Diabetes is a growing global problem, especially in low and middle income countries. Half of the 100 million in need of insulin lack reliable access. The World Health Organization wants to do something about it. Short Wave reporter Emily Kwong tells host Maddie Sofia about the WHO's pre-qualification program, a two-year plan to pave the way for more insulin manufacturers to enter the global market.
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The NewsWorthy - Oscars History, Coronavirus Update & XFL Begins – Monday, February 10th, 2020
The news to know for Monday, February 10th, 2020!
Today we're talking about the win that made Hollywood's biggest night historic, what's changing in China today as the fight against the coronavirus continues, and a first-of-its-kind mission to the sun...
Plus: a record-setting flight and firework and a new start-up football league launches.
Those stories and more -- in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
This episode is brought to you by Rothys.com/newsworthy
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Sources:
Oscars History: Hollywood Reporter, PEOPLE
New Hampshire Debate: Politico, NPR, NYT
Trump to Unveil Budget: CNBC, WSJ, Politico
Impeachment Witnesses Removed: The Hill, FOX News, WaPo
U.S. Soldiers Killed: ABC News, Fox News
Thailand Mass Shooting: Reuters, BBC, NYT, CNN, AP
Coronavirus Update: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, Time, The Guardian
New Sun Mission: Space.com, The Verge, CBS News
Fastest Flight from NYC to London: NPR, CNN, Fox News
World’s Largest Firework: AP
Uber “Make My Train”: Business Insider, The Verge
XFL Begins: CBS Sports, Fox Sports
The Daily Signal - Former Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll Talks Breaking Glass Ceilings
Being the first is never easy. Jennifer Carroll was the first woman and the first black person to be elected to the position of Lieutenant Governor.
Former Lieutenant Governor of Florida Jennifer Carroll shares what she learned through her many firsts in the military and in elected office. A role model for young people across America, Carroll's story is a perfect example of grit and grace.
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The Boring Talks - #42 – The Lexicon Of Breakups
James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting.... maybe.
In 2011, comedian Rosie Wilby was dumped by email. (Though she did feel better about it after correcting her ex’s spelling and punctuation). Obsessing ever since about whether technology has enabled abrupt endings to relationships, she discovered an entire new language. But what are ghosting, breadcrumbing, submarining, pocketing, benching and curving?
Rosie Wilby is a comedian and presents The Breakup Monologues podcast.
Presenter: James Ward Contributor: Rosie Wilby Producer: Luke Doran
The Boring Talks - #41 – Pencils
James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting.... maybe.
Brian Mackenwells is passionate about pencils. In this Boring Talk he shares his passion for good pencils. He talks us through their history, and explains why having a good pencil gives you a pleasurable 'small pivot point that can change your whole mind set'. He also talks us through his favourite pencils, and shares the very personal reason that he can't part with one particular pencil in his collection.
Presenter: James Ward Contributor: Brian Mackenwells Producer: Luke Doran
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - Auctions
Are things only worth what people are willing to pay for them? Tim Harford explains why a method of buying and selling that originated in ancient times has endured to the present day, and is now underpinning the success of some of the internet's most powerful brands.
Unexpected Elements - Coronavirus, prospects for treatment?
Doctors in the US have treated a coronavirus patient with a drug developed for Ebola. That drug had never been tested on people so its use here seems an extreme move. We look at why this kind of drug developed for one virus might work on another. It’s all down to the genetic material at the centre of the virus. That raises safety concerns as human cells contain similar material.
East Africa is experiencing a plague of locusts and bizarrely it’s linked to the Australian wildfires. A weather pattern across the Indian Ocean, made more extreme by climate change, links the rains in Africa with the heatwave in Australia.
New features of The Northern Lights have been discovered thanks to an analysis of photos on Facebook by physicists in Finland. Amateur sky watchers pictures reveal previously unnoticed forms in the light display.
And we look at the search for properties of sub atomic particles, why a small device might be better than the enormous ones used so far.
Today, once-fatal diseases like the plague, sepsis, or cholera can be treated simply and quickly with a pill. These tiny tablets hold compounds that can fix illnesses, and most people don’t think twice about taking an asparin for a headache.
Modern medicine looks nothing like the plants that many of them are derived from. But there must have been a moment, when the first humans decided that a particular plant, fungus, or mineral might cure them of an upset stomach, or infected wound. Right? That’s what listener Andrew Chen wondered, so he emailed CrowdScience to find answers.
Presenter Anand Jagatia speaks with an archaeologist, a botanist, an ethno-pharmacologist, a zoologist and a historian to uncover the story of early human experimentation with ‘drugs’ from plants, fungi, animals and minerals.
The history of humans is full of illness and poor health, and it seems we’ve always tried to fix this. Anand discovers the connection between food and medicine while making tonic water from scratch with Kim Walker at the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew, and tastes the daisy-like Chinese herb that was first used thousands of years ago, and then – once tested - became one of the best modern drugs for treating the world’s most deadly infectious disease.
Listener Andrew’s inspiration came from a previous episode of CrowdScience ‘Who were the first farmers?’ and so we return to expert anthropologist Cheryl Makerewicz who tells us about the ecological knowledge of hunter-gatherers and pastoralist communities. With Jaap de Roode, Anand discovers that conscious thought isn’t a pre-requisite of medical discovery, and historian Vivienne Lo explains how written word helped to standardise generations of medical knowledge in East Asia. Previously medical knowledge had been irrevocably linked with shamanism, magic and spirituality, but with modern medicine this changed – but today there is still much we can learn from ancient forms of knowledge, Christophe Wiart explains how his science focuses of discovering what plants tribal people in east Asia have used for centuries to cure their ailments. These early methods may help us combat new diseases today.
(Image: Scientists are at work as they try to find an effective treatment against the new SARS-like coronavirus, Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
CoinDesk Podcast Network - LTB!: US Crypto Taxes Are a Nightmare. Could These Proposals Help?
The best Sundays are for long reads and deep conversations. Earlier this week, the Let's Talk Bitcoin! Show gathered to discuss the US tax treatment of "Virtual Currencies" and how scams find a home wherever opportunity exists, at least for a while.
This episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! is sponsored by Brave.com, eToro.com and Purse.io.
During our first segment, we'll discuss:
Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act of 2020: The proposed legislation would exempt capital gains taxes if any individual transaction results in a capital gain of $200 or less. Previous versions of the bill proposed a $600 cap. If passed, it would take effect in the 2020 tax year. Link - H.R. 5635
The IRS has a question for you: Tax filers in the U.S. are being asked if At any time during 2019, did you receive, sell, send, exchange, or otherwise acquire any financial interest in any virtual currency? Link -IRS Form 1040
Yang proposes "Digital Asset Regulation": U.S. Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang wants to Clarify the tax implications of owning, selling, and trading digital assets. Yang says clear policy will allow businesses to invest and innovate in the area without fear of a regulatory shift. Link - Yang 2020
Later on, we'll dig into the "why" of scams as we begin a longer conversation on the topic.
Three main points on scams:
- Ponzi schemes thrive in disrupted spaces with uncertainty, poor credentialing, and poorly understood complexity
- The crypto currency space has these attributes
- The underlying appeal of ponzi scams (and bitcoin) comes from the mythology of redemption, getting something from nothing, the genie in the bottle, etc
Links:
This episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! is sponsored by Brave.com, eToro.com and Purse.io.
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Music for today's episode was provided by Jared Rubens, From Ether and Gurty Beats, with editing by Jonas.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Closing The Gap, Life Expectancy in Chicago, Pt. 1
Over the next several Sundays, we’re bringing you our series Closing The Gap, where we look at the huge disparities in life expectancy between rich and poor neighborhoods in Chicago. How big is the gap? Why does this gap exist? And what people are doing to close the gap?
Curious City - Red Line To Your Heart: What Makes Chicago’s Dating Scene Distinct?
We explore a phenomenon called “cuffing” and the (short) lengths Chicagoans will go for love.