This week, we covered Back to the Future’s view of 2015, and how close we came to that vision, how much of cancer is just bad luck, and what the implications of the Canadian piracy crackdown means for consumers. Links: The Interview Online Release Numbers Canadian ISPs Customer Alerts How much of cancer is “bad… Continue reading

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This week, we wrapped up the year in a neat little bow, learned a little bit more about solar power, and mourned Mike’s mauling from the wild Alberta bear. Links: Long Range Induction Charging Poison Beer – Reddit Intelligence Squared US: GMO debate Fat’s not bad for you Seriously, by the end of the year,… Continue reading

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We discuss the science and tech movies and trailers that have come out in the last few weeks, get into the nitty-gritty of magnetic induction, and Nick finally gets Teksavvy internet hooked up! Links: Cafe of the Future Seawater Powered Model Plane Gangnam Style 32-bits of views XKCD on 32-bit Y2K Sokal Affair Crazy scientific… Continue reading

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This week on Future Chat, we did an experiment, ran into a few bumps along the way, but overall had a great conversation. **FYI, as you will hear, we had some audio issues in this episode (hence the delay from the usual weekend posting). I have cleaned it up as much as I could, but… Continue reading

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This week’s show is a special science AND technology extravaganza. We talked about some scientific and technical applications of light of all energy, from radio waves to gamma rays. Links: The Ad Hominem Fallacy – PBS Idea Channel Why Everything Wireless is 2.4 GHz – Gizmodo Nocebo – CGP Grey Stoichiometry – Crash Course NMR… Continue reading

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In this episode we talked natural vs biotechnological GMOs, Monsanto, and gave a verdict whether GMOs are a positive or negative force in the world.Links: GMOs can be good (Analysis) GMO Documentary Monsanto Wikipedia (LOL: Lots of litigation) LA Times: Letter on “Natural” CollegeHumor – Adam Ruins Dogs 100 Years of Breed “Improvement” Truck got… Continue reading

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We had a great time this week with the help of Alex from the UK talking about automation. We also had a heated discussion about political science and voting systems. +CGP Grey would be proud of this episode, and you can find links to several of his projects below. Links: Teaching programs to program Humans Need Not… Continue reading

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On a very special spooky episode of Future Chat, we talked about ghosts, psychics and the psychology of being scared. Stay tuned for the aftershow where we also talk about brunch, a little about religion, and get into a discussion about MRIs, and Rob tries to explain the science of magnetic resonance. Links: Hello Internet… Continue reading

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On Future Chat this week, we talked about how social media and the Internet can be used and abused during crises and emergencies. We discussed how social media was important to us during the 100 year flood in Calgary last year, and during the Ottawa shooting this past week, as well as in the protests… Continue reading

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We tackled health this week on Future Chat, with talk of vitamins, the debunking of homeopathy and the placebo effect. We also spent the aftershow coming up with the best way to talk about death for a whole episode, so don’t miss it! Links: Dog Breeds – Collegehumor Poop Transplants – Minute Earth Skin Microbiome… Continue reading

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