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    #60: Children Need to Be Warned

    August 24th, 2022 · 53 minutes

    Alex and Kathy discuss broken fingers, folding, and a fictosexual man in love with a hologram.

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    Chess robot grabs and breaks finger of seven-year-old opponent | Chess | The Guardian
    DeepMind uncovers structure of 200m proteins in scientific leap forward | The Guardian
    PCalc by James Thompson
    James Thomson (@jamesthomson) / Twitter
    DeepMind uncovers structure of 200m proteins in scientific leap forward | DeepMind | The Guardian
    Folding@home - Wikipedia
    Front Page - Folding@home
    Roboism 3: Vocaloids! But with Pants Next Time — Roboism — Overcast
    Hatsune Miku - Wikipedia
    VOCALOID – the modern singing synthesizer
    New York Post–'Fictosexual' man married hologram bride, now struggles to bond
    Hatsune Miku on David Letterman - YouTube