Time traveling junk? A vomiting robot. Abrams Goes to Wars. And a very introspective question of the week.

* A 300 million year old piece of coal appears to have a piece of a machine inside it.

http://io9.com/5978534/is-this-really-a-300-million+year+old-machine-gear

* Tracking how the Norovirus is spread using a robot named Larry.

http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/vomiting-robot-pukes-for-science-130122.htm

*  A director is hired for Star Wars episode VII and it's someone we're very familiar with! 

http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/jj-abrams-set-direct-next-star-wars-film-exclusive-74596

* Our Audible pick, To Say Nothing of the Dog: Or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last.

* And, our entertainment picks; the movie Dredd, the Fringe series finale and the film Primer.

* Question of the week; What is your favorite scene from the Star Wars movie franchise?

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