Month: December 2020

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CrowdScience - Do animals exercise?

At Christmas, is there a better gift than knowledge? CrowdScience has cooked up its own version of 'secret Santa', with members of the team setting one another the challenge of answering surprising questions from all over the world.

Are humans the only animals to exercise? Can you get colder than absolute zero? Why are sounds louder at night? When it comes to food dropped on the floor, is there such thing as the "three second rule"? And, does honey really have healing properties?

Producers and presenters from the CrowdScience team speak to all manner of experts, from zoologists through to material scientists, to find the answers.

Presenter: Marnie Chesterton Producer: Caroline Steel

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Focus on Africa - Africa Today: Highlights from 2020

From a prestigious award for standing up for science, to breaking barriers to become the highest ranking woman in the Nigerian police force, and the ultra-viral internet dance challenge, Jerusalema – in this special Christmas edition of the podcast we look back at the inspiring stories that made us all think, smile and laugh in an otherwise difficult year.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - STDWYTK Presents: How May I Help You?


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: The View on Bitcoin From Inside Fidelity Digital Assets, feat. Ria Bhutoria

The director of research at Fidelity Digital Assets gives her take on the crypto space.

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.

Ria Bhutoria is the director of research at Fidelity Digital Assets. In this conversation she gives listeners a look at how one of the most important institutional players in the space has viewed the evolution of bitcoin over the past year.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup – 12/25

Christmas Day is celebrated in the midst of a global pandemic. The US will require negative COVID-19 tests from all airline passengers from the UK. Columbus, Ohio's police chief wants the officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man fired. Correspondent Peter King has the CBS World News Roundup for Friday, December 25, 2020:

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Last Crow War Chief (Encore)

This episode is the story of a man, who if you don’t know his name, you probably should: Joe Medicine Crow. Joe Medicine Crow was a scholar, an author, a historian, a spokesperson, and a warrior. In fact, he was the last person to have earned the title of War Chief in the Crow Nation, and he earned that title in a way you probably wouldn’t imagine. Hear his fascinating and inspirational story on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Short Wave - Happy Holidays from Short Wave!

Maddie and Emily play a quick game of "Fact or Fiction?" with help from Ariela Zebede, our resident fact-checker. Plus, a little reminder that you can support the show by donating to your local public radio station at donate.npr.org/short. (If you're outside of the U.S., choose a lucky member station!)

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The Stack Overflow Podcast - A Very Crypto Christmas

With Bitcoin hitting all time highs, there has been a lot of speculation about what will happen next in the market crypto market.

Meanwhile, regulators are targeting Ripple with a lawsuit and arguing that crypto isn't really a currency after all. 

You have until Jan, 4, 2021 to participate in our annual Winter Bash. By answering questions on Stack Overflow and across Stack Exchange, you can unlock some unique digital flair for your avatar.

Don't forget to tune in the first day of the new year for episode 300 of the podcast, we booked a very special guest. Check out this episode to learn more..