Why Chinese time travel shows are hot, robot prison guards are real and let the asteroid mining begin! 

On this episode we talk about…

*  The popularity of Chinese time travel dramas.

http://www.aoehome.com/about-china/learn-chinese/Qing-time-travel-TV-dramas-3521

* Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s love for Looper and it’s director.

http://io9.com/5903319/joseph-gordon+levitt-reveals-why-his-time+travel-epic-looper-really-will-be-the-most-awesome-thing-ever/

* David, the android from Prometheus, starring in the movie’s latest viral video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOOJl5lWNfM&feature=player_embedded

* The government’s possible use of miniature insect robots for protest surveillance.

http://www.dailytech.com/Mini+Insect+Robocops+Engineers+Government+Work+on+RC+Insects/article9222.htm

*  Robot prison guards that are being tested in South Korea.

http://mashable.com/2012/04/18/robotic-prison-guards-tested/

* 53 reasons why we need a new Star Trek TV series.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kris-lopresto/star-trek-tv-series_b_1435318.html

* Billionaires using their money to fund asteroid mining.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57416120-76/is-asteroid-mining-in-our-near-future/

* And a story we were too scared to talk about.

http://dvice.com/archives/2011/10/we-now-know-why.php

Plus, our recommendations…  The Quantum Leap pilot episode Genesis and the book 1984.

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