{"id":1164,"date":"2017-03-04T00:52:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T00:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/expandedperspectives.com\/elite\/?p=1164"},"modified":"2017-03-04T00:52:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T00:52:45","slug":"voice-in-the-fields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/expandedperspectives.com\/elite\/voice-in-the-fields\/","title":{"rendered":"Voice in the Fields"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/expandedperspectiveselite\/Voice_in_the_Field.mp3\"><strong>Voice in the Fields<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>On this episode of Expanded Perspectives Elite the guys start the show off talking about how recently a small island in the south pacific\u00a0saw the completion of a new solar-powered\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/energy\/2016\/03\/160318-how-to-avoid-storm-blackouts-colleges-go-big-with-microgrids\/\">microgrid<\/a>, which shifted the entire island\u2019s energy generation from 100 percent diesel fuel to 100 percent solar. (The island&#8217;s population varies with the season but usually falls between 200 and 600 people.)\u00a0The solar project was\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.solarcity.com\/island-in-the-sun\/\">installed by SolarCity<\/a>, a California-based company recently purchased by Elon Musk\u2019s Tesla. The $8 million project was funded by the U.S. Department of Interior and the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA).<\/p>\n<p>Next, the guys talk about how\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scientists have just made another sensational discovery as they\u2019ve found\u2014for the first time ever\u2014functional mechanical gears in nature. Once again, nature seems to be the first to have achieved a basic technology. This discovery proves that GEAR MECHANISMS\u2014which were previously thought to be only man-made\u2014 have an evolutionary natural precedent. Then, a\u00a0man in central Arizona submitted the images on Monday of what he believes could be the carcass of a \u201cChupacabras\u201d.\u00a0<\/span>Christopher J. Kubash, a 31-year-old seasonal resort employee, told Cryptozoology News that he was hiking in the Arizona wilderness when he came upon the body inside a cave last Friday. Was it the legendary <em>Chupacabra<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>Then,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the idea that a bit of gross mold would be worth $14,617 seems absurd until you realize it may be the most important mold to that was ever grown.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonhams.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bonhams<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/europe\/mold-used-by-fleming-to-make-penicillin-sells-for-14597\/2017\/03\/01\/b20cdbbe-fe8d-11e6-9b78-824ccab94435_story.html?utm_term=.b677588c08a6\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">auctioned off<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the mold that belonged to Dr. Alexander Fleming earlier today, along with a handwritten inscription from Fleming himself that describes it as \u201cthe mould that first made penicillin.\u201d The buyer who was willing to pay such exorbitant amounts for a piece of science history did not wish to be identified. After the break Kyle brings up some strange sightings and encounters from various sources.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening to Expanded Perspectives Elite! Have a great weekend!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Show Notes:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How a Pacific Island Changed From Diesel to 100% Solar Power\u00a0<\/strong>http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/2017\/02\/tau-american-samoa-solar-power-microgrid-tesla-solarcity\/<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scientists spot functional \u2018MECHANICAL Gears\u2019 in NATURE for the first time<\/strong>\u00a0http:\/\/www.ancient-code.com\/scientists-spot-functional-mechanical-gears-nature-first-time\/<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arizona Man Releases \u2018Chupacabras\u2019 Pictures<\/strong>\u00a0http:\/\/cryptozoologynews.com\/arizona-man-releases-chupacabras-pictures\/<\/li>\n<li><strong>Old mold from penicillin discoverer auctioned for $14,617\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/europe\/mold-used-by-fleming-to-make-penicillin-sells-for-14597\/2017\/03\/01\/b20cdbbe-fe8d-11e6-9b78-824ccab94435_story.html?utm_term=.c5d23c157345<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Music:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>All music for Expanded Perspectives Elite is provided by \u00a0<strong>The Black Angels<\/strong>\u00a0http:\/\/theblackangels.com,\u00a0<strong>Pretty Lights<\/strong>\u00a0http:\/\/prettylightsmusic.com<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Songs Used:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Young Men Dead<\/li>\n<li>The Time Has Come<\/li>\n<li>I Can See It In Your Face<\/li>\n<li>World Of Illusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voice in the Fields On this episode of Expanded Perspectives Elite the guys start the show off talking about how recently a small island in the south pacific\u00a0saw the completion of a new solar-powered\u00a0microgrid, which shifted the entire island\u2019s energy generation from 100 percent diesel fuel to 100 percent solar. 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