Will Cathcart runs WhatsApp, the 2 billion user app that's the de facto tool for messaging and calling for many across the globe. Cathcart joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss Facebook's feud with Apple, its battle with Signal, its bungled privacy update, new laws in India that might force it to break encryption, the way it thinks about content moderation and advertising, and plenty more.
The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Texas Lightens Up
Today's podcast looks at the decision of Texas Gov. Abbott to loosen all state-level mandates relating to the coronavirus and asks whether this is a worthy experiment or a dangerous threat. And what about what's going on with American policy toward Iran and Saudi Arabia? Give a listen.
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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 03/03
Debate as some states roll back virus restrictions. Enough vaccine supply by the end of May. How 25 people were packed in a crashed SUV. CBS News Correspondent Deborah Rodriguez has today's World News Roundup.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Owing to the pandemic: Britain’s budget
The finance minister has a plan that will keep many safeguards in place—for now. We ask how the country will then dig itself out of a financial hole. As countries aim for net-zero emissions, how to pick the policies that do the most good for the least cash? And why every fruit tree in Zanzibar has an owner. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
Everything Everywhere Daily - The Deep Biosphere
Imagine taking all of the trees, grass, animals, insects, fish, coral, and bacteria on the surface of the Earth and in the sea. Basically, every living thing on the planet.
If you were to add it all up, all of the biomass, it would be quite a bit.
Yet according to some scientists, that might not even account for most of the life on Earth.
Learn more about the Deep Biosphere on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – A National Wave of Anti-Trans Bills
As legislative sessions begin across the country, a rash of anti-trans bills have been brought to the floor by Republican legislators. Many of the proposals target trans youth -- both in sports, and access to medical care. If any of these bills become law, what will it mean for trans rights across the country?
Guest: Kate Sosin, Reporter for the 19th
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The Best One Yet - “Some dance to remember, some dance to forget” — Square’s Hotel California. One Medical’s line-cutting. Target’s optionality.
We’ve simply never seen numbers like what Target just served up. We’ve also got our 1st big case of a potential vaccine line cutter, dropping One Medical’s stock 15% in the last week. And Square is hoping to become the The Bank of Mom & Pop… with a Hotel California strategy.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - A National Wave of Anti-Trans Bills
As legislative sessions begin across the country, a rash of anti-trans bills have been brought to the floor by Republican legislators. Many of the proposals target trans youth -- both in sports, and access to medical care. If any of these bills become law, what will it mean for trans rights across the country?
Guest: Kate Sosin, Reporter for the 19th
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NBN Book of the Day - Han Yu, “Mind Thief: The Story of Alzheimer’s” (Columbia UP, 2021)
Alzheimer’s disease, a haunting and harrowing ailment, is one of the world’s most common causes of death. Alzheimer’s lingers for years, with patients’ outward appearance unaffected while their cognitive functions fade away. Patients lose the ability to work and live independently, to remember and recognize. There is still no proven way to treat Alzheimer’s because its causes remain unknown.
Mind Thief: The Story of Alzheimer's (Columbia UP, 2021) is a comprehensive and engaging history of Alzheimer’s that demystifies efforts to understand the disease. Beginning with the discovery of “presenile dementia” in the early twentieth century, Han Yu examines over a century of research and controversy. She presents the leading hypotheses for what causes Alzheimer’s; discusses each hypothesis’s tangled origins, merits, and gaps; and details their successes and failures. Yu synthesizes a vast amount of medical literature, historical studies, and media interviews, telling the gripping stories of researchers’ struggles while situating science in its historical, social, and cultural contexts. Her chronicling of the trajectory of Alzheimer’s research deftly balances rich scientific detail with attention to the wider implications. In narrating the attempts to find a treatment, Yu also offers a critical account of research and drug development and a consideration of the philosophy of aging. Wide-ranging and accessible, Mind Thief is an important book for all readers interested in the challenge of Alzheimer’s.
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Short Wave - Pandemic Dispatches From The ER, One Year Later
The coronavirus has disrupted all of our lives, and that's especially true for healthcare workers. We hear reflections from Dr. Jamila Goldsmith and Mariah Clark, two emergency room workers. They tell us what the first year of the pandemic has been like for them, how their lives have changed, and what's around the corner as more people become vaccinated.
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