Weaponized Drones

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segment 1, Top of Mind — Election Results (0:00): Rightly or wrongly, we tried to record this episode as the results were coming in on election night. Drumpf defeats Clinton. We let our politics show a little. (Oh, and here’s that Michael Moore article about Trump never wanting to be president in the first place.)
segment 2, Let’s Review (31:21): New updates on our previous topics include a government effort to design drones that can take out insurgent fighters and and Atlantic reporter attempted to find out how long a device can sit at a random IP address before hacking attempts try to co-opt it for DDoS purposes.
segment 3, Future File — Mining the Asteroids (50:01): A U.S. company has received grants from the Government of Luxembourg to find mineral wealth in the asteroid belt, bringing commerce to space.

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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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Diginauts 0007 — Election Results, Mining Asteroids for Minerals, Robots Programmed to Kill