Episode 15: 2/19/14 You don't know what you've got 'til it's Egon

This episode is dedicated to Harold Ramis.

Reno and Nina try to convince producer Michael that technology is ALWAYS amazing--whether you're eating peanuts at 30,000 feet or waving an infrared light to fight enemies on a screen.  Studies on fruit fly neurons show that dendrites in the brain can regrow, thus combating effects from a stroke or brain injuries.  Are we slowly advancing toward becoming a race of cyborgs?  Natural sounding electronic speech devices, super strong muscles made of tightly wound fishing line, and stretchable optic circuits that allow for robotic skin say yes.

Good thing dogs' brains are equipped to respond to human emotions.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2014/02/25/282516865/everythings-amazing-and-nobodys-happy?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=npr&utm_campaign=nprnews&utm_content=02252014

http://news.psu.edu/story/299739/2014/01/10/research/researchers-find-new-pathway-neuron-repair

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/02/25/280708234/for-those-unable-to-talk-a-machine-that-speaks-their-voice

http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-light-switch-for-pain

http://www.kurzweilai.net/brain-signals-from-a-primate-directly-move-paralyzed-limbs-in-another-primate-avatar

http://www.kurzweilai.net/researchers-create-powerful-muscles-from-fishing-line-sewing-thread

http://www.kurzweilai.net/stretchable-bendable-optical-interconnections-for-body-sensors-and-robotic-skin 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/monica-reinagel-ms-ldn-cns/azodicarbonamide-subway_b_4770189.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/02/20/280200455/tiny-iron-particles-help-find-cancer-without-using-risky-radiation 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/02/21/280640267/how-dogs-read-our-moods-emotion-detector-found-in-fidos-brain