Welcome to the episode number 37 of the Authors of Mass Destruction podcast. My name is Natasha Bajema, aka WMDgirl on Twitter. I’m a fiction author, national security expert and your host for this podcast.

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• Personal Update:
  • I’ve started my next novel – a dystopian science fiction novel set in 2044
  • Not reading much news except for COVID-19 related news
• Let’s get to the interview with Emily Lorditch. Authors get ideas for novels from the news headlines. I’ve asked Emily to come up with a list of top ten current news headlines for creating new stories based on science.
  • No, cops aren’t using SiriusXM to find criminals 
  • She installed a Ring camera for Peace of Mind, instead a hacker harassed her 8-year-old daughter
  • When a DNA Test Says You’re a Younger Man, Who Lives 5,000 Miles Away
  • Crooks passing off ‘movie money’: How you can spot it
  • Preparing the next generation of GPS
  • He Was Murdered in a Hate Crime. She Brought His Blood-Soaked Phone Back to Life
  • A woman’s stalker used an app that allowed him to stop, start and track her car
  • Woman Diagnosed with Breast Cancer After It Was Detected by Tourist Attraction’s Thermal Camera
  • Brain Tissue Has Been Kept Alive and Functioning For Almost a Month
  • The Major Awards Ranked By How Good They Would Be as Murder Weapons