Month: March 2019

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Big Banks Say “No” to Private Prisons

If you made your way up to 1185 Park Ave. on the Upper East Side of New York, you’d find an apartment building that looks like a castle. It’s the apartment of Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase. Back in February protesters stood on the sidewalk and chanted up at him hoping to end JP Morgan Chase’s business with the private prison industry.

It worked.

Who are the protesters looking at next?

Guests: Tracy Jan, reporter at the Washington Post, and emoji activist Jennifer 8. Lee.

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The NewsWorthy - Operation Varsity Blues, Grounded Planes & Hulu Discount – Wednesday, March 13th, 2019

The news to know for Wednesday, March 13th, 2019!

Today, we're talking about a college entrance scheme involving celebrities, measles outbreaks and more grounded Boeing airplanes.

Plus: Hulu and Spotify team up, the world wide web turns 30, and Chipotle wants to Venmo you. 

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...

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Sources:

 

Operation Varsity Blues: LA Times, USA Today, AP

 

Measles Outbreaks: The Hill, CNBC, LA Times

 

Boeing Latest: WSJ, USA Today, CNN, CNBC

 

Brexit Latest: CNN, Vox, CNBC

 

NFL Trade: CBS Sports, ESPN, NFL.com

 

Uber Settles Suit: Bloomberg, Reuters, CNET

 

WWW Turns 30: The Verge, USA Today, TechCrunch -->founder’s call for fitght against

 

Microsoft’s Seeing AI: TechCrunch

 

Spotify +  Hulu: CNET, The Verge

 

Chipotle Venmo Giveaway: Business Insider

 

 

 

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Philosophers In Space - 0G48: Groundhog Day and Buddhist Virtue Theory

Rise and shine, philosonaughts, and don't forget your space suit, cause it's voidy outside! We're stretching the concept of sci-fi to the brink by doing Groundhog Day and discussing how it's the perfect parable for the Buddhist version of virtue theory that Aaron finds so very tempting.

Rise and shine, spacebrains, and don't forget your space vats, cause it's voidy outside! We're pushing the concept of sci-fi to the brink by doing Groundhog Day and discussing how it's the perfect parable for the Buddhist version of virtue theory that Aaron finds so very tempting.

Rise and shine...

Buddhist Virtue Theory: http://blogs.dickinson.edu/buddhistethics/files/2013/11/Fink-Cultivation3.pdf 

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And if you're in the Raleigh NC area come to Aaron's talk on moral realism without god this coming Monday: https://www.facebook.com/events/340287090156412/ 

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The Gist - The Fraud Squad

On The Gist, Bill de Blasio flapping his arms to R. Kelly.

In the interview, Sal Gentile writes for late night television, but he lives in president Trump’s mind around the clock. Every day he writes insights and jokes about Trump’s latest ramblings for “A Closer Look,” a segment on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers. Gentile talks about his writing process—lots of jokes go into a first draft, but only a few make the cut—and how the instinct to laugh is itself a reliable bullshit detector. 

In the Spiel, the college admissions scandal involving Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin.

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Money Girl - 583 – Your Guide to Building Credit by Using Credit Cards Responsibly

Credit cards are powerful tools that can help you build excellent credit—but they can also sink your finances. Money Girl answers a listener question about healthy ways to use credit cards. You'll learn how the credit system works, tips to manage cards, and how credit affects your entire financial life. Read the transcript at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/money-finance/credit/your-guide-to-building-credit-by-using-credit-cards-responsibly Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW MONEY GIRL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoneyGirlQDT Twitter: https://twitter.com/LauraAdams

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Lex Fridman Podcast - Leslie Kaelbling: Reinforcement Learning, Planning, and Robotics

Leslie Kaelbling is a roboticist and professor at MIT. She is recognized for her work in reinforcement learning, planning, robot navigation, and several other topics in AI. She won the IJCAI Computers and Thought Award and was the editor-in-chief of the prestigious Journal of Machine Learning Research. Video version is available on YouTube. If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to https://lexfridman.com/ai or connect with @lexfridman on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Medium, or YouTube where you can watch the video versions of these conversations.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Flying stop: Boeing

Following a second fatal crash of Boeing’s 737-MAX, China was quick to ground its fleet of the newish airliner. What does this mean for the world’s largest planemaker? In Russia, protests have broken out against President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to isolate and control the country’s internet. His bid to regain Russians’ full attention may come too late. And, we look at why so many women are getting divorced in Bangladesh. Additional audio from Anton Scherbakov
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Ologies with Alie Ward - Ludology (VIDEO GAMES) with Jane McGonigal

Video games! Tabletop games! IRL role-play gaming! The ... lottery? Dr. Jane McGonigal is a video game developer, TED speaker, bestselling author and total badass with a deep knowledge of how games -- and especially video games -- can motivate, soothe and connect us. We talk about everything from Monopoly to dance offs, Fortnite, vintage Atari, VR, the challenge of Dark Souls, the sweetness of League of Legends, how Tetris can get you through rough times and the health issue that caused Dr. McGonigal to create her huge hit, SuperBetter. Also: why everyone who loves games and everyone who hates games should hear this.

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