Pat sets the tone with a segment on high fidelity audio players and whether Neil Young’s new Pono device is as ‘righteous’ as its name claims. Darren reflects on popular misconceptions around sunscreen. Finally, Cristina tips-off with a segment about how some cutting edge technology called the Catapult GPS is being used in elite sports training.

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SHOW NOTES

High Fidelity Audio Players

Pono Music

Rolling Stone: Neil Young Pulls Catalog From Streaming Services

Pono Kickstarter Campaign

Tests 24 Bit Vs. 16 Bit

Sample Rate and Bit Depth

Wikipedia: Nyquist Shannon Sampling Theorem

Science Blogs: MP3 Listener Tests

Digital Music News: Why Pono Is The Worst Audio Player

Audacity Manual: Digital Sampling

The Guardian: Only A Man Pays For Music Quality He Can’t Hear

Neil Young’s Pono Player: The Emperor Has No Clothes

David Pogue Criticism Follow Up

XIPH: 24/192 Downloads and Why They Make No Sense

The Science Of Sample Rates: When Higher is Better and When it Isn’t

Mashable: iPhone High Res Audio Capabilities

Sunscreen Revisited

Skincancer.org

CBC News

CBC News (Suncayr)

Catapult GPS

Toronto Star: Raptors + bioanalytics

Wiki: Sport Science

Catapult Sports Website

Man Games Lost Graphic

Forbes: Aussie Tech Catapult GPS

Economist: GPS + Sport

ESPN: Florida State Use GPS Technology

Jewish Business News: Mark Cuban Invests in Catapult Sports

Bloomberg: Alex McKechnie Bio