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CouncilCast episodes

  • CouncilCast #209 - I'll Rev Your Engine...Remotely - 5/10/22

    Science

    • Don't wear sunscreen: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/05/corals-convert-sunscreen-chemical-into-a-toxin-that-kills-them/
    • Space explosion: https://gizmodo.com/russian-motor-spontaneously-explodes-in-orbit-creating-1848880566

      • Technology

      • How do you get your engine revving: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/6/23059874/ford-patent-application-remote-engine-revving-system
      • Forget heads up displays: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/5/23058193/microsoft-hololens-moving-platform-cars-boats-vehicles-volkswagen-driving-hud

        • Other Cool/Weird Shit

        • Canada will put you in moon jail: https://gizmodo.com/canada-crimes-committed-on-the-moon-1848859299
        • Best gift for anyone: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/3/23055713/simone-giertz-yetch-inventor-creator-youtube
          • 43 min
        • CouncilCast #208 - The Salty Episode - 5/3/22

          Science

          • Shock therapy, now with more flavor: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/electric-chopsticks-stimulate-your-food-to-make-it-taste-50-saltier/
          • How many phases of water are there: https://gizmodo.com/physicists-defy-haters-create-tetragonal-ice-1848682806

            • Technology

            • We are becoming robots: https://gizmodo.com/electrical-probes-forcibly-steer-your-head-toward-lost-1848867980
            • Make sure you backup: https://gizmodo.com/university-loses-valuable-supercomputer-research-after-1848286983

              • Other Cool/Weird Shit

              • Make music anywhere: https://gizmodo.com/these-two-bluetooth-bracelets-put-an-entire-orchestra-o-1848614206
              • How old is your cell phone: https://gizmodo.com/diy-rotary-cell-phone-kit-with-e-paper-oled-displays-1848843721
                • 42 min
              • CouncilCast #207 - Would you rather go blind or never have sex again - 4/26/22

                Science

                • Can you evenly split an oreo: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/19/us/oreo-filling-study-scn/index.html
                • Being horny will make you blind: https://gizmodo.com/viagra-cialis-erectile-dysfunction-eye-problems-side-ef-1848763074

                  • Technology

                  • Who will fix Final Cut Pro: https://gizmodo.com/filmmakers-to-apples-tim-cook-please-make-updates-to-f-1848819033
                  • Ex-Twitter: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/04/twitter-announces-deal-to-sell-company-to-elon-musk-for-44-billion/

                    • Other Cool/Weird Shit

                    • How do you set a timer: https://gizmodo.com/anime-style-kitchen-timer-is-wonderfully-over-the-top-1848817008
                    • A Tesla wants to fly: https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/22/23037654/tesla-crash-private-jet-reddit-video-smart-summon
                      • 52 min
                    • CouncilCast #206 - Poop Robots Left You an Upper Steam Decker - 4/19/22

                      Science

                      • Go to space in style: https://www.space.com/space-perspective-space-tourism-balloon-capsule-interior
                      • Slimebot will clean you out: https://www.engadget.com/magnetic-self-healing-slime-170524638.html?src=rss

                        • Technology

                        • Key an eye on your iOS device tracking: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/04/a-year-after-apple-enforces-app-tracking-policy-covert-ios-tracking-remains/
                        • Does your steam deck need more power: https://gizmodo.com/steam-deck-mod-adds-amd-desktop-gpu-for-4k-gaming-1848787629

                          • Other Cool/Weird Shit

                          • Why does everyone want to game from bed: https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/8/23017239/electric-gaming-bed-bauhutte-motorized-desk-station
                          • Rubbing one out might do more harm than good: https://gizmodo.com/a-man-tore-his-lung-from-masturbating-doctors-say-1848799773
                            • 40 min
                          • CouncilCast #205 - Cat Protein Powder Powers the Space Station - 4/12/22

                            Science

                            • Most expensive hotel room with a view: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/the-axiom-1-crew-launches-today-are-these-guys-tourists-astronauts-or-what/
                            • Cats for everyone: https://gizmodo.com/hypoallergenic-cats-crispr-gene-editing-1848713100

                              • Technology

                              • Turn on the stabilizers: https://gizmodo.com/staybl-makes-reading-easier-for-ipad-users-with-hand-tr-1848776672
                              • Are they still solar panels if they work at night: https://www.npr.org/2022/04/07/1091320428/solar-panels-that-can-generate-electricity-at-night-have-been-developed-at-stanf

                                • Other Cool/Weird Shit

                                • But what about for space: https://www.engadget.com/netflix-will-let-you-give-shows-a-two-thumbs-up-160048116.html?src=rss
                                • Bring on the nerf war: https://gizmodo.com/adam-savage-built-an-absolutely-maniacal-dart-blasting-1848661369
                                  • 42 min
                                • CouncilCast #204 - Can you Play GeForce Now From the Space Station? - 4/5/22

                                  Science

                                  • Let's look under the hood: https://gizmodo.com/full-human-genome-finally-mapped-1848732687
                                  • No space station for you: https://www.engadget.com/russia-suspends-iss-cooperation-153506829.html?src=rss

                                    • Technology

                                    • Is this a free version of Windows: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/03/microsoft-accidentally-reveals-that-it-is-testing-ads-in-windows-explorer/
                                    • You'd be a lunatic to have forgotten about luna: https://www.polygon.com/22956365/amazon-luna-release-date-price-games-list

                                      • Other Cool/Weird Shit

                                      • Dyson headset will blow you away: https://gizmodo.com/dyson-zone-headphones-come-with-an-air-purifying-face-g-1848582394
                                      • This would make me golf more: https://gizmodo.com/someone-made-rodney-dangerfields-club-launching-golf-ba-1848711796
                                        • 44 min
                                      • CouncilCast #203 - Pickle Rick Fried Ice Cream - 3/29/22

                                        Science

                                        • No more crew dragon for you: https://www.engadget.com/spacex-ends-crew-dragon-production-171430309.html?src=rss
                                        • Time for guys to get on the pill: https://gizmodo.com/a-birth-control-pill-for-men-could-start-human-trials-t-1848685598

                                          • Technology

                                          • Don't plan on updating your Mac Studio SSD: https://www.engadget.com/mac-studio-ssd-software-lock-211410274.html?src=rss
                                          • Get your next cab...from Uber? https://gizmodo.com/new-york-yellow-cabs-will-finally-run-through-uber-1848699908

                                            • Other Cool/Weird Shit

                                            • How not to use your Apple watch: https://gizmodo.com/an-angry-stalker-used-an-apple-watch-wrapped-around-his-1848714771
                                            • What's better than a Shamrock shake?: https://gizmodo.com/rick-and-morty-wendys-pickle-rick-frosty-1848655289
                                              • 49 min
                                            • CouncilCast #202 - Boca Chica the Garbage Scow of Texas - 3/22/22

                                              Science

                                              • We're going to space: https://www.engadget.com/spacex-starship-orbital-test-flight-211052728.html?src=rss
                                              • Can it cool my beer: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/03/absolutely-bonkers-experiment-measures-antiproton-orbiting-helium-ion/

                                                • Technology

                                                • Netflix may charge you more to share your password: https://gizmodo.com/netflix-testing-new-guilt-tax-for-password-sharers-1848665352
                                                • No algorithms for you: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/proposed-law-in-minnesota-would-ban-algorithms-to-protect-the-children/

                                                  • Other Cool/Weird Shit

                                                  • Would you jump out of a plane if you could land in another: https://www.engadget.com/two-master-skydivers-will-swap-planes-mid-air-in-hulu-livestream-130008949.html?src=rss
                                                  • New tires: https://gizmodo.com/tired-of-waiting-for-airless-tires-just-build-your-own-1848654475
                                                    • 55 min
                                                  • CouncilCast #201 - Plains, Tranes, and Sexy Mosquitoes - 3/15/22
                                                    • ScienceSexy mosquitoes: https://gizmodo.com/2-billion-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-cleared-for-r-1848630797
                                                      • Drink more water: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/24/22895124/iceberg-south-georgia-melt-fresh-water-climate
                                                    • TechnologyImprove your road trips: https://www.engadget.com/audi-holoride-summer-2022-154356466.html?src=rss
                                                      • GeForce Now offers more options: https://www.engadget.com/nvidia-geforce-now-rtx-3080-monthly-plan-165932532.html?src=rss
                                                    • Other Cool/Weird ShitWill robots replace horses: https://gizmodo.com/kawasaki-debuts-a-deranged-rideable-goat-robot-1848648443
                                                      • When your baby is ready to game: https://www.engadget.com/vtech-level-up-baby-gamer-chair-230049094.html?src=rss
                                                      41 min
                                                    • CouncilCast #200 - The Gran Chorizo - 3/8/22

                                                      Science

                                                      • Let's protect the moon: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/03/the-us-space-force-plans-to-extend-its-operations-to-the-moon/
                                                      • How to opt out of tracking: https://gizmodo.com/the-birds-outsmarted-us-magpies-help-each-other-remov-1848575846

                                                        • Technology

                                                        • Give us open source or we'll hack you: https://pcper.com/2022/03/the-nvidia-cyberattack-drama-continues/
                                                        • Can it play Fortnight?: https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/9/22925420/sony-ai-gran-turismo-driving-gt-sophy-nature-paper

                                                          • Other Cool/Weird Shit

                                                          • Look mom, no hands: https://gizmodo.com/your-brain-will-have-a-hard-time-processing-this-self-b-1847091454
                                                          • More than one way to take your internet offline: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/04/cable-chewing-beavers-take-out-towns-internet-in-uniquely-canadian-outage/
                                                            • 45 min

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