Episode 19: 4/9/14: Vanilla comes from Beavers

Have a listen to discover a few things you didn't know, and probably didn't want to know, about animals.  Spoiler alert, you might not view beavers and whales the same way again.  And, another spoiler alert, Reno still has the hots for dolphins.  

If you fear robots may take over the world, you could be right: but first, they're getting better at Pacman.  Perhaps making an invisibility cloak out of nano materials will save you...

Next time you're on a date, whether it's with someone brand new or a spouse of several years, see if he or she yawns when you do.  It could change your whole perspective on your relationship.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/03/26/293406191/does-beaver-tush-flavor-your-strawberry-shortcake-we-go-myth-busting?sc=17&f=1001

http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2014/04/03/298778615/the-power-of-poop-a-whale-story?sc=17&f=1001

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22129624.300-dolphin-whistle-instantly-translated-by-computer.html#.UzQ4O3lUOdx 

http://www.kurzweilai.net/virtual-robots-teach-each-other-pac-man-and-starcraft-video-games 

http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-create-a-large-area-visible-light-invisibility-cloak

http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2014/03/25/294222535/you-yawn-she-doesn-t-yawn-back-uh-oh?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=npr&utm_campaign=nprnews&utm_content=03032014

http://m.939myfm.com/articles/workday-watercooler-421220/dad-designs-special-shoes-for-paralyzed-12223800

http://www.kurzweilai.net/nanoparticles-that-cause-cancer-cells-to-self-destruct

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/03/27/295260600/custom-chromo-first-yeast-chromosome-built-from-scratch?sc=17&f=1001

http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-78971408/

http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/

(http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/cosmos.asp)