Month: January 2019

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The Gist - The Future (of A.I.) Is Chinese

On The Gist, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s star power isn’t something to fear. Especially if you’re a Democrat.

“The world is a very dangerous place!” as a statement from President Donald Trump’s desk once put it. Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer gets that, which is why his firm writes a list of top geopolitical risks at the start of every year. In 2019, these include America’s response to growing tech and A.I. dominance from China, presidential elections in Ukraine and Nigeria, and cyberwar. Bremmer is also the founder of GZero Media and hosts its podcast, GZero World With Ian Bremmer.

In the Spiel, ringing in the year’s first Lobstar of the Antentwig.

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The Daily Signal - #374: A Bold Conservative Who Is Breaking News and Bringing People Together

On today’s show, we feature an interview with BOLD founder Carrie Sheffield. Based in New York City, Sheffield discusses her political activism, the importance of civility, and what it's like for a conservative living in Manhattan.Her digital television network is comprised of three shows, one of which is co-hosted by Clay Aiken, who is famous for his performance on "American Idol." "We are trying to break news, but we're also trying to bring people together," Sheffield tells The Daily Signal.Also on today’s show:• We share some of your letters to the editor. Next week your letter could be featured on our show; write us at letters@dailysignal.com or call 202-608-6205.• Christian radio station WGTS 91.1 is stepping up to help during the partial government shutdown. With many federal workers at home, WGTS organized a cleanup of the National Mall where trash has been accumulating.The Daily Signal podcast is available on the Ricochet Audio Network. You also can listen on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts.If you like what you hear, please leave a review or give us feedback. Enjoy the show!

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Motley Fool Money - Retail Report Card and CES Innovations

Costco and Target report big holiday numbers. Macy’s tumbles on disappointing December sales. Bed, Bath, and Beyond goes above and beyond. Activision Blizzard loses control over Destiny. And Taco Bell goes on a health kick. Analysts Aaron Bush, Andy Cross, and Ron Gross discuss those stories and weigh in on Ford Motor, Constellation Brands, and Interactive Brokers. Plus, analyst Rex Moore joins us from Las Vegas to talk self-driving cars and other cutting-edge technologies at CES.

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CrowdScience - Can Volcanoes Power the World?

Magma is the hot, molten rock found beneath the Earth’s crust. It’s so plentiful that it got Greek listener Dimitrios wondering whether we could harness this heat. Could we drill directly into the magma and use it to power our homes, he asks presenter Marnie Chesterton? And from Ghana, Madock also got in touch with CrowdScience to ask why there are lots of volcanoes in some areas of the world, but then none in others?

Marnie dispatches Anand Jagatia to Kenya, a country that is one of the biggest providers of geothermal energy in the world and home to the East African Rift system. At 4,000 miles long, a string of volcanoes sits along this fault line. Anand hikes up one of these to find out why volcanism is so active here. Anand then travels to a geothermal power plant to get to grips with how conventional geothermal energy works, before turning to Iceland, where they’ve drilled directly into magma - albeit by accident. What they discovered was supercritical steam. It’s neither a liquid nor a gas but holds up to 10 times more energy than both. And to find it naturally occurring is the ‘holy grail’ of geothermal power. But can our equipment stand such temperatures?

Presenter: Anand Jagatia and Marnie Chesterton Producer: Graihagh Jackson

(Image: A volcano erupts. Credit Getty Images)

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - What exactly is ‘Natural Flavoring’?

You can find phrases touting "natural" flavoring on products throughout most modern supermarkets, from beverages to cereal to more -- but what exactly does this mean? Join the guys as they delve into the fact (and fiction) surrounding the use of "natural" in advertising... and why there might be more to the story than you think.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Threat of National Emergency

What would a national emergency look like, and why hasn't Trump declared one yet? Dahlia Lithwick has answers and joins What Next, Slate's new daily news podcast, Plus: Was it weird that Ruth Bader Ginsburg wasn't at work this week?

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