More Bizarre Police Encounters

On this episode of Expanded Perspectives, the guys start the show off talking about how the giant panda is no longer an endangered species, following decades of work by conservationists to save it. The official status of the much-loved animal has been changed from “endangered” to “vulnerable” because of a population rebound in China. The change was announced as part of an update to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. 

Then, it is now possible for machines to learn how natural or artificial systems work by simply observing them, without being told what to look for, according to researchers at the University of Sheffield. This could mean advances in the world of technology with machines able to predict, among other things, human behavior. 

Then, a 20th century find suggests that the Vikings may have explored North America as far south as New York. Although the reasons for its presence in Charles Point are contested, no one can deny the fact that the spearhead unearthed by Augustus Hoffman in 1929 is of Nordic origin. With precious little evidence about how or why the artifact ended up in the Great Lakes Region, researchers rely on ancient tales and legends to explain the mystery of the spearhead.

Then, a woman in Detroit, Michigan sees an Alien out side of her window. Thanks for listening to Expanded Perspectives Elite. If you haven’t already, please write us a review over on iTunes and don’t forget about our entirely new show on YouTube “Unusual Encounters”.  Have a great weekend.

Show Notes:

• Giant Pandas Rebound Off Endangered List http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37272718
• A 1000 Year Old Nordic Spearhead Raises the Question “Were The Vikings in New York”? http://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/1000-year-old-nordic-spearhead-raises-question-were-vikings-new-york-020977?nopaging=1
• Swarm Robots Can Learn by Simply Observing  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160830083653.htm
• Alien Outside of my Window http://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2016/09/daily-2-cents-happy-birthday-star-trek.html

Music:

All music for Expanded Perspectives Elite is provided by permission from The Black Angels http://theblackangels.com and Pretty Lights http://prettylightsmusic.com

Songs Used:

• Young Men Dead
• Prophet
• Amin At Your Head
• Sunday School