Month: June 2020

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Ologies with Alie Ward - Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER) Part 1 with Daniel Pfau

How many genders are there? How do you know if you’re queer? Is sexual orientation biological, and if so, how? The amazing Michigan State University neuroscientist and endocrinology researcher Dr. Daniel Pfau joins to share their path in academia finding the perfect research, understanding their own genderqueer identity, what animals in nature exhibit queer behavior, how hormones influence the brain, how important it was for them to find community and why the gender binary isn’t a good fit for a lot of people. They are just charming and kind and wonderful and this episode will help you understand just how many ways there are to be human. Also: smitten meadow mice, Gender Unicorns and Alie as a lion. Happy Pride, y’all.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - No port in a storm: the world’s stranded sailors

Pandemic policies seem to have overlooked the key workers who keep the global trade system afloat: merchant seamen. More than a quarter of a million are at sea unwillingly. Misinformation was a plague even before covid-19. Now it’s a matter of life and death—and of political persuasion. And why pedigree puppies are so pricey in Britain. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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The Best One Yet - “The only Will Smith stock” — iRobot’s Cadillac vacuum. Shopify + Walmart vs. Amazon. Airbnb’s anti-racism algorithm.

iRobot is the only robot company that’s WFH right now, but we’ve got a bold idea for its next move: Sell yourself. Shopify shares surged on word it is partnering with Walmart for an unprecedented rebel alliance against the Amazon empire. And Airbnb just whipped up “Project Lighthouse” to fix racism on its platform — We think the entire gig economy could use that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - A Victory for LGBTQ Americans

On Monday, the conservative Supreme Court extended civil rights protections to transgender and gay Americans. The ruling is not controversial -- supermajorities of polled citizens say discrimination against LGBTQ people should be illegal. But Monday’s decision comes ahead of a flurry of rulings on other closely-watched cases involving the president’s financial records, the DACA program, abortion rights, and more. Does this win for the left clear a path for the court to hand down some bitter pills in the next few weeks?

Guest: Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern. 

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Short Wave - We Don’t Know Enough About Coronavirus Immunity

Does getting the coronavirus once make you immune to it or could you get it again? Many are looking to antibody tests for answers. The logic is: if I have antibodies for the coronavirus, I must be immune.

Well, turns out ... it's complicated, as Katherine Wu writes for the Smithsonian Magazine. We invited her onto the show to explain.

Between episodes, you can catch up with Maddie on Twitter @maddie_sofia. Plus, we always want to hear what's on your mind — coronavirus or otherwise. Tell us by emailing shortwave@npr.org.

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What A Day - Pride And Joy

Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled that the Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ+ employees from workplace discrimination in a 6-3 ruling. This is the first major case involving transgender rights, and it comes from a decidedly conservative court. We get into what it means, and how we got here.

Plus, the latest on coronavirus, where cases are on the rise and how states and business are reacting.

And in headlines: BLM protestor Oluwatoyin Salau found dead in Florida, hummingbirds see secret colors, and Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ delayed at movie theaters. 


Akilah & Gideon’s book recommendations: 

Obviously: Stories From My Timeline by Akilah Hughes

Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby

Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin

Patsy by Nicole Dennis-benn


Where to buy: 

The Lit Bar: thelitbar.com

Black-owned independent bookstores: lithub.com/you-can-order-today-from-these-black-owned-independent-bookstores/

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The NewsWorthy - Supreme Court Surprise, Trump Tackles Police Reform & ADHD Video Game – Tuesday, June 16th, 2020

The news to know for Tuesday, June 16th, 2020!

What to know today about a surprise ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court and how it’s meant to protect millions more American workers.

Also, President Trump says he wants to hold the “bad apples” accountable. How he plans to address police reform starting today.

Plus, T-Mobile faces a widespread outage, a video game could treat ADHD in kids, and the Oscars get delayed...

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

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Sources:

SCOTUS Protects LGBTQ: NY Times, AP, Reuters, WSJ, Axios

Trump to Sign Executive Order: Reuters, WSJ, USA Today, WaPo, Politico, CBS News

Coronavirus Global Update: NY Times, BBC, AP, Reuters, Johns Hopkins

FDA Revokes Hydroxychloroquine Authorization: CNN, Reuters, WaPo, NBC News, FDA

T-Mobile Outage: AP, Reuters, LA Times, T-Mobile

United Airlines Stricter Mask Requirements: CNN, Business Insider, United

DOT Providing Cloth Masks: USA Today, Reuters

Jeff Bezos Congressional Testimony: NPR, Politico, CNN, WSJ

Video Game to Treat ADHD: Stat, The Verge, AP, FDA

MLB Negotiations: USA Today, ESPN, AP, WSJ

NBA Players Divided on Returning: Axios, CBS Sports, ESPN

WNBA Season to Resume in July: Bleacher Report, AP

2021 Oscars Delayed: The Verge, Variety, LA Times

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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - S2 E19: Denis Lunev, DepositFix

Nine years ago, Dennis Lunev moved from Russia to the USA. He likes to polish his skills in archery and throw axes. Previously, he was a software engineer attempting to build SaaS solutions that didn’t quite pan out. Afterwards while doing integration consulting he saw the need to connect payment gateways to HubSpot, so he set out to build DepositFix – a way to directly integrate Stripe and PayPal into the world’s most used CRM.


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