Episode 187 Finds No Intelligence On Mars...Or In Congress

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00:00 Intro
06:18 Terry Pratchett R.I.P
07:46 Atheist Bible Meme
19:46 Mars Rovers Pt 1 - Opportunity
27:01 Mars Rovers Pt 2 - Curiosity
           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Z4GXjYMjc
54:04 U.S. Conservatives Vs Climate Change
68:07 Closing

Harpo wants the NASA budget increased so there'll be LOTS more rovers which will mean one will eventually be named HARPO.

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On End of Life Options

We skipped this topic on the podcast last week for two reasons: 1) because the segments we had were already long, and 2) because it's kind of depressing. Not to say we can't talk about depressing things on the podcast, but we can blog about them as well.

In our live show a few weeks ago, we discussed the documentary made by the BBC and author Terry Pratchett concerning Pratchett's dealing with Alzheimer's and questions about euthanasia, assisted suicide, and the right to end one's life. Here is the documentary “Choosing to die” of which we spoke. It is also available on youtube with a bit of searching, if this link becomes broken. Also: be warned that they follow a Dignitas client through to the end: it's a powerful moment.

Terry Pratchett - Choosing to die from Lisette Leona on http://vimeo.com">Vimeo.

and Terry Pratchett's article:

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1203622/Ill-die-endgame-says-Terry-Pratchett-law-allow-assisted-suicides-UK.html