A special podcast where we put your questions about the coronavirus pandemic to the World Health Organisation
The Intelligence from The Economist - Containment or complacency? Covid-19 in Japan
Japan has reported a relatively low number of coronavirus cases. But concern is growing. The Olympics have at last been postponed and infections are on the rise. Uganda’s president faces a challenge from a pop star—and has his own backing group. And turtles have a deadly appetite for plastic. To them, it may smell like lunch. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer
Strict Scrutiny - Throwing Elbows
Leah and Jaime recap other arguments from the February sitting that was a lifetime ago! They cover Sineneng-Smith v. United States, DHS v. Thuraissigiam, and of course a case argued by that guy Paul -- Seila Law v. CFPB.
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The Best One Yet - 🧘♂️ “Lululemon’s pandemic-proof mantra” — Nike is a close-talker. Fast beats Amazon/Apple/PayPal. Lululemon’s Power of 3.
It’s been one year since Lululemon set an intention known as its “Power of Three” — and sticking to its 5-year plan has become pure corporate leadership in the coronaconomy. Startup “Fast” raised a new round of financing from Stripe to solve online shopping cart anxiety, but its real power is as a Big Tech outsider. And Nike’s earnings report reveals a valuable Wall Street strategy: Be a “close talker.”
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - What New York City Did Wrong
Just a few weeks ago, officials were saying the coronavirus outbreak posed a relatively low risk for people living in New York City. How did health experts and government officials misread the threat so completely? And what can the rest of the country learn from what’s happening in New York now?
Guest: Elizabeth Kim, senior editor for Gothamist and WNYC.
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Start the Week - Rebuilding conservatism in changing times
Nick Timothy was once described as the ‘toxic’ power behind Theresa May’s early leadership. He talks to Amol Rajan about his experience in frontline government. In his new book, Remaking One Nation, he calls for the rebuilding of a more inclusive conservatism and the rejection of both extreme economic and cultural liberalism. As the Covid-19 pandemic forces the government to take more extreme measures, Timothy argues for a new social contract between the state, big companies and local communities. In recent decades politicians have had to deal with what appears to be an extreme pace of change – in new technology, global markets and increased automation. The Great Acceleration, as it’s been called, has left many communities feeling left behind. But in his forthcoming book, Slowdown, Professor Danny Dorling argues that there's actually been a widespread check on growth and speed of change. He sees this as a moment of promise and a move toward stability. But that stability may be short-lived as the fall out from the coronavirus hits individuals, communities and businesses hard.
Producer: Katy Hickman
Start the Week - Rebuilding conservatism in changing times
Nick Timothy was once described as the ‘toxic’ power behind Theresa May’s early leadership. He talks to Amol Rajan about his experience in frontline government. In his new book, Remaking One Nation, he calls for the rebuilding of a more inclusive conservatism and the rejection of both extreme economic and cultural liberalism. As the Covid-19 pandemic forces the government to take more extreme measures, Timothy argues for a new social contract between the state, big companies and local communities. In recent decades politicians have had to deal with what appears to be an extreme pace of change – in new technology, global markets and increased automation. The Great Acceleration, as it’s been called, has left many communities feeling left behind. But in his forthcoming book, Slowdown, Professor Danny Dorling argues that there's actually been a widespread check on growth and speed of change. He sees this as a moment of promise and a move toward stability. But that stability may be short-lived as the fall out from the coronavirus hits individuals, communities and businesses hard.
Producer: Katy Hickman
The NewsWorthy - Social Distancing Extended, Free Treatment & Kristen Bell’s Kids Special- Monday, March 30th, 2020
The news to know for Monday, March 30th, 2020!
What to know today about an extended timeline for social distancing guidelines, and what a top public health official says it’ll take to ease the rules.
Plus: medical supplies airlifted, free COVID-19 treatments and a TV special for kids’ questions...
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes. Also: can gift cards actually help businesses right now?
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Sources:
Coronavirus Case Count: Johns Hopkins
Social Distancing Extended: Axios, The Hill, WaPo, White House
Seattle-Area Slowdown: NYT, Seattle Times
Navy Hospital Ships En Route: WSJ, ABC News
Supply Flights: Axios, The Hill
Supply Shortages: US Mayors
CDC Issues Travel Advisory: CDC, NBC News
State-by-State Quarantine Orders: USA Today, WSJ
Trump Signs Relief Package: CNN, Washington Post
4th Relief Package: WSJ, Reuters, The Hill, FOX News
Tornadoes Hit Central U.S.: ABC News, AP
Insurers Waive COVID-19 Treatment Costs: CNBC, Bloomberg
FDA Authorizes New Coronavirus Drug: Politico, Fox News
Apple Website for COVID-19: CNN, NPR, Apple.com/covid19
Gov’t Uses Cellphone Location Data: WSJ, Engadget
Elton John Benefit: NY Daily News, E!
New Books in Native American Studies - Matt Cook, “Sleight of Mind: 75 Ingenious Paradoxes in Mathematics, Physics, and Philosophy” (MIT Press, 2020)
Paradox is a sophisticated kind of magic trick. A magician's purpose is to create the appearance of impossibility, to pull a rabbit from an empty hat. Yet paradox doesn't require tangibles, like rabbits or hats. Paradox works in the abstract, with words and concepts and symbols, to create the illusion of contradiction. There are no contradictions in reality, but there can appear to be. In Sleight of Mind: 75 Ingenious Paradoxes in Mathematics, Physics, and Philosophy (MIT Press, 2020), Matt Cook and a few collaborators dive deeply into more than 75 paradoxes in mathematics, physics, philosophy, and the social sciences. As each paradox is discussed and resolved, Cook helps readers discover the meaning of knowledge and the proper formation of concepts―and how reason can dispel the illusion of contradiction.
The journey begins with “a most ingenious paradox” from Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance. Readers will then travel from Ancient Greece to cutting-edge laboratories, encounter infinity and its different sizes, and discover mathematical impossibilities inherent in elections. They will tackle conundrums in probability, induction, geometry, and game theory; perform “supertasks”; build apparent perpetual motion machines; meet twins living in different millennia; explore the strange quantum world―and much more.
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What A Day - When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Mutual Aid
Mutual-aid networks, which allow neighbors and community members to pool resources, have blossomed during the coronavirus crisis. We interview Christine Gatson-Michalak, co-founder of the Claremont Mutual Aid Project, about the biggest needs right now.
Trump held a press conference yesterday, where he said among other things that social distancing measures will continue until April 30. So our promised Easter Egg hunts will be taking place in our apartment living rooms.
And in headlines: Shaq misses meetings at Papa John’s, twisters in Arkansas, and the EPA rolls back protections during the pandemic.