Today's podcast points out that while all the talk of a government shutdown centers on Republican infighting in the House of Representatives, the idea that the government must shut down if Republicans are not unanimous is based in the idea that no Democrat will vote to keep the government open. If that's true, won't they get some of the blame? And with the debt topping $33 trillion, can spending remain a secondary issue in our politics? Give a listen.
Freed Americans back home from Iran. Auto workers expand their strike threat. How safe is your minivan? CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
Research shows spending stress-free time in nature regulates the nervous system and contributes to healthy brain function. In a new pilot program at the Lincoln Park Zoo, people with dementia and their loved ones and caregivers can do that and more. The Memory Enrichment program, which was developed in partnership with Sunrise Senior Living, is the first of its kind at a zoo or aquarium. Reset spoked to program creator Bill Green to learn more about why the program was developed and how it reduces the symptoms of dementia.
Will Gaviria was born and raised in Columbia, immigrating to Florida at 11 years old. His family seta off in a single bedroom together, and worked hard for their life and successes. He got a full ride to MIT, and funny enough, he had to convince his mother that it was a legit school. Through all of his studies, he got to see the rise of AI and focused on neo-morphic computing. Outside of tech, he is married with a cat named Chipotle. He lives in the Bay Area, and loves playing Magic the Gathering and doing Crossfit.
Will and his co-founder observed first hand the explosion of visual content. At the same time, artificial intelligence had reached a mature state, such that you could use it to learn from unstructured data. They set out to build the next big thing, specifically in context of unstructured visual data.
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Every country has a national dish, and Spain is no exception. The dish that most people associate with Spain is the rice dish known as paella.
Paella is, on the one hand, very simple, and on the other hand, very complex and confusing.
It also has a surprising history touching on almost every major period in Spanish history.
Learn more about paella, the national dish of Spain, and how it might technically even be Spanish on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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This episode is sponsored by the Tourist Office of Spain.
There are many great places to visit in Spain, but one of my favorites has to be Valencia.
Valencia was the first place I ever visited in Spain, and it has a special meaning for me.
It also happens to be the home of paella, as well as one of my favorite restaurants in Spain, Casa Montaña.
You can also visit the famous City of Arts and Sciences and view the exceptional structures designed by the Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava. If you’ve seen a recent science fiction TV or movie, there is a good chance they had a scent shot there.
And, if you happen to be in Valencia at noon on a Thursday, you can also witness the meeting of the Valencia Water Tribunal, the world’s oldest continuously operating democratic body.
If you want to plan your trip to Valencia or anywhere in Spain, you can get all the information you need at Spain.info.
