Sarah Lane interviews Natali Del Conte of CNET's 'Loaded', Kiki talks about the future of robots at RoboGames, and repairpal.com.
The Gist
Story #1: The Incredible Hulk powers its way to the top of the box office and has one of the coolest on-screen man-monster transformations to date! here. Story #2: Unicorns exist! here.
Story #3: Headlines!
- Guy kidnaps ex-girlfriend to get ironing done!
- Village re-elects dead mayor!
- Fighting crows halt trains!
- Armpit sniffer gets jail and cane!
Rad Science: Dr. Kiki heads to the world's largest robot competition, RoboGames to see where the science and technology of robots are leading us. Will it be domination or co-existence?
Get more rad science at Dr. Kiki's blog.
Sarah's On the Prowl: Unbiased online car repair advice!
Get your car troubles diagnosed at repairpal.com.
Amazing History with Moujan: Crying Sumo
This week, Moujan talked about the Crying Sumo or “Nakizumo” festival, held annually in Japan. Children crying + sumo wrestlers = <3
The Fringe: Awesome Band Alert - Bat For Lashes
Heather's band pick this week is half-British half-Pakistani multi-instrumentalist/visual artist Bat For Lashes, aka Natasha Khan.
Check out her video "What's a Girl To Do?" here.
And get her album "Fur & Gold" here.
Top 10 List: Weird Foods
- Deep fried Coca Cola
- Ice cream that tastes like snow
- Edible martini inside a cucumber
- Savory lollipops
- Cheeseburger in a can
- Pizza beer
- Pepsi cucumber soda
- Head-shaped bread loafs
- Buzz donut and bagels
- Mash cone
Runner Up: Cat poo coffee
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