NPR's Ari Shapiro and Tim Mak look at humanitarian efforts in Poland and Ukraine, which involve major international organizations and small grass-roots groups to bring supplies into Ukraine.
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State of the World from NPR - Foreign investors want out of the economic crossfire, but can’t exit Russian holdings
As wide-ranging sanctions cripple Russia's economy, many international investors have determined the country is no longer a place where they can invest their money.
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Focus on Africa - South Africa asked to mediate in Ukraine war – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that South Africa has been approached to play a mediation role in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Nigerian customs officials say they have intercepted 1,390 sacks of donkey meat in the north-western state of Kebbi near the border with Niger.
At least 750 civilians were killed in the northern Afar and Amhara regions in the second half of last year, Ethiopia's human rights body says.
Lex Fridman Podcast - #269 – Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness
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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:31) – Life and chemistry
(21:56) – Self-replicating molecules
(32:19) – Origin of life
(48:45) – Life on Mars
(53:49) – Aliens
(1:00:30) – Origin of life continued
(1:07:24) – Fermi Paradox
(1:17:04) – UFOs
(1:25:25) – Science and authority
(1:31:28) – Pickle experiment
(1:34:23) – Assembly theory
(2:17:22) – Free will
(2:28:37) – Cellular automata
(2:52:08) – Chemputation
(3:09:23) – Universal programming language for chemistry
(3:22:34) – Chemputer safety
(3:35:15) – Automated engineering of nanomaterials
(3:44:15) – Consciousness
(3:53:48) – Joscha Bach
(4:05:04) – Meaning of life
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First Things Podcast - Past, Present, and Peace
On this episode, William Damon joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "A Round of Golf with My Father: The New Psychology of Exploring Your Past to Make Peace with Your Present."
Federalist Radio Hour - The Liberal Order Is Collapsing In Real Time
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Federalist Senior Editor Christopher Bedford joins Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss how the Biden administration is exploiting the Russia-Ukraine conflict to buoy vulnerable Democrats through the 2022 midterms as gas prices and inflation increase.
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - What is SWIFT?
In today's globally-connected financial system, it's pretty easy to send money from one place to the next, across most of the planet -- and that's all thanks to a system called the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications, or SWIFT. Many people outside of the world of finance only heard about SWIFT recently, when the US and Europe declared they'd remove Russian banks' ability to access the system. What does that mean, exactly? Why was it described as a 'nuclear' option in economic warfare? And why did some European countries hesitate to pull the plug?
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Newly minted COMMENTARY contributing editor Eli Lake joins the podcast to discuss his blockbuster article, “The World Has Changed and We Must Change Along With It.” What must America do now not only in relation to Russia but in relation to China as well? And we have some fiery arguments! Give a listen. Source
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Headlines From The Times - Ukraine, Russia and your gas tank
Here in the United States, we’re already feeling the cost of Russia’s war in a place none of us can escape: the rising price of oil.
Today, we look into how global conflicts upend global energy supplies and efforts to fight climate change, how gas prices keep getting higher and might continue to rise, and what can be done about it.
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