Month: August 2022

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The Allusionist - 158. Creature Quiz

There's lots of fun etymology of creatures and a lot of fun etymology derived from creatures, and now it is gathered into this fun playalong quiz about animal etymologies!

There's an interactive answer sheet at theallusionist.org/creaturequiz, plus more information about various animals and etymologies, and as always the full dictionary entry for the randomly selected word.

And come to see the new live show Your Name Here in Aotearoa New Zealand this month of August 2022! Ticket links are at theallusionist.org/events, and everyone gets a special Allusionist pencil. Each!

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The Allusionist is produced by me, Helen Zaltzman. The music is by Martin Austwick. Hear Martin’s own songs via palebirdmusic.com.



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Consider This from NPR - As U.S. Declares Monkeypox A Public Health Emergency, What To Know About The Risks

This week the Biden administration declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency.

And as the number of cases in the U.S. continues to climb, there's a lot of confusion about the disease, how it spreads and who's most at-risk.

NPR health correspondents Pien Huang and Michaeleen Doucleff join us to discuss the current outbreak.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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Focus on Africa - Has Senegal finally resolved the Casamance question?

The Senegalese government has signed a peace deal with rebels from the southern region of Casamance. Will it hold this time?

Also, warnings of a hike in the price of rice. Can African countries step up to the plate production-wise?

Plus, will Kenyans get leaders that tackle corruption this time around?

And our resident presidents discuss Zimbabwe's new Chinese-built parliament, and they're not impressed!

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Planet Money - A new way to pay for college (Update)

College has gotten incredibly expensive. And some colleges are offering students a new way to pay. It's not a scholarship. It's not quite a loan. It's more like the students are selling stock in themselves. We check in on how income share agreements at one school have been working. | Subscribe to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.

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Motley Fool Money - Rise of the Machines, Jobs, and Earnings

The U.S. private sector has added nearly 6 million jobs in the past year.

(0:30) Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss: - The unemployment rate falling to 3.5% - Demand for cold beverages driving Starbucks' latest quarter - PayPal getting back to basics - MercadoLibre's blowout earnings - The latest from Cloudflare, Zillow, and Twilio

(19:45) Jason and Matt analyze Amazon buying iRobot for $1.7 billion in cash, as well as: - Simon Property Group's latest results - Uber's record revenue in the 2nd quarter - eBay's surprisingly profitable business - Two stocks on their radar: Procore Technologies and Stanley Black & Decker

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Stocks discussed on the show: SBUX, PYPL, MELI, NET, Z, ZG, TWLO, AMZN, IRBT, SPG, UBER, EBAY, CMG, HD, PCOR, SWK

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CrowdScience - Are humans naturally clean and tidy?

From dumping raw sewage into rivers to littering the streets with our trash, humans don’t have a great track record when it comes to dealing with our waste. It’s something that CrowdScience listener and civil engineer Marc has noticed: he wonders if humans are particularly prone to messing up our surroundings, while other species are instinctively more hygienic and well-organised.

Are we, by nature, really less clean and tidy than other animals? Farming and technology have allowed us to live more densely and generate more rubbish - maybe our cleaning instincts just aren’t up to the vast quantities of waste we spew out? CrowdScience digs into the past to see if early human rubbish heaps can turn up any answers. We follow a sewer down to the River Thames to hear about The Great Stink of Victorian London; turn to ants for housekeeping inspiration; and find out how to raise hygiene standards by tapping into our feelings of disgust and our desire to follow rules.

Presented by Marnie Chesterton and produced by Cathy Edwards for the BBC World Service.

[Image: Man on beach with rubbish. Credit: Getty Images]

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Crypto’s No-Fun Hack Week

Exploits of Nomad and Slope Wallet led to millions of losses this week.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Chainalysis and FTX US.

One of the biggest challenges to the mainstreaming of crypto is the propensity for novel protocols to be exploited. This week, the Nomad bridge was drained of some $200 million while another vulnerability led to more than 10,000 wallets (largely but not exclusively holding Solana's SOL) being attacked. NLW looks at what happens and what the industry thinks the lessons are. 

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Meta’s NFT Push, and India Gov’t Probing Crypto Exchange WazirX Over Alleged Money Laundering

The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.

"The Hash" hosts unpack Meta’s NFT integration on Instagram platform now live across 100 countries, and Indian authorities freeze the assets of crypto-exchange WazirX.

See also: Meta Confirms NFT Rollout Across 100 Countries Amid Coinbase Integration

Indian Government Raids Director of Binance-Owned Crypto Exchange WazirX, Freezes $8.14M


This episode has been edited by Michele Musso. Our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”

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