Episode Number 197 – September 5th 2024 – A rare asteroid, phones do not cause cancer, AI image generator comparisons, and don’t lick your old books
This week's guest: Seth Tanenhaus from Main Library
Links to this week’s stories:
Starliner coming home tomorrow?
https://www.space.com/strange-noise-boeing-starliner-spacecraft
Rare find of an asteroid:
https://www.space.com/asteroid-earth-impact-september-2024-rw1
Yes it did burn up as expected:
https://apnews.com/article/asteroid-strike-atmosphere-philippines-fireball-604b230fefffd507d5ea53ac93a9e2b8
phone does not cause cancer:
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/no-link-between-mobile-phones-brain-cancer-who-led-study-says-2024-09-03/
likely does not cause heart disease either:
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/09/04/cellphonese-cardiovascular-disease-study/4871725391948/
Generation Comparison review:
https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/ai-image-video/i-put-7-leading-ai-image-models-to-the-test-with-the-same-prompt-heres-the-winner
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/oprahs-upcoming-ai-television-special-sparks-outrage-among-tech-critics/
book is not going to kill you, if you don’t lick it:
https://www.sciencealert.com/that-beautiful-antique-book-you-found-might-be-poisoning-you
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR