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Diginauts 0013 — Babies from Three Parents, Finland’s Experiment in Basic Income, Coolest Stuff from CES

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segment 1, Top of Mind — Healthy Babies from Three Parents (0:00): Doctors have succeeded in allowing a woman with fatal genetic defects to successfully have a baby. Detractors fear the science isn’t yet sound.
segment 2, Let’s Hash It Out — CES (12:02): Tech companies headed to Las Vegas to show off this year’s trends in gadgets and all things digital. Deron & Eric discuss the standout products.
segment 3, Juris Prudent — Libel and the Invention of Email (31:04): Self-proclaimed inventor of EMAIL files defamation lawsuit against TechDirt’s Mike Masnick.
segment 4, Let’s Dig Some More (41:32): We look at Google’s stealth advancement in artificial intelligence, a Japanese company’s decision to replace white collar workers with AI, and Finland’s move to experiment in fundamental basic income.
segment 5, Semantically Incorrect: ‘Ping’ and ‘Talk’ (1:11:23): Deron thinks we need a new word for talking to someone without talking to someone.

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segment 1, Top of Mind — Human Head Transplant (0:00): A doctor claims to be prepared to transplant a human head. He’s preparing the patient via virtually reality simulations.
segment 2, Future File — ATMs Collect a City’s DNA (16:40): NYU scientists think you get a snapshot of human populations and environments by gathering microbes at ATMs.
segment 3, If You Had To Choose — Privacy Incursions (24:13): Which of these stories bothers you more, as a potential threat to your privacy?
segment 4, Dig Some More — Facebook & #YouthVGov (37:01): We’ve talked about fake news possibly impacting the election. We discuss the history of sharing via social media. Now a study shows that students fail to recognize whether a news source is legit. Mark Zuckerberg has begun to admit that Facebook might have been a part of fake news, and the company is considering their role. Plus, a representative from Our Children’s Trust tweeted us with further information about the lawsuit in which children around the country sued the U.S. government to end global climate change.

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segment 1, Story of the Week (0:00): Richard Sherman abruptly ended a press conference in order to call attention to police brutality and clarify a position of support to Colin Kaepernick’s protest. Kirk tells about a recent racist encounter and the police response he encountered.
segment 2, Guest Interview (22:30): We ask Evette about her experiences in moving from New York to Hollywood and establishing herself as a multimedia artist, and how she translated that success into creation of a web series that was nominated for two Emmys.
segment 3, Guest Interview, part two (46:32): We learn about Evette’s (third) trip to the Emmy’s last Sunday, and what projects she has coming up, plus her answers to our Two Essay Questions.
segment 4, Hurray for Hollywood (1:02:04): We react to the Daily Beast article proclaiming the “Most Diverse Emmys Ever” and talk through some of our favorite winners and moments. Praise to Regina King who won her second consecutive and kicked ass, and to Julia Louis-Dreyfus who broke the Comedy Actress Emmy record previously held by Mary Tyler Moore and (not Carol Burnet as Deron said, but) Candice Bergen. Where is the genre pendulum going to swing next?

Join the conversation! Ask us questions. Tell us where we’ve got it wrong. We’re on Twitter: @kirkwrites79 and @digitalderon.

Today’s “I’m one of the voices” intro recorded by Lavetta Cannon, @sassybfpodcast. You can check out her podcast on iTunes.