206: John Conroy on A New Gravity, Slime Mold Memories and Predictive Text Making Us Dumber

The Science Jerks: Real Science, Real Comedians, Real Funny

Writer, Comedian and Playwright John Conroy (@juanitoelgato) joins us to talk about a new theory of gravity that might get rid of dark matter forever, how to teach a slime mold about the world and is predictive text a net positive or negative in helping us communicate. Plus we discuss a question from listener Ian: "Do you think that gene manipulation using CRISPR or some future technology that's even better will proceed faster at making super humans or do you think robotics and computers will win that race?" IS GRAVITY DEAD? https://www.newscientist.com/article/2116446-first-test-of-rival-to-einsteins-gravity-kills-off-dark-matter/ SLIME MOLDS IS SMART https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161221090246.htm PREDICTIVE TEXT MAKING US DUMB? https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23231041-000-typecast/ Find us at thesciencejerks.com, boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks and @thesciencejerks on twitter. Email us at [e-mail]. The Science Jerks is hosted by Dave Ciaccio (@daveciaccio) and Robert Chan (@999rpms).