Time Traveling Robots in Space #55 - Puking For Science

Time traveling junk? A vomiting robot. Abrams Goes to Wars. And a very introspective question of the week.



* A 300 million year old piece of coal appears to have a piece of a machine inside it.
http://io9.com/5978534/is-this-really-a-300-million+year+old-machine-gear

* Tracking how the Norovirus is spread using a robot named Larry.
http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/vomiting-robot-pukes-for-science-130122.htm

*  A director is hired for Star Wars episode VII and it's someone we're very familiar with! 
http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/jj-abrams-set-direct-next-star-wars-film-exclusive-74596

* Our Audible pick, To Say Nothing of the Dog: Or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last.

* And, our entertainment picks; the movie Dredd, the Fringe series finale and the film Primer.

* Question of the week; What is your favorite scene from the Star Wars movie franchise?

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Time Traveling Robots in Space #50 - Star Wars is Back!!

What is the "Looper Effect"?  Who survived hurricane Sandy out at sea?  And we talk at length about the return of Star Wars!



* Details are finally coming out about the new Twilight Zone movie.
http://updates.io9.com/post/34917139634/leonardo-dicaprios-twilight-zone-movie-will-feature

* We learn about the floating robot that survived at sea and took readings during hurricane Sandy.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57544555-1/seafaring-robot-sails-through-sandy-unscathed/

* George Lucas sells Star Wars and his other properties to Disney. Then announce episode 7!
http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/30/3577656/disney-buys-lucasfilm-plans-to-release-star-wars-episode-7-in-2015?=1

* This week's Audible.com pick, Star Wars: Heir to the Empire: the Thrawn Trilogy, Book 1

* And, our picks; the film Cloud Atlas, "Marionettes, Inc" one of the short stories from Ray Bradbury's book The Illustrated Man and Fringe: Season 1.

*  Question of the week; Since we talked a lot about Star Wars on this episode, what job would you like to have in that universe and on which side would you want to be?

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Time Traveling Robots in Space #49 - Gangnam Style

Will Black Ops 2 have some time traveling elements to it?  A robot that can fight fires and dance to Gangnam Style!  And We ask what type of robot would you want to be?



* Analyzing the list of achievements for Black Ops 2 found references to time travel.
http://stickskills.com/2012/10/16/black-ops-2-campaign-to-feature-time-travel/


* A robot that can dance to "Gangnam Style" could be fighting future fires for the Navy.
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/navy-robot-gangnam-style/

* A rock thought to be part of a recent fireball over Northern California turns out to be just another rock.
http://www.space.com/18204-california-fireball-meteorite-normal-rock.html

* This week's Audible.com pick, The Door Into Summer by Robert Heinlein

* And, our picks; a real life, interactive R2D2 unit, a time-lapse video of the space shuttle Endeavor being towed through the streets of Los Angeles and the movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
and the movie Argo.

*  Question of the week; If you were a robot, what task would you be (or want to be) designed to do?

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