Scientists from Tufts University, the University of Vermont, and the Wyss Institute at Harvard published early research in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences about robots made from heart and skin cells derived from frog embryo stem cells that they call xenobots. What does this mean for robotics and what are the ethical issues at play?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Annalee Newitz
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The Iowa Caucus takes place February 3 and Democratic Party will be using an in-house smartphone app to send out results. Justin shares hits thoughts the party’s latest attempt to leverage smartphone technology.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young
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We’ve got Hugo nominations open! And a new Heinlein novel. I mean “new” to everybody but him, we guess. Plus, we kick off In the Company fo Others by Julie E. Czerneda.
When asked about an edit feature for Twitter, company CEO Jack Dorsey said “We’ll probably never do it.” What’s the logic behind his statement and would an edit feature add or detract from the platform?
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This week on It’s Spoilerin’ Time: The Good Place (410), The Circle (101), The Larry Sanders Show (208)
Brian’s out of town, but Tom and Bryce tackle the return of The Good Place and dip a toe into Netflix’s The Circle.
Cordkillers is off next week due to Martin Luther King, Jr. day. We will return January 27, 2020.
Next episode: The Good Place (411-412), The New Pope (101-102), Picard (101), The Larry Sanders Show (209-210)
00:44 – Winter Movie Draft update
05:52 – The Good Place (410)
15:05 – The Circle (101)
24:45 – The Larry Sanders Show (208)
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Quibi insists it’s not competing with traditional streaming incumbents like Hulu or Netflix. But then who is it for and what’s the business case?
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Oscar nominations, a surprising new TiVO box, and a Locke and Key trailer. All this and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Hammond Chamberlain.
Cordkillers is off next week due to Martin Luther King, Jr. day. We will return January 27, 2020.
This week on It’s Spoilerin’ Time: The Good Place (410), The Circle (101), The Larry Sanders Show (208)
Next episode: The Good Place (411-412), The New Pope (101-102), Picard (101), The Larry Sanders Show (209-210)
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Wired spoke with Kayvon Beykpour former founder of Periscope and head of product at Twitter regarding steps the platform is taking to minimize bad behavior.
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Finding good employees for tech companies can be challenging. Tom Merritt offers five ways to find the best tech talent for your company.
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