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We've had endless conversations about aliens and first contact--but what if a conversation with other intelligences is beyond our scope? Dr. Daniel Whiteson, particle physicist at CERN's Large Hadron Collider and professor at UC Irvine, joins us to explore less conventional thoughts on first contact. We look at the challenges of communicating with extraterrestrial intelligences, potential difficulties of communicating via non-terrestrial mathematics and physics, and the possibility that extraterrestrials might actually be terrestrial... but existing as denizens of the dark energy universe. One might be sitting in your lap right now! Join us for the far-ranging discussion.

Headlines:

Boeing's Troubled Starliner Spacecraft Faces Further Setbacks and Delays

NASA Perseverance Rover Finds Promising Clues of Ancient Life on Mars

NASA Space Telescope Faces Fiery Descent, Mission Planned to Save It

Main Topic: Dark Matter, Particle Physics, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

UC Irvine's Dr. Daniel Whiteson Discusses Path into Space Science and Particle Physics

Exploring Nontraditional Signals for Alien Communication Beyond Radio Waves

The Mystery of Ultra-High Energy Particles and Speculation on Artificial Cosmic Rays

Challenges of Detecting, Interpreting, and Interacting with Alien Intelligence

Implications of Dark Matter for Hidden Civilizations and Parallel Existence

Complexities in Communicating with Truly Alien Life and Human-Centric Scientific Assumptions

Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik

Guest: Daniel Whiteson

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Tech News Weekly with Mikah Sargent! Matter 1.6 is unveiled. A federal probe has been opened into Tesla. Snap and Meta are making major moves in smart glasses this week. And is the rising cost of tech becoming too much?

Jennifer talks about Matter 1.6 and some of the new features that come with the newest version of the technical standard for smart home devices.

Mikah shares how another federal probe has been opened into Tesla, this time a Model 3 vehicle that slammed into a Texas home and killed a 76-year-old in the house.

Scott Stein joins the show to talk about Snap and Meta's newest smart glasses.

And both Mikah and Scott talk about the increasing cost of tech as Steam's new Steam Machine is given a starting price point of $1,049, and Apple just announced a price hike across its Mac, iPad, and home devices.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Guest: Scott Stein

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What happens when you strip Windows 11 down to the bare essentials and kick most Microsoft services to the curb? Paul Thurrott reveals how going minimal can transform your PC into a cleaner, faster machine.

Host: Paul Thurrott

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Your iPhone can quietly transform into a customizable bedside clock, calendar, and smart photo frame with just a simple orientation tweak. Discover how StandBy mode reveals features you probably didn't know your device had.

StandBy requirements: charging, landscape mode, and settings toggle

Always-on display boosts StandBy, but older iPhones work too

Configure StandBy's display options, night mode, and motion to wake

Explore StandBy's three main views: widgets, photos, clocks

Customizing widget stacks, adding photos, and picking clock styles

Now Playing and live activity controls integrate with StandBy

Night mode tips for lower brightness and red-tinted display

MagSafe enables location-based StandBy view preferences

StandBy integrates with Sleep Focus for smarter nighttime use

Host: Mikah Sargent

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A long-time friend of Scott Wilkinson's asked him about updating his 20-year-old TV and the best option for receiving local channels now that he has moved to an area with virtually no over-the-air reception. Scott offers his best advice.

Host: Scott Wilkinson

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