Wendy's Coffeehouse Curious

“In my life I have found two things of priceless worth - learning and loving. Nothing else - not fame, not power, not achievement for its own sake - can possible have the same lasting value. For when your life is over, if you can say 'I have learned' and 'I have loved,' you will also be able to say 'I have been happy.” - Arthur C. Clarke , Rama II OddsnEnds -- Interstellar Tourist- Named Oumuamua. CNN About that youth gene found in members of the Amish community? New Atlas Frightening wake up call. From the Future Of Life Institute . PSA warning against weaponizing AI. From those who can see the writing on the wall while there is still enough time to apply the white-out. CNET Another potential misuse, already a trend, baiting social media users. Gizmodo Designing and creating safer AI. Please. Stuart Russell. TED Thanksgiving twist. A taste of Native American fare. ( Sample items prepared at a fundraiser look fantastic.) Lakota Chef Sean Sherman, a...

“Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born.” - Nikola Tesla As promised, news notes I didn't post on my last podcast summary for the Hans Wilhelm interview. Podcast if you missed it. Wendy's Coffeehouse/Hans Wilhelm-Life Explained Headlines ; offbeat, odds, ends and unexplained - Located: ancient super-continent Gondwana under island in the Indian Ocean. Phys.org Does Space hold the key to longevity ? Results of NASA Twin Study in progress. NASA Entertainment trend or staple? Interactive film with a thousand plot lines. Still working out the kinks on a longer film format but the shorter versions hold promise. Lots of them. New Yorker Harry Potter readers are good guys . Rather, a study says readers who identify with Harry's character are more likely to have some socially redeeming qualities like empathy, compassion and tolerance for others. Good Housekeeping Little bunny busts a move! Scrap those depressi...

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana Headlines - Out stunning Tatooine and completely unexpected, a new planet rotating THREE suns is the Science revelation of the week. 320 light years from Earth. Each season lasts longer than a human lifetime. Scientists now revising their view of what might be possible in the solar system. CNN   Stanley Kubrick's daughter to the moon landing conspiracy theorists: "...a grotesque lie." The rest of her response: Vivian Kubrick This got a brief mention: Roman statue head spotted on Mars. DailyMail Weapons of the Gods - Author Nick Redfern on KCMO Wendy's Coffeehouse podcast Viral Vid of the week  - the guy in the car with his kids who posted about the ghost swing -- now deleted -- but the follow up is still working. Follow-up : After being seriously mocked, follow up post - is here. Wait for it -- the GHOST ... Boo! Weapons of the Gods is (almost) the latest bo...