Episode number 127 – May 4th 2023 – Be aware but not paranoid, Bubbles in a straight line, and the AI doctor will see you now

This week's guest: David Katz from TA

Links to this week’s stories:

Be aware do not get paranoid:
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/fearmongering-over-public-charging-stations-needs-to-stop-heres-why/

Some bubbles go in a straight line:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/05/physicists-unlock-secret-of-why-champagne-bubbles-form-straight-chain-as-they-rise/

Most bubbles do not:
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/l1ti61Kaxzb

The AI Doctor will see you now:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dr-chatgpt-physicians-are-sending-patients-advice-using-ai-945cf60b?mod=djemalertNEWS

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2804309?guestAccessKey=6d6e7fbf-54c1-49fc-8f5e-ae7ad3e02231

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR

Episode number 126 – April 27th 2023 – Business on the moon, Economy in space, and lots of Car Talk

This week's guest: Salena Coller from IP & GO

Links to this week’s stories:

Business on the Moon:

The space economy:

Driverless cars everywhere:

GM has their fingers in all the EV pies

https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/25/23697406/cruise-robotaxi-gm-daylight-sf-earnings

https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/26/23697911/gm-discontinued-chevy-bolt-small-affordable-ev

https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/25/gm-is-killing-off-the-chevy-bolt-and-bolt-euv/

https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/25/23697335/gm-hyundai-ev-battery-factory-samsung-sk-on

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR

Creation Station Monthly - April 2023 - Architecture  

This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature a Landscape Architect and a Architecture student to talk about what makes them creative. 

Guests on this episode: 

Stephanie Dunn: https://www.instagram.com/steffleigh/

https://cadence-living.com/

Jesus Espenosa: https://www.canva.com/design/DAE0msbVWVo/Cs-g1kTI3-pieek77dGldA/edit

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR 

Episode number 125 – April 20th 2023 – Better voices on video, hotter weather, worse air, small good things

This week's guest: Angela Jenkins from HO

Links to this week’s stories:

Enhancing your hearing:

It will only get hotter:

And the air will be worse:

But there are still untouched parts of the world

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/18/scientists-discover-pristine-deep-sea-galapagos-reef-teeming-with-life

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR

Episode number 124 – April 13th 2023 – How fast is your internet? Ambient computing for shopkeepers, and Octopus brains are different, really different.

This week's guest: Autumn Dec from Main Library

Links to this week’s stories:

Do you know how fast your internet is?

https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/your-internet-might-not-be-as-fast-as-you-think-how-to-find-out/

Let the FCC know your speed:

https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/broadband-speed-guide

Ambient Computing helping illiterate shopkeepers  

https://restofworld.org/2023/india-sound-boxes-paytm-phonepe/

Be nice to your robots:

https://today.duke.edu/2023/04/kids-judge-alexa-smarter-roomba-say-both-deserve-kindness

Octopus brains are different:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/in-a-first-researchers-track-brain-activity-in-a-free-moving-octopus/

⁠https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR

Episode number 122 – March 30th 2023 – Amazon’s sidewalk is open and delivers the metaverse, and the battle for your brain

This week's guest: Francie Devine from NOR Creation Station

Links to this week’s stories:

Amazon’s sidewalk is open

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/28/23659191/amazon-sidewalk-network-coverage

https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/28/amazon-opens-its-low-bandwidth-long-range-sidewalk-network-to-developers/

The Battle for your brain:

Using your brain with robots

https://www.hackster.io/news/a-new-non-invasive-brain-machine-interface-offers-thought-based-robot-control-with-high-accuracy-825e3d406d62

Who owns your thoughts?

https://www.hackster.io/news/what-s-on-your-mind-8d4eec825c18

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/mar/26/nita-farahany-the-battle-for-your-brain-neurotechnology

https://en.unesco.org/courier/2022-1/chile-pioneering-protection-neurorights

https://spectrum.ieee.org/neurotechnology-battle-for-your-brain

Just a couple of weeks ago on episode #119:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR

This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature being creative with Citizen Science.

Guests on this episode:

Emma Giles: https://scistarter.org/citizensciencemonth

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR

Episode number 121 – March 23rd 2023 – Dungeons and Dragons and AI, Cowless Dairy, Junking New EV Cars

This week's guest: Miriam Kowarski from South Regional Library

Links to this week’s stories:

Dungeons and Dragons Could Prevent the AI Apocalypse or Kick it Off                  

https://www.thedailybeast.com/dungeons-and-dragons-could-stop-the-ai-apocalypseor-kick-it-off

Cowless Dairy                     

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/03/12/precision-cultivated-dairy/

Ev Batteries lack reparability leading some insurers to junk whole cars after even minor collisions.                       

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ev-batteries-lack-reparability-leading-074047384.html

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR

Episode number 120 – March 16th 2023 – Do you really need that new device? Or is it just marketing? Lots of space junk, should we clean it up before we move there? And how do you find out about a mistake in that scientific paper?

This week's guest: Bryan Simpson from Creation Station Science

Links to this week’s stories:

Do you really need that new gadget?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/13/gadget-upgrade-golden-rule-two-years/

Or is it just marketing?

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/why-it-does-and-doesnt-matter-if-google-microsoft-or-zoom-certify-your-webcam/

Should we move to space?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/are-we-ethically-ready-to-set-up-shop-in-space/

Books:

https://makingnewworlds.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seveneves

Orbital Decay & Clarke County, Space

We should clean up before we move there

https://spacenews.com/nasa-study-assess-costs-and-benefits-of-orbital-debris-removal/

Where to go to check on that science paper you heard about

https://retractionwatch.com/

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR