CouncilCast #209 - I'll Rev Your Engine...Remotely - 5/10/22

CouncilCast #209 - I'll Rev Your Engine...Remotely - 5/10/22

Science * Don't wear sunscreen: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/05/corals-convert-sunscreen-chemical-into-a-toxin-that-kills-them/ [https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/05/corals-convert-sunscreen-chemical-into-a-toxin-that-kills-them/] * Space explosion: https://gizmodo.com/russian-motor-spontaneously-explodes-in-orbit-creating-1848880566 [https://gizmodo.com/russian-motor-spontaneously-explodes-in-orbit-creating-1848880566] Technology * How do you get your engine revving: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/6/23059874/ford-patent-application-remote-engine-revving-system [https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/6/23059874/ford-patent-application-remote-engine-revving-system] * Forget heads up displays: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/5/23058193/microsoft-hololens-moving-platform-cars-boats-vehicles-volkswagen-driving-hud [https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/5/23058193/microsoft-hololens-moving-platform-cars-boats-vehicles-volkswagen-driving-hud] Other Cool/Weird Shit * Canada will put you in moon jail: https://gizmodo.com/canada-crimes-committed-on-the-moon-1848859299 [https://gizmodo.com/canada-crimes-committed-on-the-moon-1848859299] * Best gift for anyone: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/3/23055713/simone-giertz-yetch-inventor-creator-youtube [https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/3/23055713/simone-giertz-yetch-inventor-creator-youtube]

CouncilCast #208 - The Salty Episode - 5/3/22

Science * Shock therapy, now with more flavor: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/electric-chopsticks-stimulate-your-food-to-make-it-taste-50-saltier/ [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/electric-chopsticks-stimulate-your-food-to-make-it-taste-50-saltier/] * How many phases of water are there: https://gizmodo.com/physicists-defy-haters-create-tetragonal-ice-1848682806 [https://gizmodo.com/physicists-defy-haters-create-tetragonal-ice-1848682806] Technology * We are becoming robots: https://gizmodo.com/electrical-probes-forcibly-steer-your-head-toward-lost-1848867980 [https://gizmodo.com/electrical-probes-forcibly-steer-your-head-toward-lost-1848867980] * Make sure you backup: https://gizmodo.com/university-loses-valuable-supercomputer-research-after-1848286983 [https://gizmodo.com/university-loses-valuable-supercomputer-research-after-1848286983] Other Cool/Weird Shit * Make music anywhere: https://gizmodo.com/these-two-bluetooth-bracelets-put-an-entire-orchestra-o-1848614206 [https://gizmodo.com/these-two-bluetooth-bracelets-put-an-entire-orchestra-o-1848614206] * How old is your cell phone: https://gizmodo.com/diy-rotary-cell-phone-kit-with-e-paper-oled-displays-1848843721 [https://gizmodo.com/diy-rotary-cell-phone-kit-with-e-paper-oled-displays-1848843721]

CouncilCast #207 - Would you rather go blind or never have sex again - 4/26/22

Science * Can you evenly split an oreo: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/19/us/oreo-filling-study-scn/index.html [https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/19/us/oreo-filling-study-scn/index.html] * Being horny will make you blind: https://gizmodo.com/viagra-cialis-erectile-dysfunction-eye-problems-side-ef-1848763074 [https://gizmodo.com/viagra-cialis-erectile-dysfunction-eye-problems-side-ef-1848763074] Technology * Who will fix Final Cut Pro: https://gizmodo.com/filmmakers-to-apples-tim-cook-please-make-updates-to-f-1848819033 [https://gizmodo.com/filmmakers-to-apples-tim-cook-please-make-updates-to-f-1848819033] * Ex-Twitter: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/04/twitter-announces-deal-to-sell-company-to-elon-musk-for-44-billion/ [https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/04/twitter-announces-deal-to-sell-company-to-elon-musk-for-44-billion/] Other Cool/Weird Shit * How do you set a timer: https://gizmodo.com/anime-style-kitchen-timer-is-wonderfully-over-the-top-1848817008 [https://gizmodo.com/anime-style-kitchen-timer-is-wonderfully-over-the-top-1848817008] * A Tesla wants to fly: https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/22/23037654/tesla-crash-private-jet-reddit-video-smart-summon [https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/22/23037654/tesla-crash-private-jet-reddit-video-smart-summon]

CouncilCast #206 - Poop Robots Left You an Upper Steam Decker - 4/19/22

Science * Go to space in style: https://www.space.com/space-perspective-space-tourism-balloon-capsule-interior [https://www.space.com/space-perspective-space-tourism-balloon-capsule-interior] * Slimebot will clean you out: https://www.engadget.com/magnetic-self-healing-slime-170524638.html?src=rss [https://www.engadget.com/magnetic-self-healing-slime-170524638.html?src=rss] Technology * Key an eye on your iOS device tracking: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/04/a-year-after-apple-enforces-app-tracking-policy-covert-ios-tracking-remains/ [https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/04/a-year-after-apple-enforces-app-tracking-policy-covert-ios-tracking-remains/] * Does your steam deck need more power: https://gizmodo.com/steam-deck-mod-adds-amd-desktop-gpu-for-4k-gaming-1848787629 [https://gizmodo.com/steam-deck-mod-adds-amd-desktop-gpu-for-4k-gaming-1848787629] Other Cool/Weird Shit * Why does everyone want to game from bed: https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/8/23017239/electric-gaming-bed-bauhutte-motorized-desk-station [https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/8/23017239/electric-gaming-bed-bauhutte-motorized-desk-station] * Rubbing one out might do more harm than good: https://gizmodo.com/a-man-tore-his-lung-from-masturbating-doctors-say-1848799773 [https://gizmodo.com/a-man-tore-his-lung-from-masturbating-doctors-say-1848799773]

CouncilCast #205 - Cat Protein Powder Powers the Space Station - 4/12/22

Science * Most expensive hotel room with a view: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/the-axiom-1-crew-launches-today-are-these-guys-tourists-astronauts-or-what/ [https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/the-axiom-1-crew-launches-today-are-these-guys-tourists-astronauts-or-what/] * Cats for everyone: https://gizmodo.com/hypoallergenic-cats-crispr-gene-editing-1848713100 [https://gizmodo.com/hypoallergenic-cats-crispr-gene-editing-1848713100] Technology * Turn on the stabilizers: https://gizmodo.com/staybl-makes-reading-easier-for-ipad-users-with-hand-tr-1848776672 [https://gizmodo.com/staybl-makes-reading-easier-for-ipad-users-with-hand-tr-1848776672] * Are they still solar panels if they work at night: https://www.npr.org/2022/04/07/1091320428/solar-panels-that-can-generate-electricity-at-night-have-been-developed-at-stanf [https://www.npr.org/2022/04/07/1091320428/solar-panels-that-can-generate-electricity-at-night-have-been-developed-at-stanf] Other Cool/Weird Shit * But what about for space: https://www.engadget.com/netflix-will-let-you-give-shows-a-two-thumbs-up-160048116.html?src=rss [https://www.engadget.com/netflix-will-let-you-give-shows-a-two-thumbs-up-160048116.html?src=rss] * Bring on the nerf war: https://gizmodo.com/adam-savage-built-an-absolutely-maniacal-dart-blasting-1848661369 [https://gizmodo.com/adam-savage-built-an-absolutely-maniacal-dart-blasting-1848661369]