David, Ray, Viga, Thaed and newcomer Breukelen Bell give you all they've got this evening.

Here are the topics:

--What dead stars do you miss and why?
--If you had a machine that would allow you to observe the daily lives of an alien race significantly more advanced than humans, what would you be most curious about in terms of problems they solved and interests that they pursue?
--Free speech for high school students?  Can kids express themselves out of school without repercussions?  Should they be able to?
--The Large Hadron Collider goes online 9/10
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/fundamentals/large-hadron-collider/dn14606
What do scientists hope to discover?  Why is this important?  Is there any danger.
--Should you go with your gut feeling?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14615-why-you-should-go-with-your-gut-feeling.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news9_head_dn14615
--The world is now a happier place.  Agree or disagree?
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19926714.100-why-the-world-is-a-happier-place.html?DCMP=ILC-arttsrhcol&nsref=specrt11_head_Happy%20planet

Sites where you can find more information about Viga and Thaed:

http://vigatheotagal.blogspot.com/
http://www.mentalinterface.net

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David and newcomer Alex and Thaed are the hosts tonight.

Here are the topics:

--A scientist let the fire department in to put out an air conditioner
and lost his home chem lab.
http://www.telegram.com/article/20080809/NEWS/808090323/1008/
Should this have had a different outcome?  Why or why not?
--A 24 hour curfew in the United States?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080813/ap_on_re_us/arkansas_town_curfew
The ACLU has threatened to sue.  Does it matter?  Is this an effective
way to deal with crime and poverty?  If not, what should have
happened?
--According to this article, humans are biased toward the beautiful:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926694.600-humans-are-biased-towards-the-beautiful.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_mg19926694.600
Is this dampened by the internet where in theory, no one knows if
you're a dog?  Does beauty work its way into everything anyway?
Should something be done about it?
--New Media Expo, SXSW, podcamps, barcamps, PAX do all of these
conventions have any value?  Is social media in general overblown?
Who is making money?
--Blogger lawsuits.  What should bloggers be sensitive to in order to
avoid getting sued?

Sites where you can find more information about Thaed:

http://www.mentalinterface.net

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No show this weekend.  FNPL will return soon.