Month: August 2019

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The Daily Signal - #533: Help Is on the Way for Conservative College Students

On today's episode of The Daily Signal Podcast, we talk with Charlie Copeland, president and CEO of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.


ISI was founded in the 1950s by William F. Buckley Jr. and is an organization focused on providing college students with an educational background on conservative thought. Copeland weighs in on the state of high education today and what trends he is seeing across university campuses.


Also on today's episode:


• We offer you a preview of The Heritage Foundation's latest podcast, Millennial Myths. It's a podcast for millennials by millennials. From myths about socialism to the Electoral College, Millennial Myths combines “on the street” interviews with personal stories and expert analysis. Check it out: @millennialmyths.


• We also read your letters to the editor. You can leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com.


• And we share a good news story about a Missouri community that went above and beyond to support a young family during a difficult season.


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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - S1 E6: Jonathan Perichon, Checkr

Through a chance internship in LA, Jonathan Perichon made his way from France to the United States. In doing so, he fell in love with the culture and opportunity. After working for a startup requiring background checks for its users, he saw first hand how antiquated and slow the process can be. After about 6 months, he and his co-founder set off to build an API driven solution, facilitating the submission, reporting and workflow of background checks for candidate workers… and much more.

 

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30 Animals That Made Us Smarter - Bat and robot

Picture the scene after a serious earthquake or a tornado. A flying robot inspired by bats could help survey the damage. There may be burst gas pipes, live electrical wires and many other dangers. Scientists have been studying bats to design an “eye in the sky” for use in exactly these situations. www.bbcworldservice.com/30animals With Patrick Aryee. #30Animals
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - CJ Run Finds Community, Inspiration In Chicago

CJ Run was born in Germany, grew up in England, spent their high school years in rural North Carolina, and finally found community and a sense of belonging at college in Champaign-Urbana. Now, they’ve moved to Chicago, and the music is flowing like never before. They hope that music provides inspiration to kids like them who are trying to figure out who they are and what life’s all about.

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Unexpected Elements - Amazonian fires likely to worsen

As fires across the amazon basin continue to burn, we speak to the researchers watching from space and from the ground. Also, new pictures back from the surface of asteroid Ryugu thanks to Germany’s MASCOT lander, part of the Japanese Hyabusa2 mission, give insights into the clay from which the solar system was originally formed, and Greenland’s top geologist gives his valuation of his native island for prospective purchasers.

Many of us struggle to motivate ourselves to carry out certain tasks, from hanging out the washing to writing a job application. How can we best motivate ourselves? And how can we avoid procrastination? Listener Moses in Uganda wants to find out. Anand Jagatia puts science to the test as he trains and participates in an open water swimming race which Marnie Chesterton has kindly volunteered him for.

(Photo: Wildfires in Amazon rainforest. Credit: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino)

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The Gist - David Koch Was Bad. But Evil? Eh.

On The Gist, if an eleventh Democratic candidate makes the next debate in Houston, we’ll hear more from all of them (because they’ll be split across two nights!).

In the interview, it’s part II of Mike’s discussion with Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley. They talk about the filibuster (this junior senator says “it has to go”) and the daunting task that is healing the upper chamber of Congress. Merkley is the author of America Is Better Than This: Trump's War Against Migrant Families.

In the Spiel, the David Koch obituaries are in. But are they fair?

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