Aurora leads council meetings with prayer, and it sometimes raises eyebrows. But would a judge ever smack it down?
Curious City - When Church Meets State: Picking Apart Prayer in Aurora’s City Council
Aurora leads council meetings with prayer, and it sometimes raises eyebrows. But would a judge ever smack it down?
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - iPhone
Surprisingly, Uncle Sam played an essential role in the creation and development of the iPhone - of course, much has been written about the late Steve Jobs and other leading figures at Apple and their role in making the modern icon, and its subsequent impact on our lives. And rightfully so. But who are other key players without whom the iPhone might have been little more than an expensive toy? Tim Harford tells the story of how the iPhone became a truly revolutionary technology.
(Photo: Steve Jobs unveils the iPhone, Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe - The Skeptics Guide #595 – Dec 3 2016
Forgotten Superheroes of Science: Maria Telkes; News Items: Fake News and Online Reasoning, Santa Myth, Farmer Ants, Diamond Batteries; Who's That Noisy; What's the Word: Endemic; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction
The Gist - The Chaos Doctrine
Tidiness is tyranny, and Tim Harford is here to set you free. The author of Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives makes the case for routine-busting labor strikes, cluttered desks, and leaving your emails unsorted. He also explains why we’re smart to want scatterbrained musicians and orderly accountants. Harford writes the Undercover Economist column for the Financial Times.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Taking Freedom to Young People with The Tuttle Twins
Translating classic works of libertarian thinking like The Road to Serfdom for a very young audience is a challenge. Connor Boyack hopes his Tuttle Twins book series will do just that.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS More or Less: How not to test public opinion
The survey by the Indian PM that broke all the polling rules and started a mass protest
Motley Fool Money - Starbucks’ Venti Change
Unemployment drops to its lowest rate since 2007. Starbucks announces a change at the top. Guess reports some unfashionable earnings. And Taco Bell unveils a Cheeto-filled quesadilla. Plus, corporate governance expert and film critic Nell Minow talks Trump, Target, and holiday movies. To check out The Motley Fool's new skill for Amazon's Echo just go to www.fool.com/alexa.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Are you related to Edward III – and Danny Dyer?
What are the odds of being related to a medieval king? and how many cows for a fiver?
African Tech Roundup - Dr Vukosi Marivate of South Africa’s CSIR on the importance of data security regulation
This is a lively chat Andile Masuku had with Dr Vukosi Marivate, a Data Scientist and Senior Researcher at South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). They speak about the trend towards countries around the world passing laws that require the personal information of their citizens to be hosted on servers within their borders. We reached out to Vukosi after having some insightful engagement with him on Twitter last week; following our coverage of Russia blocking LinkedIn for flouting data security regulations.