CouncilCast

Science

But who's controlling it: https://www.engadget.com/rocket-lab-secretly-launched-its-own-satellite-that-could-one-day-go-to-the-moon-122013065.html

Thunderstorms, more than just a light show: https://gizmodo.com/thunderstorms-linked-to-breathing-trouble-for-older-peo-1844673835

Technology

Move over solar power: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/09/first-modular-nuclear-reactor-design-certified-in-the-us/

The glass wars heat up? https://www.engadget.com/corning-gorilla-glass-victus-152221345.html

Other Cool/Weird Shit

How long have you held onto balloons: https://www.polygon.com/entertainment/2020/9/2/21418182/watch-david-blaine-balloons-stunt-stream-ascension

How long until it can run Crysis: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/09/07/yup-a-pregnancy-test-is-the-weirdest-device-ive-seen-running-doom/

Science

SpaceX makes history...again: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/nearby-storms-do-not-prevent-spacex-from-launching-its-100th-mission/

Cyberbrains are real: https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-unveils-v-2-of-the-neuralink-brainmachine-interface-surgery-bot-231559145.html

Technology

Flying cars are a thing of the past - https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/29/us/flying-car-successful-test-in-japan-trnd/index.html?utm_term=15988690267715c66f548d096&utm_source=Five+Things+for+Monday%2C+August+31%2C+2020+NEW&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=239633_1598869026772&bt_ee=DKbPtsQ1cinP1MMtgc1Od0QSlaqg5Bg063UAKkXuaWd5gFzVCMNzvvJgc0UIJS51&bt_ts=1598869026772

If it's too hot in the kitchen, get out: https://www.engadget.com/toshiba-sells-laptop-business-to-sharp-192023877.html

Other Cool/Weird Shit

A weird game just got a weird soundtrack: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/07/20/untitled-goose-games-vinyl-soundtrack-is-double-grooved-for-random-tracks/

Sanitizer for your beer: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/fda-please-dont-drink-hand-sanitizer-even-if-its-sold-in-a-beer-can/

Science

Will we even make it to election day: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/24/21398868/nasa-asteroid-election-day-2018vp1-danger-hit-chance

Let's use lasers to destroy space junk: https://gizmodo.com/scientists-spot-space-junk-with-lasers-in-broad-dayligh-1844623499

Technology

AI is coming for us all: https://www.engadget.com/alphadogfight-ai-f-16-pilot-025617519.html

This will make it happen even faster: https://gizmodo.com/researchers-at-university-college-london-set-a-new-worl-1844789699

Other Cool/Weird Shit

It's Shredding time: https://www.engadget.com/circle-guitar-electric-motorized-171537722.html

Must pitch come to life: https://www.engadget.com/covid-19-youtube-diy-mask-launcher-154046116.html

Science

How long since you pooped? https://gizmodo.com/14-000-year-old-poop-found-in-oregon-cave-turns-out-to-1844389785

The real power brick: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/how-to-turn-regular-bricks-into-electricity-storying-supercapacitors/

Technology

Did you feel that? https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/08/android-is-now-the-worlds-largest-earthquake-detection-network/

Will these shoes make you believe in VR: https://gizmodo.com/these-motorized-shoes-could-be-the-key-to-making-virtua-1844623221

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Let's Have A Slumber Party At The Last Blockbuster Video On Earth! https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/blockbuster-airbnb-bend-oregon/index.html

Just in time for baseball: https://gizmodo.com/an-explosive-piston-inside-this-baseball-bat-means-anyo-1844674691

Science

Man returns to the ocean: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/2/21350663/nasa-spacex-crew-dragon-astronauts-bob-behnken-doug-hurley-splash-down

Breath more, live longer: https://www.popsci.com/story/health/anti-aging-treatment-oxygen/

Technology

One device to rule them all: https://www.engadget.com/south-koreans-can-now-store-their-driving-license-on-their-smartphones-094503272.html

Google will backup your phone for free: https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/30/21347769/google-one-phone-backups-ios-android-free-account

Other Cool/Weird Shit

How to shoot a gun behind you: https://gizmodo.com/cartoons-were-right-bending-a-rifles-barrel-backwards-1844557686

Use more tongue: https://gizmodo.com/i-guess-a-joystick-for-your-tongue-is-better-than-licki-1844544921

Science

https://www.labmanager.com/news/wireless-aquatic-robot-could-clean-water-and-transport-cells-23343

Chernobyl mold might help us get to Mars: https://www.engadget.com/international-space-station-radiation-mold-chernobyl-121856835.html

Technology

A Remote Control Commercial Jet!! Just What I Wanted For Christmas - https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2020/06/airbus-concludes-attol-with-fully-autonomous-flight-tests.html

Inception-doom: https://www.engadget.com/play-doom-inside-windows-95-inside-minecraft-005937078.html

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Build your own spaceship: https://www.polygon.com/2020/7/27/21340481/snap-ships-lego-creativity-space-ships-augmented-reality

Sexy librarian puzzles: https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/15/21324558/google-forms-virtual-escape-rooms-librarians-games-puzzles-homeschooling

Science

The toughest stuff around: https://gizmodo.com/watch-this-non-cuttable-metal-destroy-saws-before-they-1844439584

ET phone home: https://www.engadget.com/nasa-spacex-crew-dragon-demo-2-return-161350834.html

Technology

How to install MS Flight Sim, only 10 easy to use discs: https://www.polygon.com/2020/7/16/21326943/microsoft-flight-simulator-box-discs

Use your phone to unlock your car: https://www.engadget.com/apples-digital-car-key-arrives-on-i-os-175707750.html

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Scream all you want, nobody will hear you: https://lifehacker.com/scream-into-your-phone-and-have-it-played-on-a-speaker-1844417386

But how accurate are they: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/07/poopy-projectiles-penguins-can-fling-their-feces-over-four-feet-study-finds/

Science

How many colors can you see: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/experiments-show-hummingbirds-see-colors-youve-never-dreamed-of/

How to hide your satellites: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/07/spacex-will-try-to-launch-starlink-satellites-with-visors-on-tuesday/

Technology

How fast can you read hands: https://www.engadget.com/ucla-glove-sign-language-translator-134846711.html

You can now enhance in real life: https://gizmodo.com/researchers-have-created-a-tool-that-can-perfectly-depi-1844051752

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Mow your lawn in a tank: https://gizmodo.com/youll-look-forward-to-cutting-the-lawn-when-you-turn-yo-1844260096

Life sized robots: https://www.engadget.com/gundam-lifesize-statue-for-shanghai-in-2021-205958942.html

Science

The history of Mars: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/how-nasa-s-new-rover-will-search-signs-ancient-life-mars

Drones Help Plants Have Sex: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bubble-blowing-drones-may-one-day-aid-artificial-pollination

Technology

Apple plans to make new keyboard out glass, so you can: https://gizmodo.com/apple-might-make-future-mac-keyboards-out-of-glass-and-1844284515

Losing The Toilet Race: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2020/02/25/808791622/why-america-is-losing-the-toilet-race

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Smells like teen space: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/28/us/eau-de-space-fragrance-scn-trnd/index.html

Best Women's Razors of 2020: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/26/cnn-underscored/best-razors-for-women/index.html

Science

How to improve your vision with 1 payment: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200629/Study-Staring-at-deep-red-light-can-significantly-improve-declining-eyesight.aspx

Who's up for a walk: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/25/21302941/roscosmos-space-adventures-tourists-spacewalk-2023-iss

Technology

Video games make you healthier: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/06/22/fda-approves-marketing-a-videogame-as-medicine-for-the-first-time/

No long on the top of mount olympus: https://www.engadget.com/olympus-selling-consumer-camera-business-093750446.html?guccounter=1

Other Cool/Weird Shit

How much space does a tv take up: https://jalopnik.com/if-youve-ever-wondered-how-much-room-the-u-s-saved-by-1844119348

Can you make a better toilet: https://www.engadget.com/nasa-wants-your-help-designing-future-moon-toilets-130012151.html