Mora Leeb was 9 months old when surgeons removed half her brain. Now 15, she plays soccer and tells jokes. Scientists say Mora is an extreme example of a process known as brain plasticity, which allows a brain to modify its connections to adapt to new circumstances.
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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Break the Wheel’ examines police violence and accountability
It's been three years since George Floyd's murder. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted the former police officers who killed Floyd, but accountability and justice is not always found in state-sponsored violence against Black Americans. In his new book, Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence, Ellison retraces the case. As he tells NPR's Leila Fadel, the book – and his experience – is also proof that systems can change to prevent future tragedies.
What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Decoder Ring: Why You Can’t Find a Damn Parking Spot
From our colleagues at Decoder Ring:
Parking is one of the great paradoxes of American life. On the one hand, we have paved an ungodly amount of land to park our cars. On the other, it seems like it’s never enough.
Slate’s Henry Grabar has spent the last few years investigating how our pathological need for car storage determines the look, feel, and function of the places we live. It turns out our quest for parking has made some of our biggest problems worse.
In this episode, we’re going to hunt for parking, from the mean streets of Brooklyn to the sandy lots of Florida. We’ll explore how parking has quietly damaged the American landscape—and see what might fix it.
This episode was written by Henry Grabar, author of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World. It was edited by Willa Paskin, who produces Decoder Ring with Katie Shepherd. We had extra production from Patrick Fort and editing help from Joel Meyer.
Your regular What Next programming resumes Tuesday.
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Consider This from NPR - What’s Up With Twitter?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign announcement on Twitter did not go as planned. A series of awkward technical glitches delayed the event for about 20 minutes.
Nevertheless, it was still a big moment, not just for DeSantis, but for Twitter, too.
In fact, Desantis' announcement is just one example of how the social media platform has changed since Elon Musk took over the company.
NPR's Eric Deggans talks with writer Charlie Warzel, who has covered the platform for 15 years, about his latest piece in The Atlantic, "Twitter is a Far Right Social Network."
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Nevertheless, it was still a big moment, not just for DeSantis, but for Twitter, too.
In fact, Desantis' announcement is just one example of how the social media platform has changed since Elon Musk took over the company.
NPR's Eric Deggans talks with writer Charlie Warzel, who has covered the platform for 15 years, about his latest piece in The Atlantic, "Twitter is a Far Right Social Network."
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Consider This from NPR - What’s Up With Twitter?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign announcement on Twitter did not go as planned. A series of awkward technical glitches delayed the event for about 20 minutes.
Nevertheless, it was still a big moment, not just for DeSantis, but for Twitter, too.
In fact, Desantis' announcement is just one example of how the social media platform has changed since Elon Musk took over the company.
NPR's Eric Deggans talks with writer Charlie Warzel, who has covered the platform for 15 years, about his latest piece in The Atlantic, "Twitter is a Far Right Social Network."
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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Nevertheless, it was still a big moment, not just for DeSantis, but for Twitter, too.
In fact, Desantis' announcement is just one example of how the social media platform has changed since Elon Musk took over the company.
NPR's Eric Deggans talks with writer Charlie Warzel, who has covered the platform for 15 years, about his latest piece in The Atlantic, "Twitter is a Far Right Social Network."
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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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Are young people more single than ever before?
What?s the definition of being single ? and how easy is it to measure? There?s a perception that young people today are more single ? in a relationship sense - than ever, and dating apps are to blame. But how true is that? Ellie House investigates, with the help of Marina Adshade of the Vancouver School of Economics. Presenter: Ellie House Producers: Ellie House, Jon Bithrey Editor: Richard Vadon Sound Engineer: Rod Farquhar Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
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Lex Fridman Podcast - #380 – Neil Gershenfeld: Self-Replicating Robots and the Future of Fabrication
Neil Gershenfeld is the director of the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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(05:37) – What Turing got wrong
(11:02) – MIT Center for Bits and Atoms
(24:08) – Digital logic
(30:44) – Self-assembling robots
(41:12) – Digital fabrication
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(1:39:35) – Consciousness
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(1:51:07) – Universe is a computer
(1:55:53) – Advice for young people
(2:05:10) – Meaning of life
Motley Fool Money - Peter Zeihan on China, Apple, and Europe
Who has the upper hand when Apple’s CEO walks into a room with the President of the People’s Republic of China?
Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical strategist and the author of “The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization.” Bill Mann caught up with Zeihan to discuss:
- Why Apple is diversifying production away from China - What an aging population means for the United States economy - Why de-dollarization is less likely than many think
Company discussed: APPL
Host: Bill Mann Guest: Peter Zeihan Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: In the Eye of the Crypto Storm
A Consensus 2023 panel with Laura Shin and Michael Sonnenshein.
Grayscale’s now-publicly traded bitcoin trust was the original way for U.S. investors to gain exposure to the asset without the headache of setting up a wallet. For a time, it was the only game in town, and handsomely profitable for investors who tolerated the initial 12-month lockup period. The CEO of the world’s largest digital asset manager candidly discusses GBTC’s evolution and his perspective on the challenges of the last two years, including the collapse of the trust shares’ premium to net asset value, evolving investor demands and new competition, and broader regulatory hurdles and the subsequent legal battle to convert the product into a more investor-friendly structure: an ETF.
Laura Shin, author and podcast host of “Unchained,” moderates the panel featuring Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of Grayscale Investments.
This episode is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and edited by Ryan Huntington, with additional production assistance from Eleanor Pahl. Cover image by Kevin Ross and the theme song is "Get Down" by Elision.
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