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  • CouncilCast #77 - NASA: Now Hiring - 4/23/19

     

    • Science
      • Ryan Cook: spacex rocket tips over
      • Bad week for SpaceX as dragon capsule explodes: https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/21/spacex-crew-dragon-capsule-anomaly/
      • Citizen astronomers better than NASA: https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/09/citizens-discover-new-planet-nasa-algorithms-missed/
      • Technology
        • Who said being flexible was bad: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/04/bendgate-2-0-samsungs-2000-foldable-phone-is-already-breaking/
          • Now it's delayed: https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/22/samsung-delays-galaxy-fold-release/
          • Autonomous fighter jet: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/27/boeing-autonomous-fighter-jet-2020/
          • Other Cool/Weird Shit
            • Presidential candidate will use holograms to connect with people: https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/12/andrew-yang-3d-hologram-rallies/
            • Cable lobby tries to recover its reputation by removing "cable" from its name: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/cable-lobby-erases-cable-from-its-name-but-cant-erase-all-the-bad-memories/
              • 38 min
            • CouncilCast #76 - Black hole by Google Currents - 4/16/19

               

              • Science
                • Black Hole Picture: https://apple.news/AmYouFbBMSP6nCnQU2Ddz6A
                • First private mission to the moon ends in first private crash into the moon: https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/11/private-moon-lander-crash/
                • Technology
                  • Google+ is dead, long live google currents: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/04/google-is-back-meet-the-enterprise-focused-google-currents/
                  • Is this the best apocalypse car: https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/27/jaguar-land-rover-ultraviolet-anti-virus/
                  • Other Cool/Weird Shit
                    • Cops prevent a burglary performed by...a Roomba: https://gizmodo.com/police-respond-to-911-burglary-call-guns-drawn-turns-o-1833939921
                    • Wowair goes bankrupt as people are flying: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/28/18285262/budget-wow-air-collapses-flights-cancelled-stranded-passengers
                      • 45 min
                    • CouncilCast #75 - Killer Whales are the Real Deal - 4/2/19

                       

                      • Science
                        • There's a new space force in town: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/india-shoots-down-a-weather-satellite-declares-itself-a-space-power/
                        • Jaws: The Unstoppable Machine: https://gizmodo.com/great-white-sharks-appear-perfectly-healthy-despite-lea-1833721007
                        • Technology
                          • KC - St. Louis Hyperloop - https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/high-speed-hyperloop-connecting-kansas-city-st-louis-one-step-closer-to-reality
                          • No April Fool's for you: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/27/18283674/microsoft-april-fools-day-ban-pranks-internal-memo
                          • Other Cool/Weird Shit
                            • In Harambe we rap: https://gizmodo.com/we-regret-to-inform-you-elon-musk-has-released-a-rap-si-1833705207
                            • Russia has a new way to combat rogue drones: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/30/18287487/russia-shotgun-drone-counter-uav-syria
                              • 52 min
                            • CouncilCast #74 - Keyfab Powered by Tang - 3/26/19

                               

                              • Science
                                • NASA may not develop a new rocket to go to the moon: https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/13/nasa-orion-mission-commercial-rockets/
                                • This is fast: https://www.sciencealert.com/a-cannonball-pulsar-is-careening-through-the-milky-way-at-2-5-million-miles-per-hour
                                • Technology
                                  • Robots are now parking cars: https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/15/stanley-robotics-robot-valets-airport-france/
                                  • Is this the new flash games: https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/19/18272871/google-stadia-gdc-2019-details
                                  • PSA - Gmail integration with IFTTT ending this week: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/25/18280512/gmail-ifttt-discontinued-march-31st-send-email-action-trigger
                                  • Other Cool/Weird Shit
                                    • Two destinations for the price of one: https://jalopnik.com/british-airways-flight-goes-525-miles-in-the-wrong-dire-1833545219
                                    • Huge asteroid explodes as it hits the earth: https://gizmodo.com/a-huge-asteroid-exploded-above-earth-and-you-totally-m-1833384372
                                      • 1 hr
                                    • CouncilCast #73 - Blow for a dollar or coffee for eighty cents - 3/19/19

                                       

                                      • Science
                                        • Space harpoon catches space junk: https://gizmodo.com/space-harpoon-successfully-snatches-space-junk-1832655083
                                        • Can you guess which planet is closest to Earth? https://gizmodo.com/mercury-not-venus-is-the-closest-planet-to-earth-1833290616
                                        • Technology
                                          • Must use cash, no electronic only payments here: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/sorry-amazon-philadelphia-bans-cashless-stores/
                                            • And another one bites the dust: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/new-jersey-becomes-second-state-to-ban-cashless-shops-and-restaurants/
                                            • nVidia ends support for...3D glasses: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/03/11/nvidia-ending-3d-vision-support/
                                            • Other Cool/Weird Shit
                                              • When was the last time your smartphone saved your life: https://gizmodo.com/smartphone-stops-arrow-when-absurdly-lucky-man-tries-to-1833287987
                                              • Myspace deleted things, who cares: https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/18/myspace-lost-12-years-music-photos/
                                                • 45 min
                                              • CouncilCast #72 - Disconnected Thumbs...Up For Space - 3/12/19

                                                 

                                                • Science
                                                  • First space tourists: Virgin Galactic goes to edge of space: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/22/virgin-galactic-sends-its-first-passenger-to-the-edge-of-space/
                                                  • We can fix global warming by using a sun curtain: https://earther.gizmodo.com/scientists-maybe-if-we-only-dim-the-sun-a-little-it-wo-1833203941
                                                  • Technology
                                                    • You can now pay with your fingerprint...kind of: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/11/18259624/natwest-gemalto-debit-card-fingerprint-scanner-biometric-contactless-nfc-uk
                                                    • USB4, here to save us all: https://gizmodo.com/usb4-is-going-to-revolutionize-the-usb-standard-all-ove-1833059622
                                                    • Other Cool/Weird Shit
                                                      • Man steals from bank by "testing" an ATM exploit: https://gizmodo.com/programmer-at-chinese-bank-jailed-after-reportedly-find-1832326878
                                                      • The GPS system is going full Y2K: https://gizmodo.com/the-y2k-moment-for-gps-systems-is-just-a-month-away-1833125742
                                                        • 58 min
                                                      • CouncilCast #71 - Elixer of Immortality Reboots the Mars Rover - 3/5/19

                                                         

                                                        Science

                                                        • SpaceX Launches Dragon Capsule to ISS: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/spacex-set-to-launch-critical-dragon-demonstration-mission-tonight/
                                                          • IT LIVES!!!: https://bgr.com/2019/03/01/curiosity-nasa-mars-rover-glitch-safe-mode/

                                                            • Technology

                                                            • Tesla announces $35k car, paid for by closing stores: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/02/tesla-announces-35000-model-3-is-closing-its-stores-to-pay-for-it/
                                                            • What day do you want you Amazon stuff delivered: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/28/amazon-day-weekly-delivery-day/

                                                              • Other Cool/Weird Shit

                                                              • Would you drink this elixir of immortality: https://gizmodo.com/elixir-of-immortality-uncovered-in-2-000-year-old-chi-1833038438
                                                              • Japan's robot hotel fires half it's workers: https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/16/japan-robot-hotel-fires-over-half-its-robots/
                                                                • 47 min
                                                              • CouncilCast #70 - The Council Fires Elon - 2/26/19

                                                                 

                                                                • Science
                                                                  • Perpetual motion machines make people live forever: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/05/self-charging-pacemakers-are-powered-by-patients-heartbeats/
                                                                  • Goodbye Opportunity: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/02/opportunity-did-not-answer-nasas-final-call-and-its-now-gone-to-us/
                                                                  • Who needs weather forecasts for Earth when you can check it on Mars: https://gizmodo.com/you-can-now-check-the-weather-on-mars-every-day-1832752785
                                                                  • Technology
                                                                    • Would you like to walk around in some bricks: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/02/my-left-shoe-wont-even-reboot-faulty-app-bricks-nike-smart-sneakers/
                                                                    • X-ray vision for your car: https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/22/gmc-2020-sierra-hd-pickup-camera-system-infotainment/
                                                                    • Other Cool/Weird Shit
                                                                      • Pilot gets bored while flying: https://gizmodo.com/bored-pilot-writes-im-bored-and-draws-two-dicks-in-the-1832754055
                                                                      • Don't cross beams, but it's now a sport: https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/19/18231268/lightsaber-dueling-french-fencing-federation-official-sport

                                                                        • 52 min
                                                                      • CouncilCast #69 - Hand Grenades and Global Warming - 2/19/19

                                                                         

                                                                        • Science
                                                                          • What happens when a star falls into a black hole: https://gizmodo.com/a-star-fell-into-a-black-hole-revealing-its-super-fast-1831653729
                                                                          • Shoes that know when you fall: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/01/alphabet-verily-smart-shoes-leak/
                                                                          • Technology
                                                                            • Make your own Steambox with Raspberry Pi: https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/04/valve-helps-raspberry-pi-owners-build-their-own-steam-link-box/
                                                                            • Who owns dance moves: https://www.polygon.com/fortnite/2018/12/18/18147009/epic-fortnite-dance-lawsuits
                                                                            • Other Cool/Weird Shit
                                                                              • Elon musk tweets about new stainless steel starship: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/01/elon-musk-is-really-really-excited-about-his-starship/
                                                                              • Yo quiero taco hand grenades: https://gizmodo.com/florida-man-discovers-wwii-hand-grenade-drives-it-to-l-1832103320
                                                                              • WWI grenade found inside potatoes: https://gizmodo.com/wwi-hand-grenade-found-among-potato-shipment-at-chip-fa-1832307379

                                                                                • 40 min
                                                                              • CouncilCast #68 - The Bite is Harder than the Lick - 2/12/19

                                                                                 

                                                                                • Science
                                                                                  • The sun could turn into a crystal ball, but might not tell your future: https://gizmodo.com/our-sun-could-one-day-turn-into-a-crystal-ball-1831675883
                                                                                  • Mars One will not be sending anyone on a one way ticket to Mars: https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/11/18220153/mars-one-bankruptcy-bas-lansdorp-human-settlement
                                                                                  • Technology
                                                                                    • AMD launches Radeon VII, bigger and badder Vega: https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Radeon-VII-Review-Supercharged-Vega
                                                                                    • Google chrome may change how adblocker's work: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/google-planning-changes-to-chrome-that-could-break-ad-blockers/
                                                                                    • Other Cool/Weird Shit
                                                                                      • What's worse than a clogged toilet? One on the ISS: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/06/iss-toilet-leak-water-crew/
                                                                                      • Vape pen kills a man: https://gizmodo.com/texas-man-dies-after-vape-pen-explosion-severs-artery-t-1832355840

                                                                                        • 38 min

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