Here are the nerdy topics we discuss this week!
Sucking CO2 is much cheaper - https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05357-w?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=naturenews&sf191287565=1
NASA’s newest find - https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-finds-ancient-organic-material-mysterious-methane-on-mars
Unchanged galaxy - http://www.iac.es/divulgacion.php?op1=16&id=1358&lang=en
Trump Space Force - http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-19/trump-wants-american-dominance-in-space/9884718
Microsoft Protest - https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44543352
WHO’s ruling on gaming addiction - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-diseases/gaming-addiction-classified-as-mental-health-disorder-by-who-idUSKBN1JE0VI
Queensland gaming industry reinvigorated - https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/06/queensland-will-champion-and-reinvigorate-the-local-games-industry-over-the-next-decade/
Other topics discussed
Water in Mars - https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-confirms-evidence-that-liquid-water-flows-on-today-s-mars
Curiosity vs the Martian dust storm - https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/curiosity-photos-show-martian-dust-storm-growing
Nasa’s trillion dollar space mission - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-big-question-is-nasas-trillion-dollar-space-mission-worth-the-money-427231.html
How psykers are used to sacrifice - https://www.reddit.com/r/40kLore/comments/7tsm5m/is_the_psyker_sacrifice_even_necessary_now/
Iron Sky movie sequel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Sky:_The_Coming_Race
WHO ICD 11 Information - http://www.who.int/news-room/detail/18-06-2018-who-releases-new-international-classification-of-diseases-(icd-11)
The psychology of gaming disorder - https://platinumparagon.wordpress.com/2018/02/02/the-psychology-of-gaming-disorder/
Internet camps - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-40920488
Two Point Hospital the game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/535930/Two_Point_Hospital/
Shoutouts
Stephen Hawking's voice beamed into space - http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-16/stephen-hawkings-ashes-buried-at-westminster-abbey/9876450
Famous Birthdays
1909 - Errol Flynn, Australian actor (Captain Blood, Robin Hood), born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (d. 1959) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Flynn
1915 - Terence Young, director (Dr No, Thunderball), born in Shanghai, China - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Young_(director)
1942 - Brian Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer (Beach Boys), born in Inglewood, California - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Wilson
Events of interest
1840 - Samuel Morse patents the Telegraph - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Morse#Patent
1960 - "The Huckleberry Hound Show" by Hanna-Barbera becomes the first animated programme to win an Emmy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huckleberry_Hound
1963 - Valentina Tereshkova – the first woman flies to space - https://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/ride_anniversary.html
1983 - Sally Ride's first trip to space - https://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/ride_anniversary.html
Artist – DJ AJ
Song Title – Star Wars - The Imperial March (DJ AG Remix)
Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU9jdjuDA8w
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