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Shownotes:

Chat

• Blue Christmas
  • Somewhere on Adam’s Soundcloud page you should be able to find this song, or several other fine tunes:
  • https://soundcloud.com/adam-justin-raitano/
• Twerking Pole

  • http://socialnewsdaily.com/21826/miley-cyrus-licks-a-pole-ruins-a-christmas-story/

• Type A/B-Person Sleep Cycles

  • It turns out that what I refer to as “biorhythms” is what science calls “chronobiology.” #wordsUsedWrong

  • Now, here are some interesting links about early birds and night owls.

    • http://insideperspectives.wordpress.com/personal-habits/sleep/atypical-sleep-patterns/
    • http://www.b-society.org/
• Fake science is easy to fall for

  • And here’s a fun article that talks about the warning signs:

  • http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-easy-ways-to-spot-b.s.-news-story-internet/

 

Articles

I Am Not a Robot

 Reporters try to get a robot telemarketer to admit that it is not a robot.

 http://io9.com/freakishly-realistic-telemarketing-robots-are-denying-t-1481050295

 

Turns out…it’s a wizard.

 http://io9.com/robot-denying-telemarketing-robot-may-not-actually-be-a-1485617146

 And here’s a handy Text-To-Speech device for Windows users (recognize her voice?):

 http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm

 

Speaking of HCI...

 Software that reads micro-expressions getting put onto the market…

 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/01/technology/when-algorithms-grow-accustomed-to-your-face.html?_r=0

 Some people worry about privacy, but this is nothing new.

 http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/01/ff-lie-detector/all/

 …and Paul Ekman has been working on it since the 1950’s.

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

Sound Science

They’re trying to spy on you through ultrasonic frequencies. Run for the hills.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=computers-can-be-hacked-using-high-frequency-sound

 

In Other Tech News

Triboelectric generation is the science of harnessing the power of simple movement. New breakthrough in research moves us closer to energy savings.

 http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=75412

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

 

Tweet of the Week

Grover is a loveable monster.

 https://twitter.com/GroverNorquist/status/416000066063990784

 

Ted Push

Vilayanur S. Ramachandran talks about the discovery and implications of mirror neurons in this short 2009 talk.

 http://www.ted.com/talks/vs_ramachandran_the_neurons_that_shaped_civilization.html

 Dr. Ramachandran has a history of working in some of the most interesting, obscure, and misunderstood areas of neural science. His research is often controversial, and it is a good idea to be a bit circumspect while listening. But he is a compelling speaker and a visionary scientist that deserves consideration.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilayanur_S._Ramachandran

 

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