CouncilCast

Science

A fishing hut on the moon: https://gizmodo.com/chinese-rover-to-investigate-mysterious-hut-spotted-o-1848165985

1 way to live longer: https://gizmodo.com/coffee-and-tea-linked-to-lower-risk-of-stroke-and-demen-1848068798

Technology

Who uses chrome anymore? https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/2/22813733/microsoft-windows-edge-download-chrome-prompts

Have you every been online: https://gizmodo.com/37-percent-of-the-worlds-population-has-never-been-onli-1848145327

Other Cool/Weird Shit

If you don't want a cybertruck, how about a whistle: https://www.engadget.com/tesla-made-a-cyberwhistle-and-its-already-sold-out-101040559.html?src=rss

Wouldn't you like to be trapped in an oasis: https://gizmodo.com/wonderwall-of-snow-traps-60-people-in-pub-with-oasis-co-1848132267

ScienceHow fast can you blink: https://www.npr.org/2021/11/19/1057397887/move-over-blink-of-an-eye-the-snap-of-a-finger-is-the-fastest-human-motion

Don't worry this time it's intentional: https://www.engadget.com/space-x-nasa-dart-static-fire-test-date-nov-21-223815055.html?src=rss

TechnologyGet your cheap stuff faster: https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/22/22797025/walmart-droneup-arkansas-delivery-food-baby-essentials

Apple is giving up control: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/11/apple-will-soon-send-parts-and-tools-to-users-who-want-to-repair-their-phones/

Other Cool/Weird ShitHow often do you talk to your dog: https://gizmodo.com/dune-is-coming-home-again-sooner-than-you-think-1848106917

Something that pushed me over the edge: https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-changed-his-twitter-name-to-lorde-edge-and-1848020805

ScienceThe aliens aren't coming: https://gizmodo.com/the-most-promising-signal-of-alien-intelligence-just-we-1847936562

How-to make rocket fuel on mars: https://gizmodo.com/microbes-might-make-it-easier-to-produce-rocket-fuel-on-1847931608

TechnologyGoodbye facebook: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/10/facebooks-rebrands-as-meta-amid-a-new-metaverse-first-outlook/

Backup all the things: https://www.engadget.com/5-d-storage-could-fit-500-tb-on-cd-sized-disc-095039455.html?src=rss

Other Cool/Weird ShitCan you fly with water: https://gizmodo.com/this-ultra-light-glider-flies-on-wings-made-of-liquid-w-1847988377

I heard you like gaming computers: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/14/22726631/indiev-indi-one-electric-car-founder-shi-hai-lawsuits

ScienceWho needs to go to the moon: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/25/22744526/blue-origin-space-station-orbital-reef-announcement

Just nuke it: https://gizmodo.com/a-last-minute-nuke-to-shatter-an-incoming-asteroid-coul-1847863278

TechnologyUSB-C for everyone: https://www.engadget.com/europe-proposes-usb-c-as-a-common-charger-for-electronic-devices-131605815.html?src=rss

Goodbye Facebook: https://gizmodo.com/facebook-plans-to-change-its-name-because-the-brand-is-1847898319

Other Cool/Weird ShitWhen hippos became people: https://gizmodo.com/pablo-escobars-cocaine-hippos-are-legally-people-court-1847904417

Don't touch the radioactive equipment: https://gizmodo.com/if-anyones-seen-this-mildly-radioactive-device-let-the-1847872619

ScienceTurns out spiders aren't that great: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/10/myth-busted-spider-silk-might-not-have-antibiotic-properties-after-all/

Shatner to the final frontier: https://www.engadget.com/william-shatner-blue-origin-spaceflight-successful-145444763.html?src=rss

TechnologyNobody loves notches more than Apple: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/18/22724738/apple-macbook-pro-14-inch-features-price-release-date

Windows 11 is breaking all the things: https://gizmodo.com/amd-promises-to-fix-two-bugs-causing-reduced-cpu-perfor-1847825999

Other Cool/Weird ShitWould you buy poop: https://www.engadget.com/nft-signal-founder-poop-emoji-151740121.html?src=rss

How do you camp: https://gizmodo.com/this-obscene-motorhome-includes-a-slide-out-garage-for-1847628101

ScienceFusion is now possible: https://www.engadget.com/fusion-energy-superconducting-electromagnet-172303204.html?src=rss

Cure for the common cold: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/feline-acoustics-the-smell-of-fear-and-more-receive-2021-ig-nobel-prizes/

TechnologyHow much bitcoin does your volcano mine: https://gizmodo.com/president-of-el-salvador-announces-volcano-powered-cryp-1847784937

HTTPS really is everywhere now: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/09/electronic-frontier-foundation-will-deprecate-https-everywhere-plugin/

Other Cool/Weird ShitIs that you spongebob: https://www.npr.org/2021/07/31/1022837166/real-life-spongebob-squarepants-noaa-expedition

Baby Bond: https://gizmodo.com/120-000-aston-martin-db5-for-kids-packs-all-of-james-b-1847714273

ScienceThe British are anti-metric: https://gizmodo.com/british-government-wants-to-bring-back-imperial-measure-1847693806

What is the opposite of black: https://www.engadget.com/ultra-white-paint-eliminates-air-conditioning-211150734.html?src=rss

TechnologyWhere we're going, we don't need passwords: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/09/starting-today-you-can-remove-your-password-from-your-microsoft-account/

Maybe not as anonymous as you thought: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/09/privacy-focused-protonmail-provided-a-users-ip-address-to-authorities/

Other Cool/Weird ShitHow to be a better gamer: https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2021/9/14/22674370/razer-gaming-finger-sleeves-thumb-gaming-pro

Your umbrella just got upgraded: https://gizmodo.com/strapping-a-jet-engine-to-your-head-is-a-deafening-way-1847671846

ScienceHave you ever wondered why ant tunnels don't collapse: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/tiny-jenga-ants-can-sense-which-soil-grains-to-remove-when-digging-tunnels/

Turns out trolls are jerks in real life too: https://gizmodo.com/online-trolls-actually-just-assholes-all-the-time-stud-1847575210

TechnologyParking lots don't need internet coverage: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/26/22595004/fcc-spacex-rural-broadband-rdof-parking-lots-airports

Is your room too loud: https://gizmodo.com/new-spring-loaded-screw-turns-drywall-into-sound-absorb-1847280616

Other Cool/Weird ShitIn the world of how not to set of fireworks: https://gizmodo.com/17-injured-following-lapds-botched-attempt-to-detonate-1847210692

What is up with beer companies making robots: https://www.engadget.com/heineken-beer-outdoor-transporter-162029463.html?src=rss

ScienceNow launching sideways: https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/29/22647094/astra-rocket-lv0006-launch-failed

It brings the feels: https://www.engadget.com/mit-neuroprosthetic-inflatable-robotic-hand-181806396.html?src=rss

TechnologyJust when you thought it safe to fly: https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/24/22640314/phone-catches-fire-alaska-airlines-plane-seattle

How far can you trust Apple: https://gizmodo.com/apple-has-reportedly-been-scanning-your-icloud-mail-for-1847538826

Other Cool/Weird ShitFrom the Dark Knight to Spiderman: https://gizmodo.com/this-engineer-has-come-closer-to-creating-real-life-spi-1847473069

The worst summer fashion: https://www.engadget.com/keystone-light-wearable-beer-cooler-bluetooth-speaker-solar-power-banks-173044997.html?src=rss_b2c

ScienceNo more needles: https://www.engadget.com/pillsid-insulin-robot-210032125.html?src=rss

It's hard to pick up rocks: https://gizmodo.com/perseverance-s-missing-mars-rock-sample-appears-to-have-1847473327

TechnologyHow many digits of pi do you know: https://www.engadget.com/swiss-university-world-record-pi-calculation-122534717.html?src=rss

Being on fire makes it faster: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/08/gm-recalls-every-chevy-bolt-ever-made-blames-lg-for-faulty-batteries/

Other Cool/Weird ShitTeslabot: https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-unveils-his-funniest-vaporware-yet-1847523016

Get this guy a medal: https://gizmodo.com/a-mans-penis-broke-vertically-during-sex-an-apparent-me-1847202375