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Listen below with the audio player or Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/i><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep533_180516.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>Podcast: Download<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Feedback<\/b><\/h4>\n<h5><b>On This Day In History for May 16, 2018<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>This is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 229 days remaining in 2018.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this date in 1568, that Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to England.<\/li>\n<li>May 16, 1770, A 14 -year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste who later becomes king of France.<\/li>\n<li>It was 175 years ago today, that The first major wagon train heading for the Pacific Northwest sets out on the Oregon Trail with one thousand pioneers from Elm Grove, Missouri.<\/li>\n<li>Also on May 16, 1866, The United States Congress establishes the nickel.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1888, Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.<\/li>\n<li>May 16, 1891, The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world’s first long distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).<\/li>\n<li>That same date in 1919, A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight.<\/li>\n<li>It was also this date in 1929 that In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place.<\/li>\n<li>That same date in 1951, The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines.<\/li>\n<li>May 16, 1960, Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.<\/li>\n<li>That same date in 1969, Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus.<\/li>\n<li>30 years ago today, A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.<\/li>\n<li>It was 27 years ago today, that Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the United States Congress. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.<\/li>\n<li>On May 16, 2011, STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttle Endeavour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Italian mathematician and philosopher, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, born on this date in 1718.<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, American educator who founded the first U.S. kindergarten was born on that same date in 1804.<\/li>\n<li>Born May 16, 1821, Russian mathematician and statistician Pafnuty Chebyshev.<\/li>\n<li>Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone, David Edward Hughes was born 187 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Henry Fonda, the American actor was born 113 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>American pianist and entertainer, Liberace, born on this date in 1919.<\/li>\n<li>Also turning 93 today is American astronomer Nancy Roman.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1938, \u00a0American computer scientist and academic, Ivan Sutherland.<\/li>\n<li>Canadian physician and astronaut, Dafydd Williams, born on this date in 1954.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1966, \u00a0American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress, Janet Jackson.<\/li>\n<li>American actress, reality television personality, and author, Tori Spelling, born on this date in 1973.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Listener Birthdays<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>22 – Tim Elliott<\/li>\n<li>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/technorama.wikifoundry.com\/\">Wiki<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for May 16, 2018<\/i><\/p>\n<h4><b>News<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2018\/may\/11\/scientists-to-grow-mini-brains-using-neanderthal-dna\">Scientists to grow ‘mini-brains’ using Neanderthal DNA | Science | The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/cnnmoney\/2018\/05\/11\/atlas-spotmini-boston-dynamics-robots-run-navigate-cnnmoney-orig.cnnmoney\">Humanoid robot runs through the park by itself – CNN Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/science\/asteroid-discovered-ew95-solar-system-outer-eso-hubble-telescope-a8342926.html\">Mysterious ‘exiled’ asteroid found in far reaches of solar system | The Independent<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Shout out to the chat room<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>What us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. 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Podcast: Download<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Feedback<\/b><\/h4>\n<h5><b>On This Day In History for May 16, 2018<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>This is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 229 days remaining in 2018.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this date in 1568, that Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to England.<\/li>\n<li>May 16, 1770, A 14 -year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste who later becomes king of France.<\/li>\n<li>It was 175 years ago today, that The first major wagon train heading for the Pacific Northwest sets out on the Oregon Trail with one thousand pioneers from Elm Grove, Missouri.<\/li>\n<li>Also on May 16, 1866, The United States Congress establishes the nickel.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1888, Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.<\/li>\n<li>May 16, 1891, The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world’s first long distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).<\/li>\n<li>That same date in 1919, A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight.<\/li>\n<li>It was also this date in 1929 that In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place.<\/li>\n<li>That same date in 1951, The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines.<\/li>\n<li>May 16, 1960, Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.<\/li>\n<li>That same date in 1969, Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus.<\/li>\n<li>30 years ago today, A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.<\/li>\n<li>It was 27 years ago today, that Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the United States Congress. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.<\/li>\n<li>On May 16, 2011, STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttle Endeavour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Italian mathematician and philosopher, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, born on this date in 1718.<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, American educator who founded the first U.S. kindergarten was born on that same date in 1804.<\/li>\n<li>Born May 16, 1821, Russian mathematician and statistician Pafnuty Chebyshev.<\/li>\n<li>Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone, David Edward Hughes was born 187 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Henry Fonda, the American actor was born 113 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>American pianist and entertainer, Liberace, born on this date in 1919.<\/li>\n<li>Also turning 93 today is American astronomer Nancy Roman.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1938, \u00a0American computer scientist and academic, Ivan Sutherland.<\/li>\n<li>Canadian physician and astronaut, Dafydd Williams, born on this date in 1954.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1966, \u00a0American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress, Janet Jackson.<\/li>\n<li>American actress, reality television personality, and author, Tori Spelling, born on this date in 1973.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Listener Birthdays<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>22 – Tim Elliott<\/li>\n<li>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/technorama.wikifoundry.com\/\">Wiki<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for May 16, 2018<\/i><\/p>\n<h4><b>News<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2018\/may\/11\/scientists-to-grow-mini-brains-using-neanderthal-dna\">Scientists to grow ‘mini-brains’ using Neanderthal DNA | Science | The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/cnnmoney\/2018\/05\/11\/atlas-spotmini-boston-dynamics-robots-run-navigate-cnnmoney-orig.cnnmoney\">Humanoid robot runs through the park by itself – CNN Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/science\/asteroid-discovered-ew95-solar-system-outer-eso-hubble-telescope-a8342926.html\">Mysterious ‘exiled’ asteroid found in far reaches of solar system | The Independent<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Shout out to the chat room<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>What us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. 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<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Feedback<\/b><\/h4>\n<h5><b>On This Day In History for May 16, 2018<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>This is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 229 days remaining in 2018.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this date in 1568, that Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to England.<\/li>\n<li>May 16, 1770, A 14 -year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste who later becomes king of France.<\/li>\n<li>It was 175 years ago today, that The first major wagon train heading for the Pacific Northwest sets out on the Oregon Trail with one thousand pioneers from Elm Grove, Missouri.<\/li>\n<li>Also on May 16, 1866, The United States Congress establishes the nickel.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1888, Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.<\/li>\n<li>May 16, 1891, The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world’s first long distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).<\/li>\n<li>That same date in 1919, A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight.<\/li>\n<li>It was also this date in 1929 that In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place.<\/li>\n<li>That same date in 1951, The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines.<\/li>\n<li>May 16, 1960, Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.<\/li>\n<li>That same date in 1969, Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus.<\/li>\n<li>30 years ago today, A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.<\/li>\n<li>It was 27 years ago today, that Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the United States Congress. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.<\/li>\n<li>On May 16, 2011, STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttle Endeavour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Italian mathematician and philosopher, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, born on this date in 1718.<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, American educator who founded the first U.S. kindergarten was born on that same date in 1804.<\/li>\n<li>Born May 16, 1821, Russian mathematician and statistician Pafnuty Chebyshev.<\/li>\n<li>Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone, David Edward Hughes was born 187 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Henry Fonda, the American actor was born 113 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>American pianist and entertainer, Liberace, born on this date in 1919.<\/li>\n<li>Also turning 93 today is American astronomer Nancy Roman.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1938, \u00a0American computer scientist and academic, Ivan Sutherland.<\/li>\n<li>Canadian physician and astronaut, Dafydd Williams, born on this date in 1954.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1966, \u00a0American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress, Janet Jackson.<\/li>\n<li>American actress, reality television personality, and author, Tori Spelling, born on this date in 1973.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Listener Birthdays<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>22 – Tim Elliott<\/li>\n<li>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/technorama.wikifoundry.com\/\">Wiki<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for May 16, 2018<\/i><\/p>\n<h4><b>News<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2018\/may\/11\/scientists-to-grow-mini-brains-using-neanderthal-dna\">Scientists to grow ‘mini-brains’ using Neanderthal DNA | Science | The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/cnnmoney\/2018\/05\/11\/atlas-spotmini-boston-dynamics-robots-run-navigate-cnnmoney-orig.cnnmoney\">Humanoid robot runs through the park by itself – CNN Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/science\/asteroid-discovered-ew95-solar-system-outer-eso-hubble-telescope-a8342926.html\">Mysterious ‘exiled’ asteroid found in far reaches of solar system | The Independent<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Shout out to the chat room<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>What us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat!<\/p>\n<h4><b>Thank you Patrons!<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>This show is brought to you by\u2026 YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Kyle Nishioka<\/td>\n<td>Avner Braverman<\/td>\n<td>Ben Vaughan<\/td>\n<td>Mike WIlls<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Megapodtastic<\/td>\n<td>Nightgig Studios<\/td>\n<td>Gary Lindros<\/td>\n<td>John Clifford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leon<\/td>\n<td>John Noble<\/td>\n<td>Chris MC<\/td>\n<td>Alexis Duran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saturday Morning Media<\/td>\n<td>Steve Therrien<\/td>\n<td>Jorge Schrauwen<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If you want to become a patron, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/technoramapodcast\">https:\/\/patreon.com\/technoramapodcast<\/a>. 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If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/amazon\">Amazon page<\/a> for recommended books, toys, and other fun stuff!<\/li>\n<li>Call the Listener Line: 707-530-CHAT(2428)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Email at technorama@chuckchat.com<\/li>\n<li>We are on the Social Interwebs\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Search for <b>Technorama Podcast<\/b> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/technoramapodcast\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/technorama\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/TechnoramaPodcast\">YouTube<\/a>, etc<\/li>\n<li>You can help support us:<\/li>\n<li>How about a donation to the tip jar: one time or monthly micropayment on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/patreon\">Patreon<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Or even a review on the iTunes music store.<\/li>\n<li>Links to the articles and items referenced in the show can be found on our website<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/\">www.chuckchat.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Also Thanks to<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Everyone who sent us links during the week<\/li>\n<li>Those who joined us to watch live on Facebook!<\/li>\n<li>You, for downloading and listening<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tell a friend about Technorama and…<\/p>\n<p>binary high five<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Coming up in this episode\u2026 Mini Brains Robots Google Duplex Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep533_180516.mp3Podcast: Download<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_469\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5289-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep533_180516.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep533_180516.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep533_180516.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep533_180516.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep533_180516.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shows"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-1nj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5289"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5295,"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5289\/revisions\/5295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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