In which thousands of Mesoamerican "toys" in museums around the world turn out to be terrifying vessels for the screams of wind and death, and Ken dreams of wearing "Bespin fatigues." Certificate #34995.
NBN Book of the Day - Eric Weiner, “The Geography of Genius: Lessons from the World’s Most Creative Places” (Simon and Schuster, 2016)
Living, as we do, in a time in which a U.S. president anoints himself “a very stable genius”, we are particularly appreciative of Eric Weiner, a former foreign correspondent for NPR who writes with humility and humor, as he brings us along with him on his travels to times and places that produced genius.
Beginning with Athens in the Golden age, and ending with Palo Alto in the Silicon age, Weiner steps lightly through a most serious and fascinating topic, aided and supplemented with the latest social science research on creativity and its cultivation.
The Geography of Genius: Lessons from the World’s Most Creative Places (Simon and Schuster, 2016) is an intellectual odyssey that examines the connection between our surroundings and our most innovative ideas, and has fun doing it. What inspires genius? Why do certain urban settings – and certain historical challenges – foster innovation?
Would geniuses like Socrates, Michelangelo, Einstein and Disney have flourished, had they found themselves in other locations and other historical circumstances?
Renee Garfinkel, Ph.D. is a psychologist, writer, Middle East television commentator and host of The New Books Network’s Van Leer Jerusalem Series on Ideas. Write her at r.garfinkel@yahoo.com or tweet @embracingwisdom.
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The Best One Yet - “Trump’s anti-COVID cocktail” — Regeneron’s 5-second fame. Tesla’s S-3-X-Y conflict. Cooler Screens’ $80M grab.
Regeneron’s stock jumped because saving a nation’s president’s life is straight-up earned media value. Tesla has officially cannibalized itself… and we think that’s a good thing. And Cooler Screens snagged $80M to make your bodega’s drink fridge digitally speak to you.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Scandal and COVID Strike a Tight Senate Race
We have a sitting senator with a COVID-19 positive test. We have his opponent, admitting to an extramarital affair. And we have a surge in mail-in ballots, even as absentee rules change before voters’ eyes.
Guest: Michael Bitzer, professor of politics and history at Catawba College.
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Short Wave - The Fattest Bear Wins!
In honor of Fat Bear Week coming to a close, Short Wave is revisiting our episode on black bear hibernation. (Fat Bear Week is the annual tournament celebrating some of the fattening bears of Katmai National Park.) On today's show, Rae Wynn-Grant, a large carnivore biologist, explains there's a lot more going on during hibernation than you might expect.
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Motley Fool Money - “The rest of your life begins now.”
Ever buy a ticket to something, not enjoy yourself, and stay anyway? Sunk costs can be a powerful force, but Professor Richard Nisbett says the smarter move is to resist them and walk out.
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What A Day - The West Wheeze
Trump is now back in the White House after making a Trumpian and very public return, but doctors say he’s still not "out of the woods." Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tested positive along with two deputies in the communications department, but the White House’s contact tracing effort seems to be negligible at best.
The Supreme Court began its new term yesterday by rejecting an appeals case from Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who refused to give out same-sex marriage licenses due to religious objections. But Justices Alito and Thomas used the moment to voice their opposition to same-sex marriage as a constitutional right. We discuss what that means in light of Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, and what other cases the court will hear in the next month.
And in headlines: police shoot a Black man in Texas who was trying to stop domestic violence, the EPA gives Oklahoma authority over environmental issues on tribal lands, and the rock gods rule in the case of Led Zeppelin vs. Spirit.
The NewsWorthy - Trump Leaves Hospital, Movie Chain Shut Down & Dream-Shaping Tech- Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
The news to know for Tuesday, October 6th, 2020!
We have updates about:
- President Trump's condition and what comes next now that he's out of the hospital
- why the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage is back in the spotlight five years later
- the NFL cracking down on rule-breakers
- a large movie theater chain closing hundreds of locations again
- a device that could help control your dreams
- this year's National Night Out
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Conservative Justices Criticize Gay Marriage Decision: AP, Reuters, CBS News
NFL Cracking Down on COVID-19 Compliance: AP, ESPN, CNN
World Series Tickets on Sale: MLB, ESPN, SI, USA Today
Americans Drinking More: WaPo, NPR, The Hill, JAMA
Movie Theaters Close: NPR, Variety, AP, Axios
Sleeptracker Could Control your Dreams: Business Insider, MIT Media Lab, Livescience, Study
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The Daily Signal - Who Is Amy Coney Barrett? A Closer Look at Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee
Today's "Daily Signal News" podcast features a panel discussion on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett sponsored by The Heritage Foundation. (To tune into more Heritage Foundation events, subscribe to the "Heritage Events" podcast wherever you get your podcasts.)
We also cover these stories:
- President Donald Trump returns to the White House on Wednesday evening after his hospitalization Friday with COVID-19.
- White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and two of her aides test positive for the coronavirus.
- The Supreme Court will not take up the case of Kim Davis, the Kentucky court clerk who was embroiled in legal trials after refusing to issue marriage licenses for same-sex weddings.
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The Stack Overflow Podcast - Talking Arduino, bits, and boards with Dr. Duino
Sara shares the story of a developer conference that was smoke bombed by an Arduino bot gone haywire. It was this chaos that inspired her to dig deeper into Arduino, which would eventually play a big role in helping her to found her company, Jewelbots.
Paul unravels the mystery of what's really inside the Goonie Box: a timepiece, puzzle, and mechanical wonder that Guido uses to test his house guests.
This week's lifeboat goes to Terminator17, who helped solve a problem around object detection using a Tensorflow-gpu.