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NBN Book of the Day - Daniel Greene, “The Promise of Access: Technology, Inequality, and the Political Economy of Hope” (MIT Press, 2021)
Why do we keep trying to solve poverty with technology? What makes us feel that we need to learn to code--or else? In The Promise of Access: Technology, Inequality, and the Political Economy of Hope (MIT Press, 2021), Daniel Greene argues that the problem of poverty became a problem of technology in order to manage the contradictions of a changing economy. Greene shows how the digital divide emerged as a policy problem and why simple technological solutions to complex social issues continue to appeal to politicians and professionals who should (and often do) know better.
Patrick Sheehan is a PhD student in Sociology at UT Austin studying work and careers in the digital economy.
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The NewsWorthy - Overseas Outbreaks, Apple vs. Epic & Surprise Derby Winner- Monday, May 3rd, 2021
The news to know for Monday, May 3rd, 2021!
What to know about:
- COVID-19 around the world: where it's still growing out of control
- new travel rules in the U.S. meant to keep virus outbreaks overseas
- U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan just as there's an especially violent weekend in the country
- why the maker of the Fortnite video game is taking Apple to court
- an unexpected winner at this year's Kentucky Derby
- how the rising price of corn could impact what you pay for a bunch of other products
Those stories and more in just ~10 minutes!
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.
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Sources:
World COVID Crisis: Al Jazeera, WaPo, CNN, Johns Hopkins
U.S. Restricting Travel from India: Axios, USA Today, CBS News, White House
TSA Extends Mask Mandate: CNBC, NPR, USA Today, TSA
Afghanistan Weekend Violence: NY Times, Reuters, AP, The Week
Wisconsin Casino Shooting: Green Bay Press-Gazette, CNN, NBC News, ABC News
Severe Weather Threat: CNN, Weather Channel, NWS
Apple’s App Store Goes on Trial: AP, WSJ, NY Times, WaPo
Mars Helicopter’s New Mission: NY Times, AP, CNN, NASA, Mars Helicopter Blog
Soccer Game Postponed Over Protests: ESPN, AP, WaPo, CNN
Medina Spirit Won Kentucky Derby: Louisville Courier Journal, CBS News, NPR
Money Monday: Corn Prices Rise & Why That Matters: Axios, Barron’s, CNBC, Fortune, WSJ
What A Day - Pharm-Accountability In The Opioid Crisis
The COVID crisis in India is getting worse by most metrics, with Saturday marking another daily record of new cases. In the U.S., Oregon is emerging as a hotspot. On the brighter side of things, the U.S. vaccination campaign remains extremely successful with over 103 million adults now fully vaccinated.
A landmark lawsuit in the decades-long opioid crisis begins today between two communities in West Virginia and the nation's three largest drug distributors. The trial centers around an explosion in opioid prescriptions between 2006 and 2014, and the communities seek $500 million for recovery efforts and resources for those affected.
And in headlines: Israel observed a day of mourning following a deadly stampede, Apple and Epic Games face off in court, and a damning confession letter from a political ally of Matt Gaetz.
Show Notes:
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The Daily Signal - PragerU Provides Antidote to Left’s Poisonous Education Agenda
If you’re a conservative parent, you likely know that our schools are littered with leftist propaganda meant to penetrate the minds of our impressionable kids. While it’s sometimes done subconsciously by unsuspecting teachers, too often it’s part of the left’s agenda to turn students against traditional American values. We’re seeing the consequences throughout our culture today.
Fortunately, those who believe in unbiased education and critical thinking have a place to turn for help. PragerU’s Resources for Educators and Parents, also known as PREP, is offering more than 10,000 subscribers an opportunity to counter the leftist agenda permeating our schools.
Jill Simonian, director of outreach at PREP, recently spoke with The Daily Signal’s Virginia Allen about PragerU’s newest initiative. She joins me on today’s show to provide an update about the work she's doing and how you can join the effort.
“If we do not teach our children how to think critically, so much of what America has been built on and the values of this country, they’re all going to disappear,” Simonian said. “And we're all going to look around and say, 'Well, what happened? What happened?'”
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Bayes: the clergyman whose maths changed the world
Bayes? Rule has been used in AI, genetic studies, translating foreign languages and even cracking the Enigma Code in the Second World War. We find out about Thomas Bayes - the 18th century English statistician and clergyman whose work was largely forgotten until the 20th century.
CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Wall Street’s Bitcoin Isn’t Your Bitcoin
A reading of Ben Hunt’s latest essay “In Praise of Bitcoin.”
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Ben Hunt is the author of the wildly popular and always provocative “Epsilon Theory.” In his recent essay “In Praise of Bitcoin,” he calls on bitcoiners to rise up and recognize that the “bitcoin” being adopted by Wall Street is an abstraction that comes with unacceptable compromises.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Dr. Mia Taormina Answers Your COVID-19 Questions
Reset brings on an infectious disease expert for our weekly check-in to provide clarity and answers to your questions, comments and concerns about COVID-19.
Everything Everywhere Daily - The Battle of Thermopylae
In the year 480 BC, one of the most famous battles in history took place on the shore of the Malian Gulf in the Aegean Sea.
Several thousand Greeks held back several hundred thousand Persians, in a battle which is still remembered 2,500 years later.
While the Greeks lost the battle, they did ultimately win the war.
Learn more about the Battle of Thermopylae and the 300 hundred Spartans, on the 300th episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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