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segment 1, Top of Mind — Neuralink: Elon Musk doesn’t have enough companies yet, so he’s starting a new one to explore connecting human brains with computers.
segment 2, Future File — Synthetic Synapses: A team at the National Center for Scientific Research has created a “memristor,” a first step in artificial brains.
segment 3, Juris Prudent — Patents Versus Ownership Rights: The Supreme Court is deciding whether companies can continue to maintain control over the use of their products, even after you buy them. Lexmark doesn’t want you to reuse your printer cartridges via third-party suppliers, and we discuss the precedent that might set.
segment 4, Let’s Dig Some More: In Deron’s Official Omnibus Offering of Mother Earth Dispatches, the Great Barrier Reef is terminally ill. Stories of robots replacing bricklayers, contractors, pizza delivery folk, financial corporate officers, and even lawyers and creative directors.

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segment 1, Top of Mind–Driverless Cars (0:00): Uber is experimenting with driverless cars in Pittsburgh, with the goal of “making self-driving Ubers a reality.” We discuss Uber’s pilot program, Tesla’s first fatality, and the implications to the future of human transportation.
segment 2, Juris Prudent–Weaponized Drones (14:54): North Dakota has a law on the books now that explicitly authorizes the addition of non-lethal weapons on unmanned air vehicles. (Although “non-lethal” is not defined.) After the police shootout ended in Dallas by a bomb-toting robot, what are the implications to law enforcement?
segment 3, Future File–Nanofish in Your Body (28.26): Scientists are pioneering creation of “Nanofish” to deliver medicine inside your body. We discuss Deron’s feeling that he loves technology right up until the point where it goes inside you.
segment 4, What’s Your Take?–Baby Pictures on Facebook (40:23) An 18-year-old in Austria has filed a lawsuit against her parents for a childhood of sharing embarrassing photos on Facebook. Join this conversation with us for next week. Do you share (or overshare) pics of your children on social media? Are you worried about the digital footprint you’re creating for them, before they’ve even come of age? Tweet us or Give us a call and leave a voicemail for us to share in next week’s show!

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