Month: March 2021

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This Machine Kills - 53. Necropolitics of the Techno-Fix (patreon teaser)

We go in on the dangerous obsession that billionaires like Bill Gates have with framing the most existential risks in society, from public health to climate catastrophe, as problems of market failure that can be solved through clever engineering, technological innovation, and property rights. All of which are best administered by who? You guessed it: “hundreds of Elon Musks.” They come preaching salvation, while in reality they are practicing necropolitics—or, the power to decide who may live, who must die, and in what ways for which reasons. Some stuff we reference: • How Does Bill Gates Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis? | by Bill McKibben https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/books/review/bill-gates-how-to-avoid-a-climate-disaster.html • The Dark Side of Bill Gates’s Climate Techno-Optimism | by Kate Aronoff https://newrepublic.com/article/161533/bill-gates-climate-vaccines TMK shirts are now available here: https://www.bonfire.com/mech-luddite/ Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! http://patreon.com/thismachinekills Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (twitter.com/braunestahl)
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Byzantium And The Crusades - The Second Age of the Crusaders Episode 6 “The Children’s Crusade of 1212”

This episode looks at one of the strangest episodes in the whole history of the Crusades when, in 1212, groups of children in France and Germany followed child preachers on a wildly unrealistic expedition to liberate Jerusalem. It provides a fascinating insight into the medieval mind, dominated by a belief in miracles and a yearning to seek a better life.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Why Kentucky Is Trying to Become a Crypto Mining Hub

Two bills with benefits for crypto miners are waiting to be signed by the governor of the Bluegrass State.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper, and this week’s special product launch, NEM.

On this week’s Breakdown Weekly Recap, NLW looks at:

  • The beginning of the next institutional bitcoin wave
  • NFT bubble signals
  • Central bank policy changes
  • Kentucky’s new pro-crypto legislation

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Live From SXSW, With Sen. Jeff Merkley

Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon to discuss voting rights, democratic reform, and what it will take to get the For the People Act through Congress. This conversation was recorded as part of this year’s SXSW.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Understanding Orchestras

Even if you aren’t a fan of classical music, you are probably at least familiar with what an orchestra is. But have you ever wondered why orchestras use the instruments they do? Or why they have them in that combination, or why it is even called an orchestra at all? And what exactly is a symphony or a philharmonic? Learn all about orchestras on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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The NewsWorthy - Special Edition: Historic Space Launch with Hayley Arceneaux & Jared Isaacman

Today we’re talking with two of the four people who will be making history later this year as part of the world’s first all-civilian crew going to space. Yes, that means no traditionally-trained astronaut will be on board.

First, you’ll hear from Hayley Arceneaux, who will be making history in more ways than one: she’ll also be the first child cancer survivor in space, the first person with a prosthetic body part in space, and, at 29 years old, she’ll be the youngest American to visit space.

She was chosen to join the mission by our second guest, Jared Isaacman. He’s the billionaire partnering with SpaceX to make this historic “Inspiration 4” launch possible. He’s also donating and raising millions of dollars for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as part of the mission.

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the memory palace - Episode 77: Butterflies

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.

A note on notes: We’d much rather you just went into each episode of The Memory Palace cold. And just let the story take you where it well. So, we don’t suggest looking into the show notes first.

This episode was originally released in 2015. Sometimes you’re working on an episode (and when I say “you’re” I mean, “I’m,”) working on an episode and you realize it’s just all wrong. That there’s a good episode in there but you need to take a few days and go at it again. Because you (and, again, “you”=”I”) think it, and you (this time I mean you, the listener) deserve better. And you put out a re-run. It’s a good one, though.

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Deciding when to suspend a vaccine

Many countries recently decided to suspend the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine over fears it was increasing the risk of blood clots. The European Medicines Agency and the WHO called on countries to continue using the vaccine but regulators in individual countries opted to be cautious, waiting for investigations to take place. But why?

Tim Harford explores the risks of blood clots and weighing up whether it was necessary to suspend using the vaccine.