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  • CouncilCast #177 - The Alternative Energy Cat Ears - 8/17/21
    • ScienceHow easy is it to backflip in space: https://gizmodo.com/the-iss-backflipped-out-of-control-after-russian-module-1847415359
    • Drive and charge: https://www.engadget.com/magnetized-concrete-could-charge-your-ev-while-you-drive-041225378.html?src=rss
    • TechnologyDon't let this smartwatch get wet: https://gizmodo.com/this-dissolvable-smartwatch-is-a-clever-way-to-battle-e-1847428945
    • We don't need no stinkin' prescription: https://www.engadget.com/warby-parker-virtual-vision-test-app-150052775.html?src=rss
    • Other Cool/Weird ShitPower your gamboy with nuclear power: https://gizmodo.com/this-tetris-playing-game-boy-knockoff-runs-on-a-tiny-nu-1847289167
    • If you want to be a cat: https://gizmodo.com/these-cat-ears-move-based-on-your-brain-waves-1847317836
      34 min
    • CouncilCast #176 - You Don't Want To Get The Mars Flu - 8/10/21
      • Science
      • Going to the dentist really helps: https://gizmodo.com/the-more-teeth-you-lose-the-greater-your-dementia-risk-1847259237
        The flu has met its match: https://www.engadget.com/moderna-submits-its-m-rna-based-flu-vaccine-for-clinical-trials-172548543.html?src=rss
      • Technology
      • QR codes are out to get you: https://gizmodo.com/qr-menu-codes-are-everywhere-and-tracking-you-more-than-1847364172
        Your computer on the go: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/15/22578783/valve-steam-deck-gaming-handheld-pc
      • Other Cool/Weird Shit
      • Washington Post: New Porn site: https://gizmodo.com/a-porn-site-bought-vidme-and-now-theres-porn-on-the-wa-1847346008
        What do you smell? https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/16/22580508/ford-gas-perfume-premium-mach-eau
        35 min
      • CouncilCast #175 - Discussing Just The Tip of Blue Origin - 7/20/21
        • Science
        • Bezos goes to the moon - https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/jeff-bezos-space-flight-07-20-21/index.html
          Took a DNA Test, Turns Out Animals are Near By - https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/07/dna-pulled-thin-air-identifies-nearby-animals
        • Technology
        • MAGA Phone - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/the-maga-targeted-freedom-phone-has-a-breathtaking-amount-of-red-flags/
          Technology Unicorns -https://www.economist.com/business/2021/07/19/technology-unicorns-are-growing-at-a-record-clip
        • Other Cool/Weird Shit
        • 230 million year old poop - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/searching-230-million-year-old-poop-scientists-find-a-new-beetle/
          Cow Poop - https://www.newsweek.com/cow-poop-spread-over-highway-after-dump-truck-collision-1611619
          41 min
        • CouncilCast #174 - ShitCoin Buys Coffee - 7/13/21
          • Science
          • Welcome to space: https://www.engadget.com/virgin-galactic-richard-branson-spaceflight-complete-154012847.html?src=rss
            Human bats: https://gizmodo.com/researchers-successfully-trained-people-to-echolocate-i-1847017018
          • Technology
          • RCS for everyone: https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/30/22556686/att-android-phones-rcs-google-messages
            Non-toxic batteries for your next phone: https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/18/22537052/bismuth-alien-metal-electronics-green-energy-clean
          • Other Cool/Weird Shit
          • Get your neighbors wet: https://gizmodo.com/intruder-blasting-sprinkler-is-an-ai-powered-substitute-1847274736
            Get paid to poop: https://gizmodo.com/this-toilet-turns-your-shit-into-shitcoins-1847262332
            36 min
          • CouncilCast #173 - The Dangly Bits - 7/6/21
            • Science
            • Guess whos finally going to space: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/1/22558908/wally-funk-flight-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-space-new-shepard
              And who will win the race: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/1/22559964/richard-branson-space-before-jeff-bezos-virgin-galactic
            • Technology
            • When open source goes bad: https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/07/04/open-source-audacity-deemed-spyware-over-data-collection-changes
              What if you owned the internet: https://gizmodo.com/error-found-in-the-nft-of-tim-berners-lee-s-world-wide-1847212450
            • Other Cool/Weird Shit
            • When will lego sell this: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/07/german-scientists-built-a-high-resolution-microscope-out-of-lego-bricks/
              No starlink for you: https://gizmodo.com/you-cant-just-slap-a-starlink-dish-onto-your-car-calif-1847226690
              31 min
            • CouncilCast #172 - Pay Your Taxes with Fools Gold - 6/29/21
              • Science
              • New gold rush: https://gizmodo.com/fools-gold-is-hiding-invisible-real-gold-scientists-fi-1847185187
                No available in space: https://www.engadget.com/tide-laundry-detergent-for-space-151235606.html?src=rss_b2c
              • Technology
              • What's in a cyber tire: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/06/heres-why-pirelli-is-putting-sensors-inside-its-new-tire-for-mclaren/
                Bad WD drive: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/mass-data-wipe-in-my-book-devices-prompts-warning-from-western-digital/
              • Other Cool/Weird Shit
              • Need more 5G: https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/23/22547222/t-mobile-5g-gin-ginger-beer
                That's one way to kill a mosquito: https://gizmodo.com/navy-tests-new-aircraft-carrier-by-blasting-the-area-wi-1847147079
              • Musk Pitches
              • Blaine: Reusable and indestructable boat that can explode for shock testing
                Bryan: Nothing tonight
                Silas: Team up with Tmobile that combines Teslaquila and 5Gin
                Logan:
                Matt:
                Dave: Pay taxes
                34 min
              • CouncilCast #171 - "Your Name Here" Ocean - 6/22/21
                • Science
                • How many oceans are there: https://www.npr.org/2021/06/11/1005668441/coming-soon-to-an-atlas-near-you-a-fifth-ocean
                  The Hubble is down: https://gizmodo.com/aging-hubble-space-telescope-in-safe-mode-following-com-1847122644
                • Technology
                • Amazon lock down: https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/16/22536976/amazon-ravpower-battery-charger-removed-amazon
                  Time to move to Miami: https://gizmodo.com/city-sinking-into-sea-welcomes-bitcoin-miners-1847144211
                • Other Cool/Weird Shit
                • What are you having for dinner: https://gizmodo.com/whale-takes-one-bite-sends-man-right-back-to-kitchen-1847084680
                  Does it hang low: https://gizmodo.com/this-robot-performs-amazing-jumps-and-flips-by-swinging-1847104746
                  34 min
                • CouncilCast #170 - First Dildo in Space - 6/15/21
                  • Science
                  • They keys to deep space travel: https://gizmodo.com/frozen-in-siberian-permafrost-for-24-000-years-microsc-1847045211
                    The man who will take us there: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/jeff-bezos-says-he-will-fly-into-space-next-month/
                  • Technology
                  • Give me all your data: https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-quietly-tweaks-privacy-policy-to-collect-your-bi-1847032399
                    Total not a virus: https://www.engadget.com/norton-360-antivirus-ethereum-crypto-miner-104547053.html?src=rss_b2c
                  • Other Cool/Weird Shit
                  • How big was it: https://gizmodo.com/dildo-drone-interrupts-tough-on-crime-new-mexico-sher-1847028005
                    If you like shellfish: https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/2/22465606/cicadas-shellfish-allergy-brood-x
                    38 min
                  • CouncilCast #169 - How to Use Your Neighbors Wifi - 6/1/21
                    • Science
                    • Catch him if you can: https://gizmodo.com/oklahoma-lawmaker-puts-out-a-bounty-for-bigfoot-who-li-1846987176
                      How do you protect your nuts: https://gizmodo.com/former-nasa-engineer-builds-mission-impossible-style-ob-1846918001
                    • Technology
                    • Won't you be my neighbor: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/amazon-devices-will-soon-automatically-share-your-internet-with-neighbors/
                      Windows is dead, long live Windows: https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/18/22442421/microsoft-windows-10-x-canceled-official
                    • Other Cool/Weird Shit
                    • Queue the end of the world music: https://gizmodo.com/scientists-tempt-fate-drill-record-breaking-ocean-hole-1846986081
                      When your mouth isn't good enough: https://gizmodo.com/mammals-can-breathe-through-their-intestines-unsettlin-1846895252
                      39 min
                    • CouncilCast #168 - Three Quantum Thumbs Up - 5/25/21
                      • Science
                      • What would you do with an extra thumb: https://gizmodo.com/like-a-part-of-their-body-people-adapt-to-an-extra-thu-1846926329
                        How do you beat your drum: https://gizmodo.com/these-drums-beat-in-perfect-synchrony-because-theyre-qu-1846868881
                      • Technology
                      • Verizon makes it more expensive if you're getting a subsidy: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/verizon-uses-fcc-pandemic-subsidy-to-upsell-customers-to-pricier-plans/
                        Good bye to blurry images: https://gizmodo.com/captchas-may-soon-go-extinct-1846911184
                      • Other Cool/Weird Shit
                      • How fast does your car accelerate: https://gizmodo.com/impossibly-fast-fan-assisted-rc-car-can-out-accelerate-1846954061
                        Have you ever tried to light your farts on fire: https://gizmodo.com/fire-in-the-hole-man-gets-flammable-deodorant-stuck-in-1846958604
                        37 min

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