#51 - Some Kind of Magic

This week, net neutrality wins big, we debate the validity of hydrogen fueled cars, and maybe "gluten sensitivity" is really a thing.

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Links:

• #TheDress
• Net Neutrality Win
• Android Pay
• Pebble Time on Kickstarter
• Toyota Fuel Cell
• 5G Cellular
• Hyperloop Test Track
• More on Hyperloop (Wikipedia)
• New Inflight Wifi Tech
• Aspartame Studies funded by Big Sweetener
• Science of Gluten Sensitivity (we got p-value wrong)
• XKCD: P-Values
• Emulsifiers and Obesity

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Future Sci Chat #12: GMOs

In this episode we talked natural vs biotechnological GMOs, Monsanto, and gave a verdict whether GMOs are a positive or negative force in the world.

Links:

• GMOs can be good (Analysis)
• GMO Documentary
• Monsanto Wikipedia (LOL: Lots of litigation)
• LA Times: Letter on "Natural"
• CollegeHumor - Adam Ruins Dogs
• 100 Years of Breed "Improvement"
• Truck got Stuck - Canola Oil Reference
• Rob is famous (in the Toronto area)
• CGP Grey on Copyright

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Future Sci Chat #10: Health

We tackled health this week on Future Chat, with talk of vitamins, the debunking of homeopathy and the placebo effect. We also spent the aftershow coming up with the best way to talk about death for a whole episode, so don't miss it!

Links:

Dog Breeds - Collegehumor

Poop Transplants - Minute Earth

Skin Microbiome Post - NY Times
*I think we took the discussion off the public forum at that point.

We are taking a week off next week, but we'll be back in two weeks with all new energy!

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