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View From The Quad 215 is FINALLY online, after several weeks of nothingness. For this I apologise.

Today on the show, I have a rather long list of topics covered. We have how teens are using tampons to get drunk, a laptop thief who didn’t count on the owner having an online backup solution and robotic clouds. We also have pirates which are offering discounts and how The Robots now can tell when you aren’t paying them attention. Scary stuff. There are a few other stories mixed in there as well, so get listening!

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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/article320476.ece – Science Minister refuses to comment on evolution

http://www.switched.com/2011/03/22/mark-bao-tracks-laptop-thief/ – Laptop Thief Caught due to Bad Dancing

http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/146510-qu-designs-cloud-to-cool-your-corner-of-the-earth.html – Robotic clouds

http://www.thelocal.de/society/20110330-34051.html – Teens warned of risk from vodka tampons

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/03/act-now-pirates-offer-discounts-on-select-ransoms/ – Buy them while they are fresh! Pirates offer discounts on select ransoms

http://io9.com/#!5781290/simon-the-robot-can-tell-when-its-being-ignored-and-try-to-get-your-attention – Robot learns how to know if you aren’t paying attention

http://m.io9.com//5786274/even-newborn-chicks-know-eschers-staircases-are-impossible – Chicks know Escher’s Staircases are impossible

http://gizmodo.com/#!5781768/whats-inside-the-shelter-boxes-going-to-japan – What’s inside the shelter boxes going to Japan