In which a clever drillbit company accountant cons banking bigwigs into believing an acre of Wyoming is covered in precious gems, and Ken suggests a touching tribute to Paul Anka. Certificate #52348.
What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Last-Ditch Effort to Get Afghans Out
U.S. officials announced the end of the American military presence in Afghanistan this week, but thousands of people desperate to leave — American citizens and Afghans alike — remain in the country. A loose collection of volunteers is working to get them out.
Guest: Matt Pelak, soldier in the Army National Guard and veteran of the war in Iraq.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - Behold! The Potato
What did the first Chinese Emperor Qin, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Gengis Kahn, the Queen of Sheba, and all their contemporaries who lived when they did have in common?
None of them ever ate a potato.
The potato is a rather new addition to the diets of the old world, and one which revolutionized civilization.
Learn more about the potato and how changed world history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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NBN Book of the Day - Anil Seth, “Being You: A New Science of Consciousness” (Dutton, 2020)
Anil Seth's quest to understand the biological basis of conscious experience is one of the most exciting contributions to twenty-first-century science.
An unprecedented tour of consciousness thanks to new experimental evidence, much of which comes from Anil Seth's own lab. His radical argument is that we do not perceive the world as it objectively is, but rather that we are prediction machines, constantly inventing our world and correcting our mistakes by the microsecond, and that we can now observe the biological mechanisms in the brain that accomplish this process of consciousness.
Seth's work has yielded new ways to communicate with patients previously deemed unconscious, as well as promising methods of coping with brain damage and disease. Being You: A New Science of Consciousness (Dutton, 2020) sheds light on the future of AI and virtual/augmented reality, adds empirical evidence to cutting-edge ideas of how the brain works, and ushers in a new age in the study of the mystery of human consciousness. Being You is a life-changing existential insight into being you.
Galina Limorenko is a doctoral candidate in Neuroscience with a focus on biochemistry and molecular biology of neurodegenerative diseases at EPFL in Switzerland. To discuss and propose the book for an interview you can reach her at galina.limorenko@epfl.ch.
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The NewsWorthy - Ida Slams Northeast, Strict Abortion Law & Bonnaroo Canceled – Thursday, September 2nd, 2021
The news to know for Thursday, September 2nd, 2021!
What to know about the remnants of Hurricane Ida. It's now impacting the Northeast in historic ways.
Also, new charges against first responders. We'll tell you about the case.
And what the Supreme Court decided about one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation.
Plus, new studies gave insight into how long COVID-19 symptoms may last, one of LinkedIn's latest experiments failed, and two of the biggest companies in the world are going on hiring sprees.
All that and more in around 10 minutes...
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The Daily Signal - ‘It Feels Like the School is Dividing Us’ Says Northern Virginia Mom
Loudoun County, Virginia has been the focus of national attention for some time now. Stories of woke school board members pushing critical race theory and gender ideology have led to pushback as parents realize their children are being indoctrinated.
Shawntel Cooper is one of those parents who decided to take action. Cooper was the focus of a viral video back in May where she lambasted the Loudoun County School Board over critical race theory in the classroom.
"I don't understand how you would not want to ban anything that is this divisive and divides each other because of color," Cooper tells the Daily Signal Podcast, "You can't understand evil."
Cooper joins the show to talk about her experiences as a Loudoun County mom, and offer advice on how we can push back against woke school boards across the country.
We also cover these news stories
- Texas bans abortions after an unborn child's heartbeat can be detected, generally around six weeks.
- There are still Americans stranded in Afghanistan, including at least 27 students and a family from California.
- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks out agaisnt House Democrats for calling on telecommunications companies to preserve records believed to be relevant to the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot.
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Curious City - How Do Chicago’s Most Tenacious Weeds Grow?
Tenacious weeds like buckthorn, milkweed and goldenrod grow everywhere in Chicago from railroad tracks to sidewalk cracks. Reporter Natalie Dalea finds out how they’ve adapted to survive city life. Plus what happens to all the landscaping along the Mag Mile after the summer is over.
Curious City - How Do Chicago’s Most Tenacious Weeds Grow?
Tenacious weeds like buckthorn, milkweed and goldenrod grow everywhere in Chicago from railroad tracks to sidewalk cracks. Reporter Natalie Dalea finds out how they’ve adapted to survive city life. Plus what happens to all the landscaping along the Mag Mile after the summer is over.
Short Wave - Nudibranchs Do It Better
Maddie and Emily get super nerdy one last time as they dive into the incredible world of nudibranchs. Not only are these sea slugs eye-catching for their colors, some of them have evolved to "steal" abilities from other organisms — from the power of photosynthesis to the stinging cells of their venomous predators. These sea slugs are going to blow your mind!
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It Could Happen Here - What We Can Learn From Struggles Past: Hong Kong
Researcher, scholar and activist JN joins us to discuss the tactics, strategies, and difficulties of the Hong Kong protests and what we can learn from common struggles
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