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Smart phones have fundamentally changed the world -- at times, it's difficult to imagine life without one of these handy computers. There's a world of people you can call, a universe of information at your fingertips and millions of specialized programs to make everyday life that much easier. In fact, it sounds too good to be true... and, according to some critics, that might just be the case. So how do we separate the fact from fiction when it comes to smart phones and cancer?
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Guest: Joshua Keating, Slate's International Affairs Writer.
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The news to know for Wednesday, February 13th, 2019!
Today, what to know about Mexico’s most notorious drug lord’s three-month trial in the U.S., a winter storm affecting millions and the countdown to another government shutdown.
Plus: artificial intelligence, rumors about Apple’s newest products and which dog won ‘Best in Show.’
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes.
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled ‘Episodes’ or see below…
Today’s sponsor is Babbel, the #1 selling language learning app in the world. Go to Babbel.com or download the app to try it for free.
Sources:
Winter Storm: The Weather Channel, USA Today, CNN
Budget Deal Response: WSJ, The Hill, NBC News, AP
IRS Slowdown: USA Today, Taxpayer Advocate Service
Auto Loan Payments: The Washington Post, The Hill, Federal Reserve Bank of NY
U.S. Jobs Report: CBS News, Reuters
Gates Annual Letter: GatesNotes, Business Insider, ThriveGlobal
AI in America: The Verge, Forbes
Apple Rumors: Gizmodo, BuzzFeed
Best in Show: Sporting News, People, Twitter
Danielle wanted a copy of "Pride and Prejudice," so she clicked the top result on Amazon. The book that came in the mail was too big with type that was too small. The introduction was laughable. The story of how this book came to be took us halfway around the world.
Like Netflix, we're going to soak this thing for all its worth. How many hours of your life can we steal making you click through episodes trying to find easter eggs?! Really though, for all the innovations in this episode, it feel painfully underdeveloped in the arguably unethical way it makes use of tropes that are harmful to people with mental illness, and it felt like that deserved a main segment discussion. So we talk about those ethical problems in boring old timey linear fashion, as well as related ethical issues in how to balance representation challenges with the desire to make compelling art. Basically, ethicists see the world the same way as the SDNY; it's all our jurisdiction.
Article arguing Bandersnatch does a good job on mental illness representation: https://lwlies.com/articles/black-mirror-bandersnatch-is-a-brilliant-urgent-comment-on-mental-illness/
Article arguing Bandersnatch does a poor job on mental illness representation: https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/birdbox-bandersnatch-mental-illness-stigma-films-tv/244041
Quantum Suicide and Immortality: https://web.archive.org/web/20070827000748/http://www.higgo.com/quantum/qti.htm
QSI Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_suicide_and_immortality
Brian's super amazing first ever choose your own sci-fi audio drama podcast: youareherepodcast.com
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Sibling shows:
Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/
Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/
Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/
Recent appearances: Aaron joined Eiynah and some other teachers on Polite Conversations to discuss the state of social justice on campuses. here's both parts: https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/pc-panel-17-part-1-are-campus-sjws-destroying-western-civilization
On The Gist, Democratic leaders should slow down the next time a Virginia-sized fiasco comes along.
In the interview, podcasters can storm off a set too—even if it’s their own. Words Matter host Adam Levine pressed his colleague Steve Schmidt on details about his advising gig for 2020 hopeful Howard Schultz. And it wasn’t just because that posed a possible conflict of interest for the political podcast; Levine says his regular listeners wanted answers on the guy who, in their eyes, could get enough votes to cause another Trump victory.
In the Spiel, and in El Paso on Monday: presidential logorrhea.
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