Grab bag of "sci-fi" tech news.

Band-Aid For Your Feelings

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we cleverly weave together a bunch of recently reported "sci-fi"-like tech news stories.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

• Walmart drone blimps
• AI reads your mind
• AI arms race between google and Shutterstock
• Elon's space suit
• Disney's AI Critic

LINKS

• Wal-Mart Applies for Patent for Blimp-Style Floating Warehouse
• New AI System Can Decode Your Brain Signals
• Shutterstock has reverse engineered Google's watermark-removal app
• Elon Musk reveals first offical photo of SpaceX space suit
• Disney Is Developing an AI That Can Judge What Makes For a Truly Great Story
• Ready Player One Trailer
• Boeing's New Space Suits
• 1984 on Audible
• Brave New World on Audible
• Ex Machina
• Her
• Bobiverse Books
• The Expanse

TITLES WE CONSIDERED

• Rosetta Stone For Your Thoughts
• Headtop Device
• Weird Normal
• Real Live Sci-Fi
• The Clench
• Proclamations From The Ivory Tower
• My Rarified Atmosphere
• Spaceship Pajamas
• Band-Aid For Your Feelings

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

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