Month: April 2024

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The Gist - Family Guy Guy Guides Us Through Danger

Evan Waite, writer for Family Guy and The Onion, discusses his career, theories of comedy, and his new book, Life Wants You Dead: A Calm, Rational, and Totally Legit Guide to Scaring Yourself Safe. Plus, why can't Ukraine have the defenses that Israel has? And a new NPR CEO critiques truth.


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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicago Top Watchdog Wants To Know How City Could Improve Your Life

Chicago’s Office of Inspector General investigates misconduct on all levels of city government. And now it’s asking Chicago residents to weigh in on what’s important to them, and what governmental process or body they want to learn more about. It’s the office’s latest attempt to get public input on the inspector general’s priorities for the coming year. Reset sits down with Deborah Witzburg, the city’s inspector general, for more. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Traders Bet on Ether’s Drop; Sen. Lummis, Gillibrand Take on Stablecoin Legislation, Again

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from traders betting on the drop of ETH price to the new stablecoin bill from Sen. Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as crypto investors are betting that ether (ETH) will drop in value over the next three months. Plus, the upcoming launch of Casey Rodarmor's Runes protocol, and a new stablecoin bill from U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand.

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The Daily Signal - Speaker Johnson Backs Ukraine Aid Bill, House Holds Second Antisemitism Hearing, Lawmakers Respond to NGO Flyers Telling Illegal Aliens to Vote for Biden | April 17

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:



·         Speaker Mike Johnson will back four foreign aid bills that includes nearly $100 billion in spending.

·         The Columbia University president is grilled in a House hearing on antisemitism

·         Lawmakers react to a Daily Signal story about an NGO distributing flyers urging illegal aliens to vote for Biden.

·         NPR whistleblower quits after suspension.

 

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https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/02/national-council-of-teachers-of-english-hosts-seminar-on-how-to-teach-gender-queer/ 

 

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Lex Fridman Podcast - #426 – Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs

Edward Gibson is a psycholinguistics professor at MIT and heads the MIT Language Lab. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(10:53) – Human language
(14:59) – Generalizations in language
(20:46) – Dependency grammar
(30:45) – Morphology
(39:20) – Evolution of languages
(42:40) – Noam Chomsky
(1:26:46) – Thinking and language
(1:40:16) – LLMs
(1:53:14) – Center embedding
(2:19:42) – Learning a new language
(2:23:34) – Nature vs nurture
(2:30:10) – Culture and language
(2:44:38) – Universal language
(2:49:01) – Language translation
(2:52:16) – Animal communication

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Motley Fool Money - Reminder: The Chip Biz is Cyclical

The boom is on for chip buyers and sellers, but demand is lighter further up the supply chain. And United results showing the skies look friendly for airline stocks. 


(00:21) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss:


- Why ASML’s earnings show a slowdown in investment in chip manufacturing.

- United Airlines’ strong quarterly results, and how the airline is handling fleet issues caused by Boeing.

- What to watch from enterprise software companies as they report later in earnings season.


(15:19) Deidre Woollard chats up with Steven Jacobs, the president of online commercial real estate exchange Ten-X, about who is actually buying office buildings right now?


Companies discussed: ASML, UAL, BA


Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Tim Beyers, Deidre Woollard, Steven Jacobs

Engineers: Dan Boyd

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Is Crypto at the ‘Mercy’ of Fed Rates and Macro Conditions Now?

The latest price moves and insights with Helene Braun and Strix Leviathan Chief Investment Officer Nico Cordeiro.

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On "Markets Daily," Strix Leviathan Chief Investment Officer Nico Cordeiro weighs in on the recent correction across the crypto market and his outlook on bitcoin (BTC) and ether's (ETH) price movements. Plus, how macroeconomic conditions and the Federal Reserve's decisions could impact the overall crypto market.

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Federalist Radio Hour - ‘You’re Wrong’ With Mollie Hemingway And David Harsanyi, Ep. 93: Mike Johnson

Speaker Mike Johnson is prioritizing foreign borders over our own. Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi as they debate the definition of "neocon," discuss developments in the conflict in Israel, break down Supreme Court justices' reactions to the Fischer v. United States oral arguments, and share their culture picks for the week, including "Fallout."

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State of the World from NPR - The Debate in Israel Over Who Should Be Required Serve in the Military

Ultra-Orthodox Israelis have long been exempt from compulsory military service. But the October 7th attack by Hamas and Israel's subsequent military response have brought forward calls for change. The government's decision on whether to end the exemption has major political consequences.

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