In which an American dairy surplus and some dubious policy decisions creates a processed welfare staple of the Reagan era, and Ken reveals his favorite lunchmeat. Certificate #24553.
The things that make people academics -- as deep fascination with some arcane subject, often bordering on obsession, and a comfort with the solitude that developing expertise requires -- do not necessarily make us good teachers. Jessamyn Neuhaus’s Geeky Pedagogy: A Guide for Intellectuals, Introverts, and Nerds Who Want to Be Effective Teachers(West Virginia University Press, 2019) helps us to identify and embrace that geekiness in us and then offers practical, step-by-step guidelines for how to turn it to effective pedagogy. It’s a sharp, slim, and entertaining volume that can make better teachers of us all.
Stephen Pimpare is Senior Lecturer in the Politics & Society Program and Faculty Fellow at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. He is the author of The New Victorians (New Press, 2004), A Peoples History of Poverty in America (New Press, 2008), winner of the Michael Harrington Award, and Ghettos, Tramps and Welfare Queens: Down and Out on the Silver Screen (Oxford, 2017).
Artificial intelligence might not be as smart as we think. University and military researchers are studying how attackers could hack into AI systems by exploiting how these systems learn. It's known as "adversarial AI." Some of their experiments use seemingly simple techniques. Dina Temple-Raston has been looking into this for her special series, I'll Be Seeing You. Follow host Maddie Sofia on Twitter: @maddie_sofia. Or email the show at shortwave@npr.org.
The news to know for Thursday, October 24th, 2019!
Today, we're talking about Republican lawmakers protesting the impeachment inquiry, more blackouts in California, and what Facebook's CEO said about its cryptocurrency and political ads.
Plus: Google claims its had a major computing breakthrough and YouTube teases its first ever interactive film...
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview about new travel requirements coming soon. We're breaking down "Real ID" and what you might want to do now to get ahead.
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 sources below...
More and more Democrats have come out in favor of impeachment, but it’s worth remembering that some wanted to impeach him from Day 1. Those voices are often associated with "the Resistance." In today's episode, Kimberly Strassel of the Wall Street Journal argues that the Resistance is the truly destructive force in American politics—not President Trump. Strassel is author of the new book, "Resistance (At All Costs): How Trump Haters Are Breaking America."
We also cover the following stories:
President Trump lifts sanctions on Turkey after announcing a permanent cease-fire in Syria
GOP members stage sit-in outside impeachment inquiry proceedings
39 bodies found in England amid human trafficking concerns
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Jamie and I embark on a Tulsi Gabbard deep dive! We've struggled trying to figure out what her deal is, and then the Hillary Clinton story blew up, so we figured it would be a great time to do a deep dive and try to answer the question of.... WTF. Is she an asset for Russia? Is she a secret Republican? Is she a progressive? Find out what we dug up!
Here are some key sources. I read a lot for this but many sources were redundant. The main two would be Jacobin and Daily Kos.
In the interview, podcast producer and Canadian Chris Berube is here to talk with Mike about the recent Canadian election, how much shorter their elections are, and the government Trudeau has had to cobble together. Berube is a producer for 99% Invisible.
In the Spiel, Facebook and fact-checking.
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