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• Steam's Monopoly, Bloody Anime and Immortal Science

  A recent survey found that Steam is considered a monopoly by developers. What are the implications?Anime has a long history of adult content. Now it's going mainstream and the world isn't ready.These are the kinds of science experiments vampires might think of. They're intended to last longer than a human lifetime, and they're the only way to study some things. ***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com ***Resources MentionedDevelopers say Steam is too powerful. Gamers say they love it. Who’s right? (72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, according to study | GamesIndustry.biz )Anime's not just for teens anymore - welcome to the age of blood, beauty, and brutal storytelling. (https://www.cbr.com/official-new-era-r-rated-anime-movies-chainsaw-man/ )They built experiments to outlive themselves...because patience is for mortals (These ultra-long experiments outlive their scientists — on purpose)Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DYP_9rAJ2U0BSCW3_MCvULL2Gd2EY5SoZVzLc5JieQ8/edit?usp=sharing***If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: [email protected] us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5aAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

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• Ending on a Cliffhanger, Dr Who Minus Disney and Dangerous Mirror Life

  Live Service games with an ongoing story have to end sometime, right? Destiny 2 did, and suddenly nobody wants to play anymore. Does this mean future games will drag on forever? Hopefully not.The BBC and Disney have officially split, meaning we won't get Doctor Who for over 12 months. Is it time for another charity single to save the Doctor?Mirror life is a hypothetical form of life which is molecularly reversed compared to existing life. Scientists think this could be apocalyptic, so what are they doing to protect us?***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com ***Resources MentionedWhat if your favorite game never truly ends? We’re diving into why some stories never give you closure—and why that might actually keep you addicted. (Can a live service game ever have a satisfying conclusion? | Opinion | GamesIndustry.biz)What happens when the streaming giant says ‘we’re out’? Could this be the beginning of the end—or a new chapter—for Doctor Who? (Disney+ Officially Exiting ‘Doctor Who’ Partnership With BBC After Two Seasons)Mirror Bacteria (Mirror bacteria may constitute ‘radical departure from known life,’ scientists warn | CNN)Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AVylbjONQe6TJdRTrfEZDCgqeviPoWHw3xMtuluV4NA/edit?usp=sharing***If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: [email protected] us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5aAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

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• Protoclone's Robot Muscles, EA buyout and Tilly Norwood: AI Actress

  The Protoclone is an android based on human muscles. DJ thinks this thing might be too lifelike, and it's time to call Rick Deckard.EA are being bought by a consortium of investment firms. Do they still have a future, or will they be killed off?Tilly Norwood is an AI actress created for the sole purpose of starring in real movies. As any first gen tech, it'll be rubbish, but if you combined Tilly and a Protoclone body, DJ would probably be very scared. ***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com ***Resources MentionedIntroducing the Protoclone (Humanoid 'Protoclone' robot twitches into action while hanging from ceiling in viral video | Live Science, I Met ProtoClone — The World’s First Human Clone 🤯 )The explosive EA buyout (Who bought EA? | GamesIndustry.biz )Introducing the world’s first AI actress : Tilly Norwood (AI Actress Tilly Norwood Debuts at Zurich Summit as Industry Grapples With Emerging Tech: We Want Her ‘to Be the Next Scarlett Johansson’, AI Actress Tilly Norwood Draws Backlash From Melissa Barrera, Lukas Gage and More Hollywood Names as Creator Defends Her as a ‘New Tool’ and ‘Not a Replacement for a Human Being’, Gersh Will Not Sign AI Actress Tilly Norwood: 'We're Not That Agency', AI-Directed Movie ‘The Sweet Idleness’ Releases Trailer Amid AI Actor Tilly Norwood Controversy: ‘The First Movie’ Made by an ‘AI Agent’, SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin Says Union Will Address AI Actress Tilly Norwood With Agents and Continue Fight for AI Compensation)Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zaAnpSqI_Ak6vgZsP5BBeSeJFHTqsaPwpzqCTYQBhYI/edit?usp=sharing*If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: [email protected] us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord:

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• Australia's Gamers Revealed, Dance Dance Revolution Memory and Hollywood AI Movies

  A new study tells us all the statistics about Australian gamers. Turns out we're all getting older and less social. We have some theories why.Dance Dance Revolution can be adapted into a memory trainer for people with dementia, and it actually works to reduce the rate of decline.A fully AI movie will be presented at Cannes soon, and we expect it to be bad. ***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com ***Resources MentionedThere is something about Australian Gamers (82% of Australia engages with video games | GamesIndustry.biz)Dance Dance Elderly (Training to improve memory | ETH Zurich)A Full Hollywood A.I. Movie now a reality (OpenAI Says It's Making a Full Hollywood Movie Using AI)Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IFngQh0f2RoirJCfcGkPboZwkPuSRVgiPUC0XZ6NOiw/edit?usp=sharing*If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: [email protected] us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5aAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

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• Age Gating Games, Warner Bros Vs Midjourney and Doing Objective Science

  Things get wild when Professor and DJ talk about stopping children from accessing in appropriate games.Warner Bros are suing Midjourney for ripping off their art. With the recent case against OpenAI for pirating books, the precedent might not be on their side. Science is hard to do objectively. There's always a bias, and good scientists find ways to minimise that. The Nerds talk through creating science to push a narrative, and why that's a bad thing. ***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com ***Resources MentionedResources: Age verification crackdown (Valve introduces age verification for UK Steam users | GamesIndustry.biz, Roblox partners with International Age Rating Coalition to replace current maturity labels | GamesIndustry.biz, Steam games with adult content banned from early access, after payment processors force restrictions - NotebookCheck.net News Warner bros vs Midjourney (Warner Bros. Joins Studios’ AI Copyright Battle Against Midjourney) Objectivity in science is a myth (Scientific objectivity is a myth – cultural values and beliefs always influence science and the people who do it )Full Show notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JXb1FiiOzpOhgpSvEOaNPy1EWD-J5ezk5hsyLJL6uM8/edit?usp=sharing*If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: [email protected] us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5aAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

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