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We are a team of extraordinary people who come together weekly to podcast and make arbitrary decisions about topics on science, technology, and random shit.
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CouncilCast #190 - Moon Zombies That You Can Taste - 12/28/21
ScienceSpace rocks revealed: https://gizmodo.com/vacuum-sealed-container-from-1972-moon-landing-will-fin-1848234198
The James Webb Space Telescope launches: https://www.cnet.com/news-live/watch-live-nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-launch/
TechnologyIf you're a pirate, you can get software for...free: https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-offers-pirates-a-discount-to-get-them-to-use-1848186178
When can you get a usb-c iphone: https://gizmodo.com/usb-c-iphone-sells-for-86-001-proving-apple-is-leavin-1848042351
Other Cool/Weird ShitForget smell-o-vision: https://www.engadget.com/taste-the-tv-lickable-screen-173805499.html?src=rss
Car repair is too expensive: https://gizmodo.com/finnish-man-passes-on-paying-22-600-to-replace-his-tes-1848268874 -
CouncilCast #189 - NASA's Suck Off Machine is Out of This World - 12/21/21
ScienceHave you ever seen a millipede: https://www.npr.org/2021/12/20/1066017155/finally-scientists-have-found-a-true-millipede
Improve your eyesight in space: https://www.engadget.com/nasa-sleeping-bag-prevent-eyeball-squashing-083937316.html?src=rss
TechnologySomeone's been naughty: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/12/the-hdmi-forum-follows-the-usb-if-in-using-new-version-numbers-to-refer-to-old-ports/
Pay to unlock your car: https://www.engadget.com/toyota-key-fob-remote-start-function-requires-subscription-111606852.html?src=rss
Other Cool/Weird ShitProtect yourself from 5G radiation: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/12/anti-5g-quantum-pendants-are-radioactive/
Serve your baby on a robot: https://gizmodo.com/hyundai-made-a-highly-maneuverable-drink-serving-baby-1848226282 -
CouncilCast #188 - Space Wings for Algernon - 12/14/21
ScienceNo more space wings: https://www.engadget.com/bezos-branson-faa-astronaut-wings-215538360.html?src=rss
Using lasers to cook: https://gizmodo.com/engineers-cook-3d-printed-chicken-with-lasers-1847709113
TechnologyMercedes beats Tesla: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/12/mercedes-benz-gets-worlds-first-approval-for-automated-driving-system/
Finally you can be free: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/11/smart-devices-that-wirelessly-charge-upon-entering-a-room-coming-in-2022/
Other Cool/Weird ShitHow to be a better biker: https://gizmodo.com/this-backpack-turns-into-an-airbag-for-your-head-1847643676
Real rocket league: https://www.engadget.com/bmw-das-race-goal-rocket-league-real-life-161508734.html?src=rss -
CouncilCast #187 - Giggle Gate - 12/7/21
Science
A fishing hut on the moon: https://gizmodo.com/chinese-rover-to-investigate-mysterious-hut-spotted-o-1848165985
1 way to live longer: https://gizmodo.com/coffee-and-tea-linked-to-lower-risk-of-stroke-and-demen-1848068798
Technology
Who uses chrome anymore? https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/2/22813733/microsoft-windows-edge-download-chrome-prompts
Have you every been online: https://gizmodo.com/37-percent-of-the-worlds-population-has-never-been-onli-1848145327
Other Cool/Weird Shit
If you don't want a cybertruck, how about a whistle: https://www.engadget.com/tesla-made-a-cyberwhistle-and-its-already-sold-out-101040559.html?src=rss
Wouldn't you like to be trapped in an oasis: https://gizmodo.com/wonderwall-of-snow-traps-60-people-in-pub-with-oasis-co-1848132267 -
CouncilCast #186 - How Many Texas' Can SpaceX Launch - 11/30/21
ScienceHow fast can you blink: https://www.npr.org/2021/11/19/1057397887/move-over-blink-of-an-eye-the-snap-of-a-finger-is-the-fastest-human-motion
Don't worry this time it's intentional: https://www.engadget.com/space-x-nasa-dart-static-fire-test-date-nov-21-223815055.html?src=rss
TechnologyGet your cheap stuff faster: https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/22/22797025/walmart-droneup-arkansas-delivery-food-baby-essentials
Apple is giving up control: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/11/apple-will-soon-send-parts-and-tools-to-users-who-want-to-repair-their-phones/
Other Cool/Weird ShitHow often do you talk to your dog: https://gizmodo.com/dune-is-coming-home-again-sooner-than-you-think-1848106917
Something that pushed me over the edge: https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-changed-his-twitter-name-to-lorde-edge-and-1848020805 -
CouncilCast #185 - If It's Non-Toxic It's Edible - 11/16/21
ScienceThe aliens aren't coming: https://gizmodo.com/the-most-promising-signal-of-alien-intelligence-just-we-1847936562
How-to make rocket fuel on mars: https://gizmodo.com/microbes-might-make-it-easier-to-produce-rocket-fuel-on-1847931608
TechnologyGoodbye facebook: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/10/facebooks-rebrands-as-meta-amid-a-new-metaverse-first-outlook/
Backup all the things: https://www.engadget.com/5-d-storage-could-fit-500-tb-on-cd-sized-disc-095039455.html?src=rss
Other Cool/Weird ShitCan you fly with water: https://gizmodo.com/this-ultra-light-glider-flies-on-wings-made-of-liquid-w-1847988377
I heard you like gaming computers: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/14/22726631/indiev-indi-one-electric-car-founder-shi-hai-lawsuits