Oct 11, 2018
On this momentous day that was predicted 30 years ago on the cover of The Economist magazine, we discuss the rise of paganism in the UK and the US, Basil talks Rosewater, Amazon is caught with a sexist AI, and Elon is the face of God? Join us on Patreon to get MORE!
AGG for the WEEK of Sept. 26th- Oct. 3rd
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST FOLKS! (Updates on stories)
This robot dog will clean up after you
Hashtag wars: how Facebook, Twitter, and social media changed how we fight wars - Vox
A geneticist and social scientist debate if we should edit the genomes of human embryos
TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTS, AND AI OH MY!
Want to convince someone you're not a robot? Use the word 'poop' - CNET
Artificial intelligence helps reveal how people process abstract thought
The Creepy-Cute Robot that Picks Peppers With its Face | WIRED
These adorable robots work together to build alien structures
Meet Vector, the cutest AI-powered robot ever
Anki’s cute Vector robot will include a mysterious Alexa integration
Can Neuroscience Teach Robot Cars to Be Less Annoying? - Bloomberg
Are AI robots the future of parenting in China? - CNN
Robot Cops in New York and the Human Condition | National Review
Robotic 'skin' transforms stuffed animals into soft bots. And that's just the beginning.
MPs invite robot to give evidence on AI | The Independent
Robotic bees could pollinate plants in case of insect apocalypse | Environment | The Guardian
Walmart robot scrubs store floors - Business Insider
Humanoid construction robot installs drywall by itself
The Robots Are Coming To Las Vegas | KPBS
Instagram is using AI to detect bullying in photos and captions - The Verge
Artificial intelligence hates the poor and disenfranchised
Thinking Like a Human: What It Means to Give AI a Theory of Mind
Caltech time-traveling illusion tricks the brain into seeing things that aren't there
Cyber Tests Showed 'Nearly All' New Pentagon Weapons Vulnerable To Attack, GAO Says : NPR
CRYPTOCURRENCY AND B-B-B-BLOCK CHAIN
Warren Buffet Is the CEO of Bitcoin, According to Google - Motherboard
Google Ad Reveals Search Giant's Feelings On Bitcoin And Crypto
BIOMEDICAL/GENETICS/TRANSHUMANISM
Illumina-Backed Startup Asks SEC to Let It Pay People for DNA - Bloomberg
RAADfest: Inside the conference to reverse human aging
Discovery of first genetic variants associated with finding meaning in life
Gender dysphoria may have genetic basis: Australian study - Health - ABC News
Genetic disease healed using genome editing
Gene editing can't help human fetuses yet, but it just made a big leap in mice | Popular Science
Scientists go 'back to the future,' create flies with ancient genes to study evolution
It’s better to be born rich than gifted - The Washington Post
Genetics research 'biased towards studying white Europeans' | Science | The Guardian
Asians finally have drugs ‘perfectly tailored’ to their genetics | Genetic Literacy Project
The First 1,000-Year-Old Person Could Already Be Alive, Thanks to A.I. | Inverse
Scientists Uncover The Ancient Love Triangle That Made You
New study identifies possible ancestors of RNA
Yes, We’re Becoming Less Smart. But What Can We Do About It? | Psychology Today
CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND SOMETIMES FACTS!
Trump promotes anti-Semitic conspiracy theory on Twitter – ThinkProgress
Online Conspiracy Theories: The WIRED Guide | WIRED
Conspiracy Theorists Are Embracing A Microwave Theory About US Diplomats Injured In Cuba
Kyrie Irving apologizes to science teachers for spreading flat earth theories - SBNation.com
Should fake news be battled in the courts? - CNN
Opinion | The Paranoid Style in G.O.P. Politics - The New York Times
On Politics With Lisa Lerer: Midterm Conspiracies - The New York Times
The one conspiracy theory that Republicans won’t believe - The Washington Post
MH370 news: Missing Malaysia Airlines plane captured MULTIPLE times on Google Maps |Express.co.uk
“THE FOUR HORSEMEN of the TECHNOCALYPSE!”
Jeff Bezos and Airbus Just Announced a "Moon Race" -- The Motley Fool
Elon Musk quietly donates $480K to help Flint, MI schools get access to clean water
Science Reveals The Face Of God And It Looks Like Elon Musk
Kanye West Jumps on Table at Detroit College to Rant About Leaving Elon Musk Alone
Musk's outbursts are pushes against status quo, Reid Hoffman says
Decoding body language of top TED Talks by Jeff Bezos, Tony Robbins
SPACE/ALIEN/ETs/UFOs
Rosewater by Tade Thompson review – a stellar SF debut | Books | The Guardian
The 10 alien species we'd most like to invade Earth right now
Aliens haven't been found because we've hardly looked for them: study - Business Insider
Strange light moving slowly through the Bay Area sky was Elon Musk's SpaceX - SFGate
The 8-dimensional space that must be searched for alien life - MIT Technology Review
What Linguistics Can Tell Us about Talking to Aliens - Scientific American
Project Blue Book is set to debut in 2019 on the History Channel
An Alien That Can Change Sex Is Perfectly Plausible Because There Are Plenty Of Species That Do It
The Universe Has A Speed Limit, And It Isn't The Speed Of Light
SOCIAL MEDIA/GOOGLE/AMAZON
Facebook's new home gadget might have a creepy camera
Facebook's creepy new speakers are freaking people out | Fox News
Amazon’s smart microwave is how it’ll get Alexa into every home - Vox
Why every social media site is a dumpster fire - Vox
Break up Amazon before it does any more damage to America
Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women | Reuters
DealBook Briefing: Google’s Turn for a Data Scandal - The New York Times
Leak chips away at Google's secrecy on China - BBC News
Google has appealed a $5 billion Android fine from the EU - The Verge
THE UNSEEN REALM
Nearly half of Brits 'believe demons, witches and vampires are living among them' - Mirror Online
Celebrities who have dabbled in the occult | 1 | Page Six
The explosive growth of witches, Wiccans, and Pagans in the US — Quartzy
“Satanic Cult Awareness” Training Guide | The Vigilant Citizen