Playwright William Shakespeare is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential writers in the English language, and his plays have been read or performed millions of times around the world. He was also quite prolific: Between about 1590 and 1613, Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays and collaborated on several more. Yet for more than a century various researchers known collectively as anti-Stratfordians have argued that Shakespeare didn't actually write some -- or all -- of his work.
Refugees and migrants taking land routes across Africa to get to the Mediterranean and Europe, face extreme violence, abuse and exploitation, with far more believed to be dying there than at sea, a UN-backed report says.
Plus, why is Tanzania struggling with a huge shortage of university professors?
And how the Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay made history at the gruelling Tour de France.
Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Joseph Keen, Bella Hassan, and Nyasha Michelle in London. Charles Gitonga in Nairobi
Technical Producer: Nick Randell
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
For the first time, a bill to create a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian boarding schools has reached the floor of the U.S. Senate. A companion bill is working through the U.S. House. The concept of an official panel to look into the abuses of boarding schools has surfaced previously but failed to take hold. The action comes as the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition is launching a database of documents, photographs, and other records to help survivors and others connect understand the full weight of the boarding school era. And an important event to promote healing from Canada’s residential school era is taking place in Ontario. Some voices in Canada are calling for residential school "denialism" be criminalized.
Renewed questions President Biden's health. Texas storm aftermath. Alec Baldwin on trial. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
Is it a flower? Flames? No, it’s a music venue! When the Jay Pritzker Pavilion opened in Millennium Park, many people struggled to describe the venue. Despite the debate over the shape, you’ll rarely hear the structure described as a lousy place for a concert.
Reset met up with our resident architecture sleuth, Dennis Rodkin, to understand how the open-air design still creates the sound of an indoor concert.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
Transaction fee volatility is a problem for Bitcoin users. How can miners and others fix this UX/UI problem? Enter Alkimiya.
Welcome back to The Mining Pod! On today’s show, we’re sitting down with Leo Zhang of Alkimiya Protocol to discuss their novel trading solution for Bitcoin blockspace. Yes, you read that right! Alkimiya enables parties like wallets, miners or professional traders to take a position on Bitcoin blockspace. Widespread usage of this trading platform could enable wallets or others to issue on-chain transactions even when fees are high, balancing out the long term volatility of Bitcoin transaction fees. For miners, it might open up doors for trading a new commodity: Blockspace.
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
03:04 What's Alkyamya?
17:41 How can miners use?
22:54 How does it work?
24:31 Tech design of Alkyamya
26:05 Alkyamya & L2s
26:42 Building on Bitcoin
33:53 New Bitcoin proposals
39:11 Degen spillover
41:20 Final thoughts
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The Republican Party has released its Trump-inspired platform for 2024. European leaders are meeting in Washington, D.C. for the 75th NATO summit, and a new method for organ harvesting is raising legal and ethical concerns.
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Today we’re sharing the first episode of “The Youth Development Center,” a series from New Hampshire Public Radio. This podcast from the creators of "Bear Brook" and “The 13th Step” dives deep into how New Hampshire became the center of one of the largest youth detention abuse scandals in the country. This episode follows the story of Andy Perkins, a man who remained silent about his experiences at the Youth Development Center for decades. Then, he saw something on the news that made him realize he wasn't alone.
Follow and listen to more episodes of “The Youth Development Center” here: https://link.chtbl.com/ch14Qgb_?sid=KQED
Click here to read the companion digital story made in collaboration with The Pudding.
If you have suffered abuse and need someone to talk to, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. If you’re in a mental health crisis, call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 9-8-8.
It was formed to unite the world’s strongest countries and preserve peace, but as NATO holds a celebration summit for its 75th anniversary, it faces tricky challenges. Climate change is jeopardising Scottish salmon, one of Britain’s biggest food exports (10:15). And why North Korea is sending hot air balloons over to the South, filled with rubbish and faeces (16:50).
This week Tyler and Danny share their reactions to Zach Bryan's emotional, character-driven smash hit album, The Great American Bar Scene. How did we like it? How does it compare to his self titled album? Listen to find out!
