Before we jump into the doom and gloom; Adam spends some time talking about 23andMe updates, Kelly tells us about how to see with your tongue, and Mike tells us about the changes at the CEDIA Expo. Then with doom, how should we prepare ourselves for Natural Disasters? 

Links and Extra Reading : 

23ANDME CUTS OFF THE DNA APP ECOSYSTEM IT CREATED

RadioLab : Translation

Seeing with the Brain

Disaster Preparedness

sharpest smoke kitchen knife in the world

We have a jam-packed episode for you this week! Kelly kicks off the 'cast talking about Internet access in rural areas, then Adam and Mike get into the two extremes of drones. For our larger topic today, when do public betas start doing more harm than good?

Links and Extra Reading :

Rural America Is Building Its Own Internet Because No One Else Will

The Story of Vermont's Quiet Digital Revolution

Broadband Is Largely Inaccessible to Those Who Need it Most

Brazil Releases Drone Footage of Amazon Tribe Previously Unseen by Outsiders

Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro survives apparent assassination attempt

Apple Has 4 Million Users Beta Testing its Software

It's a busy week here at TSP, and to not leave you hanging Kelly and Adam recorded a fun sized Grepcast. Today's topics focus on Bird Scooters, and our dockless future. 

Links and Further Reading : 

Okay, E-Scooters Are Fine, But They Need to be Parked Somewhere

People Are Destroying E-Scooters and Reveling in the Carnage

Here’s why Cambridge and Somerville are threatening to confiscate Bird’s scooters

Bird Refuses To Back Down, As Somerville Seizes Electric Scooters

We're back at it again this week and Adam kicks off with hacking hospitals, Kelly focuses on inclusivity of smart devices, and special guest Chase Rowe tells us about Le Corbusier then and now.

Have a question for us? Read an interesting article that you want to shoot our way? Send us an email at [email protected]!

Links and Extra Reading

The Fight to Secure Vulnerable Medical Devices From Hackers

This clever app lets Amazon Alexa read sign language

Getting Alexa to Respond to Sign Language Using Your Webcam and TensorFlow.js

WHAT IS A MACHINE FOR LIVING IN?

This week we find out that the reason we can't think straight is just because of dehydration, Kelly shares a new party trick and it's spooky ramifications, and Mike talks about DefCon. Bringing it full circle, we discuss the latest social media hack and the impact of "breach fatigue".

Have a question for us? Read an interesting article that you want to shoot our way? Send us an email at [email protected]!

Links and Extra Reading :

Off Your Mental Game? You Could Be Mildly Dehydrated

.C. Mom Says Baby Monitor Was Hacked

In post-massacre Vegas, security policies clash with privacy values

How a fish tank helped hack a casino

We had a security incident. Here's what you need to know.

In this weeks episode of the GrepCast; Adam talks too much about shrimp, Kelly helps us shut off from the digital world and focus, and Mike uses the power of anecdotes to pull it all together. We then turn our focus to Facebook and if we can ever really escape its pull?

Links and Extra Reading :

The Shrimp Industry Is Dirty. Can New Farming Technology Clean It Up?

I TRIED LEAVING FACEBOOK. I COULDN’T

Freedom : Block distractions. Focus on what matters.

In this weeks episode; we all yell about libraries, Kelly hates getting wet, and how Mike is able to keep his travel itinerary from getting out of hand. We then spend some time talking about the cable cutter dream and focus in on Slingbox.

Links and Extra Reading :

Forbes deleted a deeply misinformed op-ed arguing Amazon should replace libraries

Sling TV

Tripit 

Dark Sky

For this week's topics; Adam keeps looking at ceilings, Mike gets really into plane crashes, and Kelly can't wait to get her genetic information stolen. Then we dive into everyone's favorite topic : Is Apple the good guy now, or rapidly spinning back towards the "worst"?