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Saturday, May 30, 2015

#60 - Some Sheldon Cooper-esque Dialogue

In this episode, we discuss our favourite new things from Google I/O, go deeper on bike lanes, and we determine Mike would be a terrible research dictator in a conversation about physical vs. mental attraction.

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Monday, May 25, 2015

#59 - Don Quixote Syndrome Took Over

This week, we talk Let's Talk Science funding, wind turbines with no blades, and look forward to Google I/O later in the week.

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Monday, May 11, 2015

#57 - What's Slow About a Bear

In this episode, Tesla goes gangbusters, it's zeppelins vs. dirigibles, and trucks are driving themselves in Nevada. Get excited, because we'll be delivering this one to a Canada Post near you!

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If you enjoy the show, be sure to check out our Patreon page, patreon.com/UnwindMedia. Every little bit helps to keep this and all of our shows running!

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Sunday, May 3, 2015

#56 - We Don't Need A Biologist

This week, Rob gets a new job, we discuss Microsoft's Build conference (much to Nick's chagrin), Tesla's big new battery, and how a woolly mammoth burger would taste.

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Sunday, April 26, 2015

#55 - Playing Chess with a Pigeon

In this episode, we discuss Google's new mobile network, Google Fi, the possible "cure" for asthma, and decide whether buying a field Roomba (aka a tractor) means you own it.

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Sunday, March 1, 2015

#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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Sunday, February 22, 2015

#50 - Future Chat...In Spaaaace...

This week, Rob teaches Nick (and Mike) about the security of Apple Pay, we complain about the agglomeration of corporations in the Western World, and debate the future of human space research.

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Monday, February 16, 2015

#49 - The Great Stench Debacle

This week, we discuss the future of electric cars some more, decide if inappropriate drinking will save, or bring down our civilization, and endlessly debate the worthiness of a smell-detecting patent from Google. This one got a little crazy...

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Monday, February 9, 2015

#48 - The First Poop Segue

This week, net neutrality has a fighting chance, Google Glass starts over, and we have more than one story about poop.

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Sunday, January 25, 2015

#46 - What About Duck Hunt

This week, we get up to speed on the week in Microsoft news, reflect on why people keep using 'password' for security, and dream about Google Voice going mainstream.

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Sunday, January 4, 2015

#43 - An Epidemic of Bear Flu

This week, we covered Back to the Future's view of 2015, and how close we came to that vision, how much of cancer is just bad luck, and what the implications of the Canadian piracy crackdown means for consumers.

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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

#42 - Happy Saturnalia, Everyone!

This week, we wrapped up the year in a neat little bow, learned a little bit more about solar power, and mourned Mike's mauling from the wild Alberta bear.

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Seriously, by the end of the year, all your feeds will automatically update to this version, so if you don't want to subscribe to the new format of the show, now is your chance to get away! You have been warned!

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

#41 - That'll Cook Your Phone

We discuss the science and tech movies and trailers that have come out in the last few weeks, get into the nitty-gritty of magnetic induction, and Nick finally gets Teksavvy internet hooked up!

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Sunday, November 23, 2014

Future Chat #39: Light

This week's show is a special science AND technology extravaganza. We talked about some scientific and technical applications of light of all energy, from radio waves to gamma rays.

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Sunday, September 28, 2014

Future Sci Chat #9: Transportation

This week on Future Chat, we shared our thoughts on transportation systems of the future, learned a little about the efficiency of various kinds of transportation, and dreamed about how we'd like to get around in the future.

We also decided to stay on air for an aftershow this week, so stay tuned for that around the 1 hr mark. We get to talking about the future of the show and request your feedback on what you'd like to see/hear.

You can also check out the next episode of Future Tech Chat, live on YouTube next Saturday at 12:30 PM Eastern. We'll be talking about the new Google Y projects, like building a model city of the future (think EPCOT).

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Sunday, August 31, 2014

Future Sci Chat #7: Public Funding for Science

In the most important episode we've tackled so far on Future Sci Chat, we talked about the changes in North American political policy with regards to public and governmental funding of scientific research. This topic is very important to all of us as scientists, but it's also important to the public in general, and it is important to be informed about just how this can affect you.

If you want to learn more, which you should, here are some links:

Check out the next episode of Future Tech Chat, live on YouTube next Saturday at 12:30 PM Eastern. We'll be discussing gadgets, it will be a really fun episode!

Be sure to direct any questions you might have before, during, and after the show to Google+, Facebook or Twitter, or send them via email to futurechats@gmail.com.

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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Future Sci Chat #6: Climate Change

We talked this week about causes of climate change, ways to get carbon out of our atmosphere and why throwing nuclear waste into a volcano might make a better action movie supervillain scheme than climate change solution! Hope you like it.

If you want to know more about carbon sequestration, or the IPCC, Wikipedia has a ton more information than we could cover!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzUKPYw6UsA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7so8GRCWA1k
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Check out the next episode of Future Tech Chat, live on YouTube next Saturday at 12:30 PM Eastern.

Be sure to direct any questions you might have before, during, and after the show to Google+, Facebook or Twitter, or send them via email to futurechats@gmail.com

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Future Sci Chat #2: Alternative Energy

Starts live at 5:00 PM EDT on Saturday June 21st, 2014!

You might have seen or heard about Future Tech Chat, but have maybe found it to be a little inaccessible. I really hope you'll enjoy some of the science topics we plan to discuss on this new show (GMOs, robotics, pharmaceuticals, etc.), we have a lot of great stuff planned to discuss in the coming months.

In this episode, we will be getting into the nitty gritty details of alternative energy (basically anything that isn't "classical" non-renewable energy, like coal, oil and natural gas. There are a baffling number of problems with these resources' use in our world, and the alternatives are getting cheaper and more beneficial with each passing year. I really hope you enjoy our conversation!

We always love when we get questions from interested parties, and there is a Q&A section on Google+ where the chats are hosted, as well as in the comment section on YouTube.

Some links to check out:

https://plus.google.com/+AlexP/posts/9gNzhzcVMpZ
http://media.cns-snc.ca/ontarioelectricity/ontarioelectricity.html

I hope you'll tune in live at 5:00 PM EDT on Saturday, June 21st for the episode, and you'll be able to watch it in full above live or after it's aired.

You can direct any questions you might have to the Q&A on the event page (https://plus.google.com/events/c8ab48ipg1bshgkfs3v5ujdk1is), or on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. We look forward to seeing you here live!