Episode 151
Windows 10 was released, and it does its darnedest to spy on you.
Spicy food linked to immortality longer lifespans.
The EFF has released a DNT (Do Not Track) Policy.
Drone drops drugs on prison.
Robots will take our jobs… well, mostly mens’ jobs.
The Hitchbot tried to hitchhike across the US. Emphasis “tried”.
A disabled chicken to surgically receive a 3d-printed limb.
Spoiler Alert:
Brendan urges you to just #EatTheChicken
We found an open letter for making autonomous weapons illegal.
Hackers find a way to remotely disable a Jeep.
Profiling how you type can be used to identify you.
Sex toy innovation hampered by patent trolls.
The military is testing a non-lethal noise gun.
An explosion at a government building is shown to be a meth lab.
Spoiler Alert:
Lo Speziale in the style of Breaking Bad was awesome.
Terminator: Genisys was not awesome. It was just okay.
Lifelock had one job…
Ashley Madison’s site is hacked and held to ransom.
Is a drone with a gun legal?
FBI busts up a child pornography ring with malware.
Drug kingpin El Chapo escapes from a Mexican jail in spectacular fashion.
Sound can influence flavor in interesting ways.
This week in non-traditional alcohol consumption in the form of a Vaportini and Alcoholic Architecture.
An app and phone accessory to facilitate counting of sperm.
Spoiler Alert:
We talk Ant Man
Alan nails all the transitions this week!
A proposed airplane seating arrangement that’s sardines novel.
Bonus: Fun twitter handles: Modern Seinfeld @SeinfeldToday and Star Trek TNG Season 8 @TNG_S8
Combining an infamous topic and a favorite topic: Donald Trump + 3D Printing.
Bonus: Story we referenced with the 5-part Venn diagram of the Republican hopefuls.
NASA’s New Horizons satellite sends back many photos of Pluto.
Turning trash cans into wifi hotspots.
TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015’s winner: the Witness app for emergency livestreaming.
Denmark generates 140% of its daily power requirements from wind.
Spoiler Alert:
Alan fumbles not one, but TWO transitions.
Episode 147
Cryptography and Tech Industry experts were queried by Congress about cryptography.
Reddit blew up a little over the weekend.
Colorado’s experiment with free birth control is an unqualified success.
Non-metallic robot invented for surgeries within an MRI… but what kinds of surgeries?
Very-metallic, human-powered robots from the United States and Japan will duel.
Spoiler Alert:
We aren’t the “Lake House” of podcasts.
Episode 146
This year scientists inserted a Leap Second on Tuesday night.
A robot at a VW plant pinned a killed a man. Bonus: it was reported on by Sarah O’Connor. You can’t make this up.
A neighbor shoots down a man’s drone with a shotgun.
Plants and vegetables are grown underground in London.
Telehealth innovation is coming from medical marijuana providers.
In light of recent Donald Trump ridiculousness, a brewery severs ties with him in a dramatic way.
Spoiler Alert:
A shotgun is louder than a drone.
Episode 145
In his continuing exploration of local government, Brendan uncovered Richmond’s ban on space-based weapons.
The UK made it illegal to rip CDs. By the way, it’s 2015.
Will your self driving car be forced to kill you?
A Dutch artist is 3D printing a bridge in place over a canal.
The treasury plans to put a woman on the $10 bill.
Hopefully soon at Tranquility Base REI: the #MoonTent.
The EFF has released their internet and government privacy report card.
Mind reading is (sorta) made possible with major surgery and electrode sheets attached directly to your brain.
We talked about Inside Out.
Spoiler Alert:
In addition to #FlatEarth, we hope to promote sponsorship vi #MoonTentBrend
Episode 144
Addendum to last week’s story of FBI surveillance planes, a look into an NYPD surveillance helicopter.
A personal camera drone, or flying selfie stick depending on who you ask.
DARPA’s latest robotic challenge.
Bonus #1: The DARPA robotic cheetah can now jump.
Bonus #2: Sometimes untethered autonomous robots are less graceful.
UK artist creates robotic roaming beds for overnight museum stays.
Spoiler Alert:
Brendan Abides. Brendan is now a Dudeist Priest
Episode 143
FBI retains a fleet of small airplanes for surveillance.
The TSA had a 95% miss rate in latest internal contraband testing.
Meth price drops below Burger King meal price.
Russian state sponsored internet trolls.
NASA tests the LDSD system for eventual use on Mars.
Spoiler Alert:
The “Pre” in TSAPre is short for Precog.
Episode 142
Comcast Charter Communications is looking to acquire Time Warner Cable.
iRobot is looking to add cameras to their Roomba robot vacuum cleaners.
Could video games be the next media to move to a subscription model?
Audi scientists synthesize guzzoline gasoline.
Spoiler Alert:
“Matrioska of Shittiness” is A Thing!