For nearly four decades, Dr. Anthony Fauci has been leading the fight against infectious diseases in America - including AIDS and COVID-19. Now, he's stepping away.
Earlier this week, Dr. Fauci announced he would retire as the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the end of the year. In this episode, we'll talk with Dr. Fauci about his decision to leave, and take a look at the twists and turns of his long - and sometimes controversial - career.
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Motley Fool Money - Conference Preview!
We're hours away from the official start of FoolFest 2022 (our annual investing conference) and we've got a preview of coming attractions!
(0:21) Dylan Lewis discusses: - Setting the agenda for stock investors - Why we're looking forward to hearing from Michael Mauboussin and Trex CEO Bryan Fairbanks - Highlights from the event we'll be bringing to the podcast
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Science In Action - Surprises from a Martian Lake Bed
The Jezero Crater on Mars was targeted by Nasa’s Perseverence rover because from orbit, there was strong evidence it had at some point contained a lake. When the Mars 2020 mission landed, it didn’t take long to spot rocks protruding from the bottom that looked for all the world like sedimentary rocks – implying they were laid down from the liquid water and maybe perhaps even contain signs of past life. This week, the science team have published some of their analysis from the first 9 months of the mission. And, as Principal Scientist Kenneth Farley of Caltech tells Science In Action, the geology is clearly more complex, as it turns out they are igneous, perhaps resulting from subsequent volcanic activity.
Back on earth, Shane Cronin of the University of Auckland has been digging into the legend of the Kuwea volcano in Vanuatu. Folk tales have long talked of an inhabited island that once disappeared beneath the sea. Over the years some have linked these and the submarine caldera with an eruption that occurred in 1452, yet the evidence has been debated. But the Hunga-Tonga eruption earlier this year has shifted Shane’s perception of the evidence. As he describes, he now suspects the 1452 eruption was as much as 5-7 times bigger in magnitude, and likely preceded by smaller eruptions that could fit with some of the legends surrounding the story.
This type of evidence, interpreted from the testimony of those who live there, is increasingly being employed in conservation studies. Heidi Ma of ZSL in London and colleagues this week declared in Royal Society Open Science, the Dugong – a relative of the manatee - is now functionally extinct in Chinese waters, but they reached this conclusion from interviewing hundreds of individuals in fishing communities along that coast. And very few of them had ever seen one.
(Image: Jezero Crater. Credit: Getty Images)
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Cato Daily Podcast - Biden Announces Big Student Loan Bailout
President Biden aims to cancel a large piece of outstanding student loans in the United States. Neal McCluskey explains the numerous ways that's a bad idea.
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Focus on Africa - Accusations and counter-accusations in Ethiopia over latest fighting
We'll be in Ethiopia where the blame game over the latest outbreak of fighting continues. We'll hear from Tigrayan spokesperson Getachew Reda.
Also, latest figures show that Angola's ruling MPLA is in the lead following elections. It's by no means conclusive - but there is surprise at the speed with which the count is going.
Plus, French President Macron is in Algeria following controversial remarks about the country's past. Will Algerians let bygones be bygones?
And Ugandan artists demand a fair share of profits made from ringtones - or Call Ring Back Tunes - using their music.
CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Tether Chooses to ‘OFAC Around and Find Out’
The stablecoin issuer says it won’t blacklist addresses unless law enforcement specifically asks it to do so.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Chainalysis and FTX US.
On today’s episode, NLW looks at the latest news on Tornado Cash sanctions. Specifically, he looks at Tether’s announcement this week that the stablecoin issuer would not blacklist addresses from Tornado Cash unless U.S. law enforcement specifically asked it to do so.
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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is “The Now” by Aaron Sprinkle and “The Life We Had” by Moments. Image credit: sesame/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
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Federalist Radio Hour - Nobody Knows Woke Capital Like Ousted Levi’s Exec Jennifer Sey
Jennifer Sey was poised to become the next CEO of Levi & Strauss Co. before she ended her career with the company on February 13, 2022, after the company demanded she cease her outspoken opinions on school lockdowns and mask mandates. Sey joins Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky for a conversation on how corporations now make decisions based on politics and whether that accurately reflects the demands of consumers. They also discuss today's robber barons, girl bosses, and the American obsession with branding.
Cato Daily Podcast - The Inflation Reduction Act Won’t Quell Inflation, but It Will Boost Debt
The Inflation Reduction Act has a lot of new spending in it. Big spending rarely does much to reduce inflation, but it does increase debt. And the U.S. is already saddled with massive debt. Romina Boccia explains.
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State of the World from NPR - What are the longterm implications of the U.S. sending military supplies to Ukraine?
The Pentagon is ramping up its support of Ukraine in its war against Russia. The Defense Department is sending another $3 billion to Ukraine. That brings total U.S. aid to more than $13 billion.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Crypto ATM Operator Bitcoin Depot to List on Nasdaq; NFTs Are Coming to the Candy Aisle
The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022.
According to a statement shared with CoinDesk, Bitcoin Depot, the world's largest operator of crypto ATMs, plans to go public via a SPAC merger valued at an estimated $885 million. Plus, "The Hash" team reacts to Bored Ape non-fungible token (NFT) images being printed on M&M candies in a limited-edition release.
See also: Crypto ATM Operator Bitcoin Depot to List on Nasdaq in $885M SPAC Deal
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