real cancer risk is due to ignorance rather than meat, we get energy in ways that kill a LOT of people, and how technology is changing the ways we learn. Links: If you want to see Nick’s costume, you’ll have to be his friend on Facebook. So go find him and add him! Rob… Continue reading Future Chat 76 – Only Coal Kills People

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The real cancer risk is due to ignorance rather than meat, we get energy in ways that kill a LOT of people, and how technology is changing the ways we learn.

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• If you want to see Nick's costume, you'll have to be his friend on Facebook. So go find him and add him!
• Rob in a onesie
• Tesla Autopilot is learning fast
• Drivers are good at hitting self-driving cars
• 'Alien' structure could be distorted star
• Vegetarianism isn't worth it
• Example of 'DST Thinkpiece'
• Cancer from processed meat? Yes, but...
• Android and Chrome OS get closer
• T-Mobile may get unlimited video streaming
• Sprint's new 'unlimited' plan
• 'Alien DNA' in octopi
• Energy 'Deathprints'
• Learning via technology
• Airbnb one step closer to legalizing in Ontario
• Using Twitter to measure MRI expectations
• Ion belt on Kickstarter

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There’s a possible alien spacecraft coming to Earth next month (maybe), YouTube is pushing hard for its new subscription service, YouTube Red, and Mythbusters is currently filming its last season. Links: The new Subway Footlong Tesla Autopilot outside the US Space debris touches down Tesla and Consumer Reports YouTube Red Is YouTube being a “bully”?… Continue reading Future Chat 75 – The Nearest Constabulary

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The kilogram gets defined for real, antioxidants aren’t all great, and self-driving cars hit the Great White North. Also, the Martian. Links: Dell unveils new 2 in 1 laptops Toshiba hybrid laptops New planet probably doesn’t have aliens The other new planet ZTE device leasing program We finally have a kilogram definition New human remains… Continue reading Future Chat 74 – Poop Potatoes

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