August 2020 – Page 4

August 27, 2020

The Anthropocene Reviewed - The Anthropocene Reviewed, Reviewed

John Green reviews the podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed.

August 27, 2020

Bay Curious - The Secret Lives of The Palace of Fine Arts Swans

The lagoon in front of San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts has been home to swans since its was built in 1915. Bay Curious listener Mishi Nova loves the spot and the swans. She wondered how the swans survive the night and escape the coyotes.

Additional Reading:

The Swans at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts Have Attitude
Check out what different birds sound like on the Audubon website
A Very Curious Activity book

Reported by Asal Ehsanipour. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, and Rob Speight. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Bianca Hernandez, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Michelle Wiley.

August 27, 2020

The NewsWorthy - Laura Makes Landfall, NBA Players Protest & Apple’s Augmented Reality – Thursday, August 27th, 2020

The news to know for Thursday, August 27th, 2020!

We're talking about:

one of the most powerful storms to ever hit Louisiana: updates about Hurricane Laura, which made landfall early this morning
new tensions and another shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin
the fourth and final night of the RNC
a major milestone in global health
why the NBA season is now in question
Apple's plans for augmented reality at home

All that and more in just 10 minutes!

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Sources:

Hurricane Laura Update: AP, WSJ, National Hurricane Center

Teen Arrested for Shooting Kenosha Protesters: Milwaukee Sentinel, WaPo, AP, Axios

Trump Sent Law Enforcement to Kenosha: ABC News, Politico, FOX News, Axios

Jacob Blake Shooting Updates: CBS News, Milwaukee Sentinel, NY Times, Kenosha News

CDC Changes Testing Guidelines: Reuters, WaPo, NY Times, CDC

RNC Night 3 Recap/Night 4 Preview: WSJ, Politico, WaPo, FOX News

Kamala Harris Counter Speech: AP, The Hill,

Africa Declared Polio-Free: BBC, NY Times, NPR, WHO

Bucks Boycott Playoff Game: ESPN, CBS Sports, NBC News, NBA, Bucks Statement

MLB, WNBA Games Also Canceled: AP, WaPo, Deadline, TSN

Fortnite New Season Rollout: The Verge, CNET, Engadget, New Season Trailer

Apple Working on AR Content: Engadget, Bloomberg, Forbes

TTKT: 2020 Census Response Rates: Census.Gov

August 26, 2020

Cato Daily Podcast - Masks, Mandates, and Tradeoffs

The culture war fights that have exploded over decisions as simple as wearing a mask to reduce the spread of the coronavirus could make use of some economic thinking. Cato’s Tom Firey comments.

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August 26, 2020

Cato Daily Podcast - Masks, Mandates, and Tradeoffs

The culture war fights that have exploded over decisions as simple as wearing a mask to reduce the spread of the coronavirus could make use of some economic thinking. Cato’s Tom Firey comments.

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August 26, 2020

The Gist - The High Court of Facebook

Today, Kate Klonick is back as the guest host. She is an assistant professor at St. John’s Law School, a fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School, and researcher of the intersection between law and tech. She’s also co-host of a daily YouTube series called In Lieu of Fun.

On the Gist, in 2020, every online company has a community of standards and manually reviews user content.

In the interview, Kate talks to Harvard law professor Noah Feldman about his idea for Facebook to create a Supreme Court to adjudicate disputes over speech. They discuss how he came up with the idea and pitched it to Sheryl Sandberg and Mark Zuckerberg, the influences it draws from political systems, and the size of the case it should choose as its first. Feldman hosts the podcast Deep Background.

In the spiel, Facebook’s oversight board could be the start of something revolutionary within big tech.

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Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Margaret Kelley.

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August 26, 2020

Everything Everywhere Daily - Why are French Fries called French Fries?

Everyone loves french fries. It is one of the few things which most people can agree on in the world today. The average American consumes over 16 pounds of them every year, and they have become a staple part of the cuisine in countries all over the world. Yet, why do American’s call them “french” fries? What do the French have to do with it?

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August 26, 2020

CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 08/26

Gulf coast residents clear out as Hurricane Laura closes in as a category three storm. Wisconsin protests turn deadly. The first lady makes the case for her husband. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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August 26, 2020

More or Less: Behind the Stats - Covid plasma therapy

Donald Trump says allowing the emergency use of blood plasma therapy for coronavirus patients will save ?countless lives? and is ?proven to reduce mortality by 35%?. We look at the evidence. Amid talk of coronavirus being back on the rise in the UK, what does the data show? Could screening for breast cancer from the age of 40 save lives? And can it really be true than one in five women in 18th century London made a living selling sex?