Episode 70 02/26/17 - Eighteen armed Canadian Bacon Baby - with guest Cody Tudor

Six Degrees welcomes guest Cody Tudor, and quickly degenerates into a frank and appetizing discussion about cannibalism.  Other topics included are human pig chimeras, gene editing, the health benefits of dragon's blood (...Komodo Dragons...), and the latest venture from Elon Musk.   http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/02/22/515668867/cannibalism-its-perfectly-natural-a-new-scientific-history-argues?sc=17&f=1007   http://www.kurzweilai.net/scientists-use-stem-cells-to-create-humanpig-chimera-embryos   http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-say-now-s-the-time-to-talk-about-creating-humans-from-stem-cells   http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/01/01/507244429/unexpected-risks-found-in-editing-genes-to-prevent-inherited-disorders?sc=17&f=1007   http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/blood-dragons-destroy-antibiotic-resistance/   http://www.livescience.com/57746-tinder-for-orangutans-mating-program.html   http://www.techly.com.au/2017/02/10/these-robo-bees-may-one-day-pollinate-the-earth/   http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/25/517221933/lucille-horn-who-was-nursed-to-health-in-a-coney-island-sideshow-dies-at-96?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170225   https://www.inverse.com/article/26891-neural-lace-elon-musk-announcement?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=elonquotes&utm_campaign=influencer   https://futurism.com/new-ai-can-write-and-rewrite-its-own-code-to-increase-its-intelligence/   http://www.iflscience.com/technology/new-material-can-turn-light-heat-and-movement-into-electricity-all-at-once/   https://m.phys.org/news/2017-02-lossless-metamaterial-boost-efficiency-lasers.html   http://www.kurzweilai.net/manipulating-silicon-atoms-to-create-future-ultra-fast-ultra-low-power-chip-technology   http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/23/515584634/should-scientists-march-u-s-researchers-still-debating-pros-and-cons?sc=17&f=1007