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  Science Fantastic Voyage but with robots: https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/16/georgia-tech-tiny-bristle-bots/ SpaceX Starship can't out hop an explosion: https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/17/20697603/spacex-starship-starhopper-raptor-engine-static-fire-test-explosion Technology NASA computer mines bitcoin instead of moon rock: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/07/computer-from-nasas-apollo-program-reprogrammed-to-mine-bitcoin/ Google really wants you to be their friend: https://gizmodo.com/google-cant-quit-trying-to-make-new-social-networks-1836276443 Other Cool/Weird Shit Guy wants to hoverboard over the English Channel: https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/22/20703462/flyboard-air-channel-crossing-england-france-franky-zapata-hoverboard Who wouldn't want to fly while they sleep: https://kotaku.com/enormous-flight-simulator-installed-in-tokyo-hotel-1836238095

  Science Dragonfly drone on the moon Titan: https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/27/nasa-dragonfly-mission-saturn-titan/ Highest weather station on Earth: https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/13/mount-everest-expedition-installs-highest-weather-stations-on-ea/ Technology Nobody needs ebooks anymore: https://gizmodo.com/ebooks-purchased-from-microsoft-will-be-deleted-this-mo-1836005672 Apple loses it's design mojo: https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/27/18761771/apple-jony-ive-leaving-best-product-videos-iphone-ipad-imac Other Cool/Weird Shit Drivers get stuck in the mud: https://gizmodo.com/dozens-of-drivers-got-stuck-after-blindly-following-goo-1835910269 Get your Tesla pickup truck here: https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/18/youtuber-known-for-shitty-robots-turns-tesla-model-3-into-pick/

  Science Proof of Decepticons on the moon https://www.inverse.com/article/56677-metal-anomaly-detected-on-the-moon?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=inverse&utm_campaign=organic World's strongest magnet: https://gizmodo.com/scientists-in-florida-make-the-worlds-strongest-magnet-1835489674 Technology Is it too late for Facebook's Cryptocurrency: https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/18/18682290/facebook-libra-cryptocurrency-visa-mastercard-digital-currency-calibra-wallet-announce No more Galaxy Fold for you: https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/13/att-cancels-galaxy-fold-pre-orders/ Other Cool/Weird Shit Would you agree to this end user agreement for a paper towel dispenser: https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/6/20/18692631/tork-tissue-dispenser-eula-end-user-license-agreement Real life mech warfare: http://rteamrobotics.weebly.com/mech-warfare.html

Welcome to CouncilCast, this is episode 84 being recorded on June 18th, 2019. The Council is now in session. As with every week, we will make arbitrary decisions about topics on science, technology, and random shit with little background and next to no expertise. All CouncilCast Decisions are Final and have no bearing on anything. Science Shhhhh!! it's quiet in outer space https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/18/its-quiet-out-there-scientists-fail-to-hear-signals-of-alien-life Boaty McBoatface makes a shocking discovery! https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1141760/antarctica-ocean-survey-boaty-mcboatface Technology Facial Recognition could be banned in California and the Police aren't happy https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/16/california-could-limit-how-police-use-facial-recognition-technology/1456448001/ Deep Fake for real https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/10/18659432/deepfake-ai-fakes-tech-edit-video-by-typing-new-words Other Cool/Weird Shit Mariah Carey Birth

  Science Saving life’s without cutting people open... what a novel idea! https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190515144020.htm Tourism on the ISS is about to take off: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/06/nasa-will-allow-private-astronauts-on-the-iss-for-11250-22500-a-day/ Technology Apple has a new monitor, but wait till you see the stand: https://gizmodo.com/how-ridiculous-is-apples-1-000-monitor-stand-really-1835237372 Michelin took my breath away with their new tires: https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/04/gm-and-michelin-airless-tires/ Other Cool/Weird Shit No vaping here: https://gizmodo.com/dumbass-thinks-he-can-vape-into-a-bag-on-spirit-airline-1835375646 Car share gone wild: https://gizmodo.com/car2stay-frustrated-man-builds-fence-around-car2go-par-1835148777

  Science Go to Mars in 2020: https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/mars2020/ Canadians want to transport oil as bricks: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/01/canadian-plans-to-transport-oil-as-solid-briquettes-move-forward/ Technology Bigger is always better: https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/23/fujifilm-gfx-100-goes-on-sale/ No notch, no problem: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/5/16/18625678/asus-zenfone-6-flipping-camera-no-bezel-display-android Other Cool/Weird Shit Play games at work: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/05/amazon-gamifies-its-warehouse-work-like-tetris-but-with-real-boxes/ The future is here, more tunnels: https://jalopnik.com/elon-musk-says-hyperloop-tunnel-is-now-just-a-normal-1835024474?utm_source=jalopnik_facebook&utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

 Science Big craters by small robots: https://gizmodo.com/new-photos-show-the-surprisingly-big-crater-blasted-int-1834298147 Stem cells might be able to cure diabetes: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/03/stem-cells-may-treat-type-1-diabetes/ Technology Flying cars; a thing of the future today https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flying-cars-ready-to-take-off/ Retro gaming done right?: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/05/the-streaming-service-that-wants-to-save-the-retro-gaming-biz-from-piracy/ Other Cool/Weird Shit Who ordered the F16? https://gizmodo.com/f-16-fighter-jet-crashes-into-california-warehouse-wor-1834838834 Tesla is out of money!: https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/17/18629166/elon-musk-tesla-money-changes-cfo-employee-expenses

  Science World's fastest airplane, coming to an airport near you soon: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/05/hermeus-announces-plan-to-build-the-fastest-aircraft-in-the-world/ Jeff Bezos reveals his plans to take over the moon: https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/09/blue-origin-blue-moon-lunar-lander/ Technology Google Changes Everything: https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/07/heres-everything-google-announced-today-at-the-i-o-2019-keynote/ Phone PixelWars: https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/8/18537699/samsung-64-megapixel-phone-camera-sensor-announced Other Cool/Weird Shit Airbnb home is really just a container: https://gizmodo.com/clean-home-with-private-bathroom-on-airbnb-just-a-roads-1834721410 Might want to rethink cracking your neck: https://gizmodo.com/a-28-year-old-man-cracked-his-neck-and-gave-himself-a-s-1834482725

  Science First Private Japanese Firm to Reach Space: https://gizmodo.com/interstellar-technology-becomes-first-private-japanese-1834537993 Weed in Space? Now that's really high:https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/03/weed-in-space-is-going-to-be-a-thing-now/ Technology Apple might reveal long-awaited Mac Pro redesign at WWDC: https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/6/18531086/apple-wwdc-2019-mac-pro-new-hardware-rumors How a group of mothers uses drones to find the casualties of Mexico’s drug war: https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/6/18515985/veracruz-mexico-grave-detection-colectivo-solecito-drones-drug-war Other Cool/Weird Shit Couples across the US are hiring donkeys called 'beer burros' to serve drinks at their weddings (AKA Ass-Beer): https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/offbeat/couples-across-the-us-are-hiring-donkeys-called-beer-burros-to-serve-drinks-at-their-weddings/ar-AAAXJYq Penis potholes prompt council to take action: https://metro.co.uk/201

  Science Fiberoptic cables can detect earthquakes: https://gizmodo.com/dark-fiber-optic-cables-can-measure-earthquakes-1832356545 Stratolaunch flies the world's largest plane: https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/13/stratolaunch-completes-first-flight/ Technology For when you want to watch tv lying down: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/29/18522287/samsung-sero-vertical-tv-price-release-date-millennials $500k in ethereum classic heist: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/01/almost-500000-in-ethereum-coin-stolen-by-forking-its-blockchain/ Other Cool/Weird Shit They said it was impossible: https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/01/impossible-burger-burger-king-whopper/ Leaf blowers from car parts: https://www.cnet.com/news/elon-musk-says-tesla-will-make-a-leaf-blower-for-some-reason/

  Science Ryan Cook: spacex rocket tips over Bad week for SpaceX as dragon capsule explodes: https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/21/spacex-crew-dragon-capsule-anomaly/ Citizen astronomers better than NASA: https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/09/citizens-discover-new-planet-nasa-algorithms-missed/ Technology Who said being flexible was bad: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/04/bendgate-2-0-samsungs-2000-foldable-phone-is-already-breaking/ Now it's delayed: https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/22/samsung-delays-galaxy-fold-release/ Autonomous fighter jet: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/27/boeing-autonomous-fighter-jet-2020/ Other Cool/Weird Shit Presidential candidate will use holograms to connect with people: https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/12/andrew-yang-3d-hologram-rallies/ Cable lobby tries to recover its reputation by removing "cable" from its name: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/c

  Science Black Hole Picture: https://apple.news/AmYouFbBMSP6nCnQU2Ddz6A First private mission to the moon ends in first private crash into the moon: https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/11/private-moon-lander-crash/ Technology Google+ is dead, long live google currents: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/04/google-is-back-meet-the-enterprise-focused-google-currents/ Is this the best apocalypse car: https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/27/jaguar-land-rover-ultraviolet-anti-virus/ Other Cool/Weird Shit Cops prevent a burglary performed by...a Roomba: https://gizmodo.com/police-respond-to-911-burglary-call-guns-drawn-turns-o-1833939921 Wowair goes bankrupt as people are flying: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/28/18285262/budget-wow-air-collapses-flights-cancelled-stranded-passengers

  Science There's a new space force in town: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/india-shoots-down-a-weather-satellite-declares-itself-a-space-power/ Jaws: The Unstoppable Machine: https://gizmodo.com/great-white-sharks-appear-perfectly-healthy-despite-lea-1833721007 Technology KC - St. Louis Hyperloop - https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/high-speed-hyperloop-connecting-kansas-city-st-louis-one-step-closer-to-reality No April Fool's for you: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/27/18283674/microsoft-april-fools-day-ban-pranks-internal-memo Other Cool/Weird Shit In Harambe we rap: https://gizmodo.com/we-regret-to-inform-you-elon-musk-has-released-a-rap-si-1833705207 Russia has a new way to combat rogue drones: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/30/18287487/russia-shotgun-drone-counter-uav-syria

  Science NASA may not develop a new rocket to go to the moon: https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/13/nasa-orion-mission-commercial-rockets/ This is fast: https://www.sciencealert.com/a-cannonball-pulsar-is-careening-through-the-milky-way-at-2-5-million-miles-per-hour Technology Robots are now parking cars: https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/15/stanley-robotics-robot-valets-airport-france/ Is this the new flash games: https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/19/18272871/google-stadia-gdc-2019-details PSA - Gmail integration with IFTTT ending this week: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/25/18280512/gmail-ifttt-discontinued-march-31st-send-email-action-trigger Other Cool/Weird Shit Two destinations for the price of one: https://jalopnik.com/british-airways-flight-goes-525-miles-in-the-wrong-dire-1833545219 Huge asteroid explodes as it hits the earth: https://gizmodo.com/a-huge-asteroid-exploded-above-earth-and-you-totally-m-1833384372

  Science Space harpoon catches space junk: https://gizmodo.com/space-harpoon-successfully-snatches-space-junk-1832655083 Can you guess which planet is closest to Earth? https://gizmodo.com/mercury-not-venus-is-the-closest-planet-to-earth-1833290616 Technology Must use cash, no electronic only payments here: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/sorry-amazon-philadelphia-bans-cashless-stores/ And another one bites the dust: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/new-jersey-becomes-second-state-to-ban-cashless-shops-and-restaurants/ nVidia ends support for...3D glasses: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/03/11/nvidia-ending-3d-vision-support/ Other Cool/Weird Shit When was the last time your smartphone saved your life: https://gizmodo.com/smartphone-stops-arrow-when-absurdly-lucky-man-tries-to-1833287987 Myspace deleted things, who cares: https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/18/myspace-lost

  Science First space tourists: Virgin Galactic goes to edge of space: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/22/virgin-galactic-sends-its-first-passenger-to-the-edge-of-space/ We can fix global warming by using a sun curtain: https://earther.gizmodo.com/scientists-maybe-if-we-only-dim-the-sun-a-little-it-wo-1833203941 Technology You can now pay with your fingerprint...kind of: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/11/18259624/natwest-gemalto-debit-card-fingerprint-scanner-biometric-contactless-nfc-uk USB4, here to save us all: https://gizmodo.com/usb4-is-going-to-revolutionize-the-usb-standard-all-ove-1833059622 Other Cool/Weird Shit Man steals from bank by "testing" an ATM exploit: https://gizmodo.com/programmer-at-chinese-bank-jailed-after-reportedly-find-1832326878 The GPS system is going full Y2K: https://gizmodo.com/the-y2k-moment-for-gps-systems-is-just-a-month-away-1833125742

  Science SpaceX Launches Dragon Capsule to ISS: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/spacex-set-to-launch-critical-dragon-demonstration-mission-tonight/ IT LIVES!!!: https://bgr.com/2019/03/01/curiosity-nasa-mars-rover-glitch-safe-mode/ Technology Tesla announces $35k car, paid for by closing stores: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/02/tesla-announces-35000-model-3-is-closing-its-stores-to-pay-for-it/ What day do you want you Amazon stuff delivered: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/28/amazon-day-weekly-delivery-day/ Other Cool/Weird Shit Would you drink this elixir of immortality: https://gizmodo.com/elixir-of-immortality-uncovered-in-2-000-year-old-chi-1833038438 Japan's robot hotel fires half it's workers: https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/16/japan-robot-hotel-fires-over-half-its-robots/

  Science Perpetual motion machines make people live forever: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/05/self-charging-pacemakers-are-powered-by-patients-heartbeats/ Goodbye Opportunity: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/02/opportunity-did-not-answer-nasas-final-call-and-its-now-gone-to-us/ Who needs weather forecasts for Earth when you can check it on Mars: https://gizmodo.com/you-can-now-check-the-weather-on-mars-every-day-1832752785 Technology Would you like to walk around in some bricks: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/02/my-left-shoe-wont-even-reboot-faulty-app-bricks-nike-smart-sneakers/ X-ray vision for your car: https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/22/gmc-2020-sierra-hd-pickup-camera-system-infotainment/ Other Cool/Weird Shit Pilot gets bored while flying: https://gizmodo.com/bored-pilot-writes-im-bored-and-draws-two-dicks-in-the-1832754055 Don't cross beams, but it's now a sport: https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/19/1823126

  Science What happens when a star falls into a black hole: https://gizmodo.com/a-star-fell-into-a-black-hole-revealing-its-super-fast-1831653729 Shoes that know when you fall: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/01/alphabet-verily-smart-shoes-leak/ Technology Make your own Steambox with Raspberry Pi: https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/04/valve-helps-raspberry-pi-owners-build-their-own-steam-link-box/ Who owns dance moves: https://www.polygon.com/fortnite/2018/12/18/18147009/epic-fortnite-dance-lawsuits Other Cool/Weird Shit Elon musk tweets about new stainless steel starship: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/01/elon-musk-is-really-really-excited-about-his-starship/ Yo quiero taco hand grenades: https://gizmodo.com/florida-man-discovers-wwii-hand-grenade-drives-it-to-l-1832103320 WWI grenade found inside potatoes: https://gizmodo.com/wwi-hand-grenade-found-among-potato-shipment-at-chip-fa-1832307379

  Science The sun could turn into a crystal ball, but might not tell your future: https://gizmodo.com/our-sun-could-one-day-turn-into-a-crystal-ball-1831675883 Mars One will not be sending anyone on a one way ticket to Mars: https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/11/18220153/mars-one-bankruptcy-bas-lansdorp-human-settlement Technology AMD launches Radeon VII, bigger and badder Vega: https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Radeon-VII-Review-Supercharged-Vega Google chrome may change how adblocker's work: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/google-planning-changes-to-chrome-that-could-break-ad-blockers/ Other Cool/Weird Shit What's worse than a clogged toilet? One on the ISS: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/06/iss-toilet-leak-water-crew/ Vape pen kills a man: https://gizmodo.com/texas-man-dies-after-vape-pen-explosion-severs-artery-t-1832355840