Science advisor Rich joins us as we discuss the amount of ass our childhood heroes kicked, the strange case of a man with epic insomnia, the approaching artificial intelligence apocalypse that Towerbot’s warned them about for years and the sad fate of computer pioneer Alan Turing.

Show Notes:

• Something for the Repeater from Sean Vale via Facebook:

http://middleofbeyond.com/products/sasquatchcardigan

• The Bloodshot Tale of Paul Kern, or why a well-placed bullet through the frontal lobe might keep you up for 40 years:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kern

• A computer passed the Turing Test for the first time!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/06/09/a-computer-just-passed-the-turing-test-in-landmark-trial/

• Actually, it didn’t, and the idea is stupid anyway:

 https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140609/07284327524/no-computer-did-not-pass-turing-test-first-time-everyone-should-know-better.shtml

• The Shameful Tale of A.I. Pioneer Alan Turing, or Chemically Castrating Your WWII Heroes is Wrong and Can’t Be Made Up for 60 Years After the Fact:   

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/24/world/europe/alan-turing-royal-pardon/