Month: August 2023

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The Allusionist - 180. Project ENABLE

Sterling Martin was in grad school, studying C. elegans worms, when COVID19 hit and suddenly he found himself in lexicography, as part of a team creating a Navajo-English dictionary of science terms.

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Federalist Radio Hour - Joe Allen On The ‘Dark Aeon’ Of Transhumanism

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Joe Allen, a producer and editor for Bannon’s War Room and Federalist contributor, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss transhumanism and explain how technological advancements and the rapid rise of artificial intelligence negatively impact humanity.

You can find Allen's new book "Dark Aeon: Transhumanism and the War Against Humanity" here.
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Big Technology Podcast - ChatGPT As An Insult, NVIDIA’s Moat, A New Musk Profile

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) ChatGPT used as an insult in the Republican debate 2) Whether Generative AI is leading to real business returns 3) Bing's poor performance vs. Google 4) NVIDIA's blowout earnings 5) NVIDIA's moat 6) ARM's forthcoming IPO 7) Ronan Farrow's new profile of Elon Musk in the New Yorker 8) Government's role in privatization.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Investors Await Powell’s Speech as Bitcoin Clings to $26K

Plus, an FTX and Blockfi cybersecurity incident.


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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Clings to $26K as Investors Await Powell’s Speech

Binance Is Contacting Low-Cap Crypto Projects in Bid to Boost Trading

Ether Whales Scooped Up $94M in ETH as Price Plunged to $1.6K

JPMorgan Sees Limited Downside for Crypto Markets in the Near Term

FTX, BlockFi's Customer Data Compromised in Kroll Hack

Default of Tokenized Loans on Centrifuge Puts MakerDAO’s Investment at Risk


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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - A War For Chips: The Semiconductor Episode

The modern world runs on microchips and semiconductors. There's no way around it -- and the semiconductor business is perhaps one of the most important industries on the planet. But there are some serious problems (and conspiracies) on the horizon. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel dive into a ticking time bomb of supply, demand, and conflict... discovering why these tiny chips may just be the thing that causes World War III.

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Focus on Africa - Why are Ethiopia and Egypt joining BRICS?

The BRICS bloc of developing nations agreed this week s to admit six new countries. The countries Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - are set to join in January. Can this counter Western dominance?

As thousands of UN troops speed up their pull out of Mali, despite a deteriorating security situation. We talk to BBC Arabic’s Feras Kilani the first journalist to travel to Northern Mali since French forces ended their military operation there two years ago

Plus why are more airlines adopting the use of sustainable aviation fuel? We hear from an expert based in Kenya

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CBS News Roundup - 08/25/2023 | World News Round Up

A booking and a mugshot in Georgia for former President Trump. Maui County, Hawaii releases a list of those unaccounted for in the deadly wildfires. New standards for fighting sepsis. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Friday, August 25, 2023:

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