Month: December 2021

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The NewsWorthy - 2 Years of Covid, Hawaii Weather Warnings & Top TikTok Trends – Wednesday, December 8th, 2021

The news to know for Wednesday, December 8th, 2021!

We're talking about a Covid-19 milestone. What's changed two years after the first cases were reported, and what do scientists expect for the eventual end of the pandemic.

Also, the latest unusual weather threat out of Hawaii.

And what came out of a high-stakes meeting between two of the most powerful leaders in the world.

Plus, how 5G could cause flight delays, new features from Instagram, and which TikTok trends got the most attention in 2021.

Those stories and more in about 10 minutes! 

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes for sources and to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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The Daily Signal - Omicron: What We Do and Don’t Know

There is still little data available on the new omicron variant of COVID-19 but that is not stopping some political leaders from implementing new policies and requirements. 


New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has issued a vaccine mandate for employees across the city. The Biden administration is restricting travel from some nations while heavily promoting COVID-19 booster shots.


But what do experts say is the right response to the omicron variant? 


Political leaders “shouldn't respond reflexively with the same old, same old tools that haven't worked all that well in the past,” says Doug Badger, a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation, the parent organization of The Daily Signal.


Badger joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss what we do, and do not, know about the new COVID-19 variant and how our elected leaders can respond without restricting freedom. 


We also cover these stories: 

  • During a video meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Joe Biden expresses concerns over Russia's intents toward Ukraine. 
  • Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows says he no longer plans to cooperate with a congressional probe into the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
  • Lawmakers strip from the National Defense Authorization Act a controversial provision that would have required women to register for the military draft.


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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - What Peng Shuai Started

When Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai accused a former Chinese Vice Premier of rape, what came next was darkly predictable: the athlete disappeared from public view while the government scrubbed all mentions of her allegations and censored searches for her name. But few expected the Women’s Tennis Association to strike back, suspending all future tournaments in China and Hong Kong.


As the WTA stands up to China - leaving millions of dollars on the table - will other sports organizations follow suit and hold the government to account over its human rights abuses?


Guest: Ben Rothenberg, senior editor of Racquet Magazine and host of the tennis podcast No Challenges Remaining.


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What Could Go Right? - Maybe We’re Not F*cked: Moving the Climate Conversation Forward (Bonus)

When we think about our environmental future, it's no wonder that many of us feel an overwhelm bordering on defeat. We've been hearing for years about the damage humanity has done to our world and the coming climate apocalypse, which if you listen to some is now impossible to avert. There's no denying that climate change is a real and significant issue. But is the narrative of climate catastrophism accurate, and is it doing us any good?

Join The Progress Network for a conversation with Ted Nordhaus, cofounder of The Breakthrough Institute, an environmental research center, Bina Venkataraman, author of The Optimist’s Telescope and a former senior climate change advisor in the Obama White House, and Jason E. Bordoff, founding director of the Center on Global Energy at Columbia University, about a more helpful approach to meeting the challenge of climate change. The discussion, moderated by our founder, Zachary Karabell, begins with the premise that planetary doom is not inevitable. It might not even be likely.

This conversation was recorded on March 11, 2021.

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Philosophers In Space - 0G168: Animatrix and AI Empathy

Just like we bridge the gap between movies, we must bridge the gap between the meat and machine. For both, we turn to the Animatrix, some of the best animated sci-fi there is. We cover several of the episodes and a couple issues around the alignment problem and awakening.   Animatrix: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328832/   Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/   Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G   Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy   Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/   Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com   If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you!   Sibling shows:   Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/   Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/   Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/   Recent appearances: Aaron was on The Rewired Soul talking all things voidy: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-embracing-the-void-with-aaron-rabinowitz/id1566130091?i=1000535921668   Content Preview: The Matrix Two and Radical Nondualism
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Short Wave - Seeking Answers To The Universe Deep In A Gold Mine

An underground lab is opening early next year in Australia. Its quest: to help detect dark matter and thereby also help answer some of physics' biggest questions about this mysterious force. It is the only detector of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. Swinburne University astronomer Alan Duffy takes us on a journey to the bottom of this active gold mine, where researchers will try to detect a ghost-like particle.

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘A Snake Falls To Earth’ tackles real life issues in a fantastical world

Author Darcie Little Badger has her protagonists, Nina and a cottonmouth snake named Oli, tackle big, real world problems in her new Young Adult novel, A Snake Falls To Earth. She told NPR's Leila Fadel that young people are feeling climate anxiety acutely, so it was important to her to make it a part of this story, even though it takes place in a fantastical world. She does have a PhD in oceanography and a bachelors in geo-science, so understands the stakes really well. But, she doesn't want her readers to walk away feeling hopeless.
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It Could Happen Here - The Financialization of Human Beings

Ever wanted to sell yourself as a crypto investment? Now you can! This episode the gang explains how and its implications for the future of crowdfunding.

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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - “Smooth” – Santana

Rob explores the spiritual and sexy Carlos Santana. Assisted by Matchbox 20 vocalist Rob Thomas, Santana created what may have been the song of the decade, “Smooth.” Rob looks into the guitarist’s passion for collaboration and how record mogul Clive Davis took the ’70s rock legend and turned him into a 1990s Billboard chart-topping force.

This episode was originally produced as a Music and Talk show available exclusively on Spotify. Find the full song on Spotify or wherever you get your music.

Host: Rob Harvilla

Guest: Leila Cobo

Producer: Justin Sayles

Associate Producer: Lani Renaldo

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