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A special episode where we discuss our passion for science and technology. We start close to home and work our way through the cosmos. Then a discussion on some important computer science issues and the future of green energy and electric cars.

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Hosts: Shane and Cireon
Duration: 1:42:39

• Science is worth caring about
• Science is not just what you learn in school or see in the media
• We want to take you on a journey through some subjects we are passionate about
• Total lunar eclipse
• ʻOumuamua
• InsightExoplanets: Cold super earth found 6ly away and the closest, Proxima Centauri b, the future of using the James Webb telescope to survey the atmosphere’s and compositions of exoplanets
• A Smooth Exit from Eternal Inflation? (original paper)
• Meltdown and Spectre
• Machine Learning and AI
• The far future: Quantum computing
• The shape of things to come: Flexible, foldable supercapacitors for energy storage
• What this means for electric cars
• Will Nuclear Fusion Energy Arrive in Time to Mitigate Climate Change?
• Where would we like to scientifically be in 50 years and where do we expect to be?
• Why is science fun?
• Why would someone want to get into science and why is it important for the world we live in?
• PBS Space Time

The Giant Mimic has been added into game permanently by Mod Shauny, we talk about what defines taskmaster, and Dungeoneering has been made easier via depositing. Also, the Mining & Smithing beta is insight and we talk about the Bank Rework once more.

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Hosts: Shane and Tanis
Duration: 1:49:37

• Return of the Mimic Boss
• Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
• February Month Ahead Q&A Stream
• Cavern of Tainted Memories
• The Weekly Byte 5
• Listener Questions and Discussion
• The Centre for Humane Technology
• SpaceX successfully launches Falcon Heavy Rocket
• Twitter Soars After Surprise Sales Gain, First Real Profit
• February SkotM Update
• Gazing for the Win in January
• Achievements of the Week
• Shane’s Pick: Kings of Pool
• What have we been doing?

Aiding the Exile, the connection between Dungeoneering and Menaphos, ‘Phite Club and the desert going forward, plus Soul Altar mechanics!

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Hosts: Shane, Tanis, and Cireon
Duration: 2:05:22

• Aiding the Exile: Menaphos Event
• Cireon on Menaphos release strategy and design
• Tweaks and Fixes (Release Notes)
• Rare Refresh
• ‘Phite Club
• Google Moves to Curb Extremist Content on YouTube
• Rocket League is NBC’s test drive for esports
• Nasa discovers 10 new ‘rocky’ planets like Earth
• June SkotM Update
• Achievements of the Week
• Tanis’ Pick: Steam Summer Sale
• What have we been doing?

We go Back to the Freezer and come up with an analogy that’s on point for this quest. We also discuss design changes for the achievements system and whether or not pop culture should play a large role in RuneScape.

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Hosts: Shane, Cireon, and Sirapyro
Duration: 1:59:24

• Back to the Freezer | New Penguin Quest
• Tweaks and Fixes (Release Notes)
• Skillcape perk discussion
• NXT update
• Dev Diary: Achievements
• Listener Questions
• Vulnerabilities found in the top 9 password managers on Android
• Microsoft promises more user control around privacy, update installation with Windows 10 Creators update
• SpaceX to send privately crewed Dragon spacecraft beyond the moon next year
• February SkotM Update and March SkotM Update
• Achievements of the Week
• Cireon’s Pick: Cities: Skylines
• Informer Roundup: The February Double XP Aftermath
• What have we been doing?