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A group proposes 20 science-based policy questions for the presidential candidates to address in the months ahead. 

Debating Science in the 2016 Election

As robots that can weld cars give way to robots that can drive cars, what is ahead for the workforce?

As Automation Advances, Are Jobs in Danger?

This week's episode of Space Ventures Radio examines Deep Space Industries, an asteroid mining company who's put together an elegant roadmap for achieving its bold vision to extract resources in space.

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 3:10 - The Upshot

5:24 - The Problem / Solution / Business Model

13:54 - The Team

16:39 - The Competition

19:56 - The Roadmap

21:44 - The Conclusion

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RELEVANT LINKS
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WIRED article on DSI by Sarah Scoles: http://www.wired.com/2016/08/succeed-asteroid-business-without-really-mining/

Deep Space Industries website: http://deepspaceindustries.com/

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Intro music: “Take Me Higher” by Menya Hinga

Space Ventures Radio

SVR Ep. 4 | Deep Space Industries' Master Plan for Asteroid Mining Future

Maybe you’ve heard about this magic button in the vagina that can give women amazing orgasms. What’s going on there? Is it magic... or is it science? Join us on a hunt for the elusive G-spot. Our guides: Prof. Beverly Whipple, who introduced America to the G-spot in the 1980s, and Prof. Helen O’Connell, a urologist and expert on female sexual anatomy.

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Credits

This episode has been produced by Heather Rogers, Caitlin Kenney, Austin Mitchell, and Kaitlyn Sawrey.

Edited by Annie-Rose Strasser and Alex Blumberg. Fact Checking by Michelle Harris.

Production Assistance by Dr Diane Wu & Shruti Ravindran.

Extra thanks to Lola Pellegrino, Andres Montoya Castillo, Rose Reid, Radio National’s Science Show -- they make a podcast. It’s great.

Sound design and music production by Matthew Boll, mixed by Martin Peralta. Music written by Bobby Lord.

And be sure to check out our producer Austin Mitchell’s podcast Profiles:NYC.

Science Vs - New Season

The G-spot

Science journalist Sophie Bushwick explains some of the top stories in science, including Thursdays explosion of a SpaceX rocket in Florida.

A Space-Launch Loss, Blood and the Brain, and Thought-Controlled Medical Nanobots

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="TWiT Live Specials" alt="TWiT Live Specials"/>Samsung rented a huge space to show off its new Note 7, Gear VR, Gear S3, and all the little features that each piece of tech could offer. Orion displayed the future of cordless VR, Panasonic, didn&#039;t hold back either; bringing its entire showroom of goods to Berlin, while smaller companies took a much more humble approach to displaying their goods. Whether it be drones, the new hover-boards, cameras, or phones. Plus Sony brings out a 3200 dollar audio device designed with the idea of producing pure, clean sound.
 
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 Published: September 02, 2016 at 07:50PM

TWiT Live Specials 300: IFA 2016 Day 2 : Cordless VR and the Best of Samsung

Ryan Blair&nbsp;is a serial entrepreneur but his path to becoming a millionaire is both unique and fascinating. From a&nbsp;middle-class family who lost it all, Ryan became a gang member and, at times, carried an AK-47. life changed for Ryan due to a strong work ethic and a will to succeed. He overcame great obstacles to achieve extraordinary success. With six multi-million dollar companies by age 30, Ryan vowed to make his current company, ViSalus Sciences, be the first billion dollar company to come out of the Great Recession and to help many people along the way. He is a philanthropist and New York Times best selling author.
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In this interview, Ryan&nbsp;mentions and discusses:&nbsp;decision-making, incentives, rewards, compensation, leveraging, poverty, entrepreneurialism, economic systems, philanthropy, venture capitalists, investors, Game Theory, complementary goods and capital markets.
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How being a gang member is similar to being a business person:

"A gang is an economic system. Similarities &nbsp;exist between being an entrepreneur and a legitimate businessman and doing business as a gang member on the street".


"A gang is simply illegal entrepreneurship. It has a management hierarchy. Generally a gang will have various revenue streams. It has a compensation system. There are incentives and rewards as a recruiting system to recruit new members. There's replication that occurs as a business model. The gang will have different hubs and different cities and countries it operates in. There are so many similarities".

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"Game theory&nbsp;is simply the idea of a game of chicken. Sometimes you have to be willing to risk it all and&nbsp;a lot of the time&nbsp;you have to be willing to walk away from a deal".

Find out:

what life was like for Ryan growing up with a violent, drug-addicted father and how his family lost everything.


how Ryan&nbsp;overcame this to teach people how to overcome their poor decisions or the decisions of their family or the environment they were born into.


what skeletons Ryan&nbsp;takes out of the closet (revealed in his book) giving us some&nbsp;insight in this podcast.


why&nbsp;people are shocked that he was in a gang but how people that he knew in the past are even more shocked by his appearance, level of education and his ability to articulate on subjects that he is passionate about.


how over-leveraging and keeping-up with the Jones' fuelled by credit in the economic 'good times' can be destructive for some families.


how Ryan&nbsp;went from middle-class to poverty to multi-millionaire.


how Ryan&nbsp;went from earning minimum wage at 18 to earning 6 figures within 2 years.


how staring at a 60-year old prisoner became the defining moment that changed&nbsp;Ryan's life-path.


how Ryan&nbsp;overcame dyslexia and ADD to create his own auditory learning&nbsp;system, something which the current educational system failed to do.


why Ryan&nbsp;believes that 'vision' is so important in your life.


how Ryan&nbsp;helps people facing life in adversity: Clue? - The creation of foundations and philanthropic work.


about Ryan's work with autism.


about the importance of having mentors and having a&nbsp;life purpose.


and much, much more.

You can find the shownotes to this episode'along with all the links mentioned, at&nbsp;www.economicrockstar.com/ryanblair

007: Ryan Blair-  Gangster turned Millionaire on Decision-Making, Game Theory and Incentives

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="Home Theater Geeks" alt="Home Theater Geeks"/>Host: <a href="http://ift.tt/1TzqcKN">Scott Wilkinson</a>
Guest: <a href="http://ift.tt/2bXJ38f">James Neihouse</a>
Scott Wilkinson talks with Cinematographer James Neihouse about shooting the IMAX movie "A Beautiful Planet" from the International Space Station.
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 Published: September 08, 2016 at 03:30PM

Home Theater Geeks 320: IMAX in Space

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="This Week in Computer Hardware" alt="This Week in Computer Hardware"/>Hosts:<a href="http://ift.tt/1XmIMuq" target="_blank"> Ryan Shrout</a><a href="http://ift.tt/1POzAcz" target="_blank">, Patrick Norton</a>
Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout discuss the Apple iPhone 7, airpods, COURAGE, Apple Watch Series 2, the LG V20, Sony's Xperia XZ, the apparent death of Nexus, Playstation 4 Pro, 4K, the ASUS ZenWatch 3, Fitbit's Flex 2 and Charge 2, leaked Geekbench results, and Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 issue.
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 Published: September 08, 2016 at 04:12PM

This Week in Computer Hardware 380: How About That iPhone 7, People?!

What can small, everyday data reveal about our thoughts and emotions?

Revealing Envy, Laughter, and Curiosity Through Data

In his new book, neuropsychiatrist Eric Kandel explores the relationship between neuroscience and abstract art.

This Is Your Brain on Jackson Pollock

The color of wine can prime your brain to expect a certain aroma and taste, a detail thats useful to both winemakers and psychologists.

A Wine's Tint Can Color Your Perception

Why more seaweed production could be good for the ocean and people, if done right.

Is a Seaweed Boom a Boon?

Journalist Amy Nordrum outlines the week in science, including a mission to collect a piece of an asteroid.

Reaching for a Space Rock, Nanoparticles in the Brain, and a Missing Audio Jack

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="Home Theater Geeks" alt="Home Theater Geeks"/>Host: <a href="http://ift.tt/1TzqcKN">Scott Wilkinson</a>
Guest: <a href="http://ift.tt/2cSl8Ed">Marshall Long</a>
Scott Wilkinson talks with Acoustician Marshall Long about the basics of sound and acoustics.
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 Published: September 14, 2016 at 01:20PM

Home Theater Geeks 321: Sound and Acoustics 101

What does the next generation of venture capital look like? In this episode of Stanford Innovation Lab, Tina Seelig speaks with venture capitalist Chi-Hua Chien. Chi-Hua started his career working in startups, and entered the VC world through roles at Accel Partners and Kleiner Perkins. He recently started his own VC firm, called Goodwater Capital. In this episode, he shares insights into the world of venture capital and how the industry is evolving.

The Future of VC is Here - Chi-Hua Chien

This special episode of the a16z Podcast is based on a Q&A from an early screening we hosted of Disney's Queen of Katwe, now in theaters. The movie -- directed by Mira Nair and based on a book by Tim Crothers -- depicts the true story of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi.

The conversation, hosted by Ben Horowitz, features actor David Oyelowo who (among other roles, previously played Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in "Selma") and plays Robert Katende, the engineer-turned-mentor who taught community sports and chess to kids in the slums of Kampala, Uganda.

photo credits: Prentiss Earl lll

a16z Podcast: Mastering the Game (with David Oyelowo)

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="TWiT Live Specials" alt="TWiT Live Specials"/>Host:<a href="http://ift.tt/1dNhk6m" target="_blank"> Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ</a>
World Maker Faire in New York is one of the most anticipated DIY events of the year, and this year's event delivered! Father Robert Ballecer, SJ was dispatched to the Big Apple in search of the most innovative, creative, and original minds in the Maker Movement. He saw wearables powered by Arduino computers, tiny high-capacity computers, and a verdant, lush space in the most unlikely place. Check out our live special coverage of day 1 to see these and so much more.
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 Published: October 02, 2016 at 05:13PM

TWiT Live Specials 304: World Maker Faire 2016, Day 1

Daniel Want is the CIO at Prerequisite Capital Management. In this episode of the Big Question Podcast Daniel and I discuss complex systems and how they really work, how central banks are actually destroying collateral (and why this is so important), indicators that might be telling us the tipping point is near, and much more.

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The Big Question Podcast

BQP 031: Daniel Want On Complex Systems And Deep Thinking

Speaker(s): Professor Bruce Bueno de Mesquita | Hailed as 'the new Nostradamus', Bruce Bueno de Mesquita has been shaking the world of political science to its foundations with his predictions of world events. His systems based on game theory have an astonishing 90%+ ratio of accuracy and are frequently used to shape US foreign-policy decisions on issues such as the terrorist threat to America to the peace process in Northern Ireland. Considered by many to be the most important foreign-policy analyst there is, it is no surprise that he is regularly consulted by the CIA and US Department of Defence. In this lecture Professor Bueno de Mesquita will look at what is needed to reliably anticipate and even alter events in any situation involving negotiation in the shadow of the threat of coercion. He will demonstrate how to bring science to decision making in any situation from personal to professional. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT

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