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Tech Talk Weekly Number 188


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Episode Number 188 – July 3rd 2024 – Can you

spend 45 days pretending to be on Mars? Is that robot smiling at me? When
getting stronger faster isn’t good. How could we not talk about AI? We’ll give
a quick update on the Starliner that is still docked at the International Space
Station.

 

This week’s guest is Lorenzo who is one of our Summer Youth

Workers out at Southwest Regional Library.

 

Links to this week’s stories:

Can you spend 45 days pretending to be on Mars?

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/mission-success-hera-crew-successfully-completes-45-day-simulated-journey-to-mars/

 

Is that robot smiling at me?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/researchers-craft-smiling-robot-face-from-living-human-skin-cells/

 

When getting stronger faster isn’t good.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/yes-you-should-be-a-little-freaked-out-about-hurricane-beryl/

 

How could we not talk about AI?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/ai-helps-exoskeleton-adjust-to-different-users-handle-stairs/

 

Also a brief update on Starliner:

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/03/nx-s1-5026448/boeing-starliner-astronauts-space-station-return

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