On this momentous day that was predicted 30 years ago on the cover of The Economist magazine, we discuss the rise of paganism in the UK and the US, Basil talks Rosewater, Amazon is caught with a sexist AI, and Elon is the face of God? Join us on Patreon to get MORE!   AGG for the WEEK of Sept. 26th- Oct. 3rd YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST FOLKS! (Updates on stories) European Nation Microchips Citizens With National ID Card Used For Banking, Voting, Insurance | Daily Wire This robot dog will clean up after you Extreme biohacking: the tech guru who spent $250,000 trying to live for ever | Science | The Guardian Hashtag wars: how Facebook, Twitter, and social media changed how we fight wars - Vox A geneticist and social scientist debate if we should edit the genomes of human embryos   TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTS, AND AI OH MY! Want to convince someone you're not a robot? Use the word 'poop' - CNET Artificial intelligence helps reveal how people process abstract thought The Creepy-Cute Robot that Picks Peppers With its Face | WIRED These adorable robots work together to build alien structures Meet Vector, the cutest AI-powered robot ever Anki’s cute Vector robot will include a mysterious Alexa integration Can Neuroscience Teach Robot Cars to Be Less Annoying? - Bloomberg Are AI robots the future of parenting in China? - CNN Robot Cops in New York and the Human Condition | National Review Robotic 'skin' transforms stuffed animals into soft bots. And that's just the beginning. MPs invite robot to give evidence on AI | The Independent Robotic bees could pollinate plants in case of insect apocalypse | Environment | The Guardian Walmart robot scrubs store floors - Business Insider Humanoid construction robot installs drywall by itself The Robots Are Coming To Las Vegas | KPBS Instagram is using AI to detect bullying in photos and captions - The Verge Artificial intelligence hates the poor and disenfranchised Thinking Like a Human: What It Means to Give AI a Theory of Mind Caltech time-traveling illusion tricks the brain into seeing things that aren't there The Pentagon Is Building Technology Allowing Troops To Control Machines With Their Minds | Zero Hedge Cyber Tests Showed 'Nearly All' New Pentagon Weapons Vulnerable To Attack, GAO Says : NPR   CRYPTOCURRENCY AND B-B-B-BLOCK CHAIN Warren Buffet Is the CEO of Bitcoin, According to Google - Motherboard Google Ad Reveals Search Giant's Feelings On Bitcoin And Crypto Juniper Research Report Suggests the Entire Cryptocurrency Market is Near ‘Implosion’ - Bitcoinist.com   BIOMEDICAL/GENETICS/TRANSHUMANISM Illumina-Backed Startup Asks SEC to Let It Pay People for DNA - Bloomberg RAADfest: Inside the conference to reverse human aging US plan to genetically alter crops via insects feared to be biological war plan | Environment | The Guardian Discovery of first genetic variants associated with finding meaning in life Gender dysphoria may have genetic basis: Australian study - Health - ABC News Genetic disease healed using genome editing Gene editing can't help human fetuses yet, but it just made a big leap in mice | Popular Science Scientists go 'back to the future,' create flies with ancient genes to study evolution It’s better to be born rich than gifted - The Washington Post Genetics research 'biased towards studying white Europeans' | Science | The Guardian Asians finally have drugs ‘perfectly tailored’ to their genetics | Genetic Literacy Project The First 1,000-Year-Old Person Could Already Be Alive, Thanks to A.I. | Inverse Scientists Uncover The Ancient Love Triangle That Made You New study identifies possible ancestors of RNA Scientists have moved one step closer to RNA editing, which could be the next stage of CRISPR | TechCrunch Yes, We’re Becoming Less Smart. But What Can We Do About It? | Psychology Today   CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND SOMETIMES FACTS! Trump promotes anti-Semitic conspiracy theory on Twitter – ThinkProgress Online Conspiracy Theories: T