This week we enter the tiny world of nanotechnology. An introduction to what it is, and where it's being used in our lives right now.

Also, gene editing breakthrough, and NASA asteroid tracking.

Some links:

• https://www.universetoday.com/136642/impending-asteroid-flyby-will-chance-test-nasas-planetary-defense-network/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/science/gene-editing-human-embryos.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanotechnology
• https://singularityhub.com/2016/05/16/nanorobots-where-we-are-today-and-why-their-future-has-amazing-potential/
• http://www.nanotech-now.com/current-uses.htm
• http://io9.gizmodo.com/5967198/8-incredible-nanotechnologies-that-actually-exist-in-the-real-world
• https://www.livescience.com/694-nanotech-tiny-technology.html

This week, further contemplation about life in the universe, and what would happen if we made contact.

Also, synthetic food and NASA deep space station plans.

This week I ponder our place in the universe and wonder if there is other life out there somewhere. Part philosophical essay, part science exploration.

Also, words and their meanings matter. Inigo says so.

This week I essay, rant, and ramble about science, politics, civilization, and our long-term needs.

Also, Juno images, New nuclear fuel, and NASA budgets

This week, a look at the principles and ideas of arcology, the melding of architecture and ecology, as a way to shape the city of the future.

Also, holographic phones and artificial intelligence in science research

This week we cover some less well known energy generation methods: Geothermal, biomass, biofuel, flywheel, and space based solar panels.

Also, artificial intelligence in the operating room, and robo-snakes on Mars

This week we examine the more well-known renewables of solar, wind, and hydroelectric energy technology.

Also, Chinese carbon sequestration and Chinese quantum entanglement.

This week I speak at length with Oregon State University PhD candidate Josh Fishler. We talk all things nuclear including new tech and why it's not the bogeyman.Believe it or not, it will be needed for a carbon neutral future, and for a journey to the stars. And we talk about perspective and context and how humans are bad at it.

This week we look at energy and power production. A snapshot of the past, present and future. How much do we use? Oil, coal, gas, solar, wind, nuclear. What's out there that is better?

Also, New instant charge battery, and Artificial Intelligence explains itself.

This week I catch up on a ton of space news. Jupiter images from Juno, 3d printing in space, plasma drive, dark matter, black holes, psyche, and more.

Also, I rant at the end of the show so you can skip it if you want.