Podcast: Future Chat

This week’s show is a special science AND technology extravaganza. We talked about some scientific and technical applications of light of all energy, from radio waves to gamma rays.

Links:

• The Ad Hominem Fallacy – PBS Idea Channel
• Why Everything Wireless is 2.4 GHz – Gizmodo
• Nocebo – CGP Grey
• Stoichiometry – Crash Course
• NMR Facility Closing (La Presse)

In this episode we talked natural vs biotechnological GMOs, Monsanto, and gave a verdict whether GMOs are a positive or negative force in the world.Links:

• GMOs can be good (Analysis)
• GMO Documentary
• Monsanto Wikipedia (LOL: Lots of litigation)
• LA Times: Letter on “Natural”
• CollegeHumor – Adam Ruins Dogs
• 100 Years of Breed “Improvement”
• Truck got Stuck – Canola Oil Reference
• Rob is famous (in the Toronto area)
• CGP Grey on Copyright

We had a great time this week with the help of Alex from the UK talking about automation. We also had a heated discussion about political science and voting systems. +CGP Grey would be proud of this episode, and you can find links to several of his projects below.

Links:

• Teaching programs to program
• Humans Need Not Apply
• Hello Internet about Humans Need Not Apply
• Top Gear Self-Driving Rig Race
• Solar Learning TED talk
• BoxCar 2D
• Genetic Algorithm for walking
• CGP Grey Animal Kingdom Voting (Honestly, just watch all of them!)