CCNT “Humans Bad, Robots Good!” - 07.25.2018
In this episode, Siri is more likable than most humans, Miku outperforms all flesh celebrities, and a couple Nephilim Updates! Also, Elon apologizes, Flippy freaks out China, and Google translates apocalyptic message. Want more? Become a Patron and receive Extended Reports of CCNT every week!
AGG for the WEEK OF July 17-24
TOP STORIES
Google Translate warns of APOCALYPSE with bizarre 'end times' message about the Antichrist
New Study Shows Siri Now More Likable than 61% of Human Population | Burning Man Journal
With ingestible pill, you can track fart development in real time on your phone | Ars Technica
Disney Fires ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Director Over Offensive Tweets - The New York Times
TECHNOLOGY/AI
Researchers created an AI to help you suck less at video games
Artificial Intelligence Shows Why Atheism Is Unpopular - The Atlantic
AI is hurting people of color and the poor. Experts want to fix that
An Artificial Intelligence-Guided Chinese Submarine Fleet: What Could Go Wrong?
Houseplants could one day monitor home health
Three AI And Machine Learning Predictions For 2019
BIOMEDICAL/GENETICS/TRANSHUMANISM
Weird new fruits could hit aisles soon thanks to gene-editing | Science | The Guardian
Loneliness may be related to genetics: Study - Health - The Jakarta Post
The genetics of reward behaviour
New Study: The Genetics of Staying in School - The Atlantic
FACEBOOK FACEPALMS
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Recode Decode: Full transcript - Recode
ROBOTS THAT DO THINGS!
Russia may send a robot 'crew' to space in 2019
Boston Dynamics To Produce 1,000 SpotMini Robo Dogs Annually - Geek.com
This dexterous humanoid has robot fingers that almost perfectly mimic human hands
Misty the adorable robot just wants to be your friend - CNET
Wild About Tech, China Even Loves Robot Waiters That Can’t Serve - The New York Times
This robot will draw and erase anything on your walls
Augmented Reality Makes Robots Better Coworkers - IEEE Spectrum
DARPA Is Hosting an Olympics for Tiny Robots
Army builds robot attack tanks | Fox News
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST FOLKS! (Updates on stories)
The impending war over deepfakes - Axios
Elon Musk apologises for calling Thai cave rescuer a 'pedo' | Technology | The Guardian
Sex robot human clones: Chinese firm using 3D printers to make copies | Daily Star
STORIES THAT DOVETAIL OTHER RESEARCHER’S WORK
Experts Say Recent ‘Alien’ Mummy Study Was Deeply Flawed and Unethical
Here is the link to a blog post Dr. Heiser wrote about the original study.
Charges of Racism Related to the Atacama (Non) Alien
PAGANISM AND POP OCCULTURE
Psychosis can be triggered by sudden loss of loved one and occult practices, suggest studies
Pagans demand Thought for the Day slot
Book Explains How the Ancient Pagan System Can Lead to Reawakening
Were occult practices behind India's 'house of mass hangings'? - BBC News
Ex-Occult Member Exposes 3 Ghanaian Pastors Who Are Demonic(VIDEO) - Ghafla! Ghana
Rare 17th century alchemy amulet reveals 'occult Zutphen' - DutchNews.nl