Monika Schleier-Smith, associate professor of physics at Stanford University, studies quantum mechanics, the theory that explains the nature of the itty bitty parts of our universe: atoms, photons, and individual particles. It's the science responsible for innovations in computers, telecommunications, and medicine. Schleier-Smith was recently awarded a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship for her work in the field. It's research that often starts in a lab and as Schleier-Smith describes, requires both troubleshooting and optimism.
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NBN Book of the Day - Adam Knowles, “Heidegger’s Fascist Affinities: A Politics of Silence” (Stanford UP, 2019)
The German philosopher Martin Heidegger’s influence over the last several decades of philosophy is undeniable, but his place in the canon has been called into question in recent years in the wake of the publication of his private journals kept throughout his life, including during his involvement with the Nazi Party. This has led to a renewal of an intense series of debates about the relationship between Heidegger’s thought and his politics, and the broader implications this relationship may have for philosophy more broadly.
Diving into some of these discussions is Adam Knowles with his recent book Heidegger’s Fascist Affinities: A Politics of Silence (Stanford UP, 2019). Combining both philosophical and cultural analysis, the book argues that Heidegger’s philosophy of language and his interest in Greek philosophy left him open to some of the reactionary currents that were active in his own time, and that his intellectual orientations left him with an easy path into Nazism. But beyond studying Heidegger in isolation, this book wants to use Heidegger as a gateway to understand some of the deeper problems that may plague philosophy today, for given how far his influence reaches, the size of the shadow demands we try to be vigilant about potential blind spots.
Adam Knowles completed his PhD at the New School for Social Research, and is an assistant teaching professor of philosophy at Drexel University.
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In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt - How Will the Election and Aftermath Go? (with Rahm Emanuel)
Who will win? How is it likely to happen? What matters in the last two weeks? What would a contested election and a transition look like? And how would that affect the management of the pandemic? Andy calls the one political expert who can help answer these questions: Rahm Emanuel, the former mayor of Chicago and President Obama's first chief of staff. Hear the inside baseball and see who needs a hug after this.
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Check out these resources from today’s episode:
- Read Rahm’s opinion piece about the election in The Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-change-beats-trumps-disruption-11602521888
- Watch the clip of Joe Biden interacting with protesters in Duluth, Minnesota that Rahm mentions in today’s episode: https://twitter.com/OliviaRaisner/status/1307076721389326336
- Check out Rahm’s article on “Biden Republicans” from back in August: https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-republicans-dont-turn-back-11597507246
- Learn more about key 2020 battleground states in this article from Politico: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/14/swing-states-2020-presidential-election-429160
- Are you hoping to vote in the 2020 election? Are you confused about how to request an absentee ballot in your state? This website can help you with that: https://www.betterknowaballot.com/
- Pre-order Andy’s book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response, here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165
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The news to know for Monday, October 19th, 2020!
What to know about:
- a surge in new COVID-19 cases around the U.S.
- two devastating wildfires in Colorado, including the largest in state history
- a top White House official in Syria for negotiations
- the World Series kicking off this week
- a new Google feature that has you hum or whistle a song
- the 2021 travel outlook
Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!
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U.S. Virus Surge: CNN, NBC News, ABC News, Politico, CDC, Johns Hopkins
UN Iran Arms Embargo Expires: Axios, AP, CNBC
Syria Hostage Negotiations: WSJ, The Hill, Reuters
Biden, Trump Campaign Events: AP, NY Times, Reuters
CO Wildfires Spreading: Denver Post, USA Today, ABC News, NBC News, FEMA, InciWeb
World Series Begins: Tampa Bay Times, ESPN, LA Times, SI, WaPo
FB: 2.2M Ads Tried to Disrupt Election: The Verge, Engadget, The Guardian
Google Can Detect Hummed Songs: USA Today, Business Insider, CNN, Google
Airbnb’s Top Destinations for 2021: USA Today, Airbnb
Monday Monday: Book Stores Launch Shop Local Campaign: NY Times, AP, CNBC, Amazon
What A Day - Con Census
In the US, we’re now seeing uncontrolled spread of coronavirus as parts of the country get colder and people prepare to gather for the holidays. On Friday, the CEO of Pfizer said his company won’t apply for emergency vaccine authorization until late November at the earliest, which appears to be the nail in the coffin for any vaccine getting approval by election day.
After SCOTUS ruled that Trump could shut down the census count last Tuesday, the court agreed on Friday to review Trump’s plan to omit undocumented immigrants for the purposes of determining congressional seats. Civil rights groups are already suing the administration over the latter plan, which would further entrench systemic racism in how marginalized demographic groups are represented.
And in headlines: Bolivia voted yesterday in an election that could signal the future of socialism in the region, Colorado battles historic wildfires, and a probiotic, problematic yogurt shop in Colorado.
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The Daily Signal - This Marine Is Fighting to Save Portland From Ruin
Marine veteran Gabe Johnson is on a mission to save Portland, Oregon, from lawlessness.
Johnson and several others founded the Coalition to Save Portland, which is standing with the Portland Police Bureau and calling on local and state leaders to end nearly five months of riots and restore order.
Johnson revisits the show to talk about how police are being treated in Portland, the safety situation in the city, and why he felt compelled to help launch the Coalition to Save Portland.
We also read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a young Navy veteran who received some life-changing news last spring after being homeless for nearly three years.
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Read Me A Poem Podcast - 12: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
In this extra-special, extra-long episode we explore T.S. Eliot’s famous love song.
This poem continues with the horror theme and begins with an epigraph, or six-line quotation, in the original Italian from Canto 27 of Dante’s Inferno. References to Dante pop-up a lot in Eliot’s work.
The epigraph hints that the poem that follows is about to describe some type of hell.
Lex Fridman Podcast - #131 – Chris Lattner: The Future of Computing and Programming Languages
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00:00 – Introduction
07:12 – Working with Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Jeff Dean
12:42 – Why do programming languages matter?
18:42 – Python vs Swift
29:35 – Design decisions
34:53 – Types
38:41 – Programming languages are a bicycle for the mind
41:13 – Picking what language to learn
47:12 – Most beautiful feature of a programming language
56:36 – Walrus operator
1:06:03 – LLVM
1:11:15 – MLIR compiler framework
1:15:21 – SiFive semiconductor design
1:27:56 – Moore’s Law
1:31:09 – Parallelization
1:35:37 – Swift concurrency manifesto
1:46:26 – Running a neural network fast
1:52:03 – Is the universe a quantum computer?
1:57:44 – Effects of the pandemic on society
2:14:56 – GPT-3
2:19:15 – Software 2.0
2:32:41 – Advice for young people
2:37:24 – Meaning of life
Everything Everywhere Daily - Operation Mincemeat
On April 30, 1943, a Spanish fisherman came across the floating body of Major William Martin of the Royal Marines. Handcuffed to the corpse was a satchel with top-secret plans for the Allied invasions of Greece and Sardinia.
With the information gathered from this intelligence, the Germans moved their troops into position to counter the planned landing.
...and Allies couldn’t have been happier.
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Unexpected Elements - Covid -19 mortality
Why is there such a range in the number of deaths from Covid -19 between countries? A study of the data across 21 industrialised countries reveals a wide discrepancy. Preparedness and the point at which countries went into lockdown were key factors says Epidemiologist Jonny Pearson- Stuttard
Recurring illnesses which show up sometimes months after a Covid -19 infections are being more commonly reported. The Uk’s National Institute for Health research has launched a major initiative to better understand this long term effect of the disease, Candace Imison tells us more.
And another reported case of Covid 19 reinfection raises questions about widely held beliefs on immunity Microbiologist Sarah Pitt helps us separate the science from the fiction.
We also take a look at a black hole as it swallows up a star or at least at what’s detectable. Katy Alexander has trained radio telescopes at this distant event.
Curious CrowdScience listeners have suddenly been struck by the oddity of their behaviours. Elise ponders why she blushes. Thankfully, listener David is a vascular surgeon and knows a thing or two about blushing, as he performs operations on people debilitated by constant red-dening. He has some answers for us, but asks why did blushing evolve?
In the past, red cheeks have been linked to necrophilia, repressed cannibalism, and even a de-sire for men to experience menstruation! Thankfully, research has come a long way since then, as blushing experts Peter de Jong and Corine Dijk explain.
Scientists believe that it evolved as a nonverbal signal to show someone you’re sorry or that you care about what they think. This would have important for our survival in the group, en-suring we didn’t get into a fight or get kicked out the group.
Anand Jagatia gets to grips with blushing and other bodily behaviours – including a question from Thai listener Nitcha who wonders why we yawn as well as a question from Mohamed in Ghana and Biana in Trinidad and Tobago who both asked why people scratch their heads when they think. To answer these questions, Anand’s joined by yawning researcher Andrew Gallup and Sophie Scott as well as body language expert Blanca Cobb.
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