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Pet Smart

Anthony has been reading about Chaser, the wonder dog who has learned over 1,000 different words, which makes him wonder how smart Jeff believes canines to be.  Is obedience less intelligent than independence? Is there a bias in measuring intelligence in non-human creatures?

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Article: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-smart-is-your-dog-60-minutes/

Direct download: whc-039-petsmart.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 10:00pm PDT

Go Go Gadget Soul!
Shipyard workers in South Korea have been using Exo Suits to assist them in loading and unloading scrap metal, and Jeff and Anthony desperately want to try it out. But why stop there? Why not replace human limbs with robot ones? How far would they go in selling off their humanity to be able to punch down a wall? The answer may surprise you.
 
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Direct download: whc-038-gogogadgetsoul.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 10:00pm PDT

An article by Kevin Ashton proposes that saying "no" to things is vital to the creative process.  Anthony and Jeff wonder why they have such a hard time saying "no" and what that might mean about them. 
 
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Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:46pm PDT

A new article suggests that the Oculus VR headset may be the first step to allowing people to truly experience what it is like to live a different kind of life. This could allow designers to create "empathy engines" whereby users may come to feel emotion for their fellow man in a virtual space.  Anthony and Jeff think this is a great idea, especially if causes douchey diners to tip their wait staff.
 
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The Machine to Be Another: http://www.themachinetobeanother.org/
Direct download: whc-036-virtualempathy.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 10:00pm PDT