Month: November 2023

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Consider This from NPR - When Disaster Hits, Dogs Come To The Rescue

This year the U.S. has experienced devastating natural disasters.

Outbreaks of tornadoes leveled entire neighborhoods.

Flooding trapped people in their homes.

Wildfires burned out of control.

When people go missing during these catastrophes, it's a race against time to find them alive – or their remains.

That crucial search is often carried out by specially trained dogs.

FEMA has 280 certified detection dogs trained to find people in disasters. Another 80 dogs are trained to search for human remains.

NPR's Scott Detrow visits a Maryland training facility where dogs, and their handlers, learn skills that could save lives.

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The Gist - The Science Of History

History is the product of remembering our past, so it involves the mind, though we have underused neuroscience in understanding how we know what we think we know. Abby Smith Rumsey chairs the board of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, and she is out with a new book Memory, Edited: Taking Liberties with History, in which she looks to science to help her understand the past. And a false narrative about children dying in Gaza is amplified by the media echo chamber.


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Motley Fool Money - Show Business is Back in Business!

Studios struck a deal with actors and now the content engine can start back up again, but will Hollywood be tighter with its spend?. 

(00:11) Emily Flippen and Andy Cross discuss:

  • SAG-AFTRA’s deal with the film and tv industry, Disney’s deal to buy the rest of Hulu, and Warner Brothers Discovery’s “generational disruption.”
  • The Trade Desk’s warning about ad markets, and DataDog showing healthy signs in cloud spend.
  • How Adyen is learning how to better play the expectations game.


(19:02) Motley Fool Contributor Lou Whiteman spoke with Brad Jacobs, former CEO of XPO Logistics, about embracing a problem, how a short-seller targeting his company led to a great capital allocation decision, and other lessons from his book How to Make a Few Billion Dollars.

(31:14) Emily and Andy break down two stocks on their radar: Axon and Gartner.


Stocks discussed: DIS, WBD, TTD, DDOG, ADYEY, CPNG, XPO, LLY, IT, AXON

Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Emily Flippen, Andy Cross, Lou Whiteman, 

Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Annie Pope



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CrowdScience - What will 1.5° of warming look like?

Our planet is quickly approaching 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). Scientists say we might cross this milestone in just six years. Listener Julian wants to know what life will look like on the other side of that threshold.

With the help of climate scientists, the BBC’s Anand Jagatia dives into the worlds of virtual climate models. From heatwaves to higher humidity indices to extreme precipitation and drought, he gets a picture of what's to come.

We also venture to places that are warming both faster and more slowly than the global average.

In a remote village in Alaska residents are already dealing with life-changing permafrost thaw and ground that's melting beneath their feet. Permafrost expert Sue Natali tells us what this unexpected thawing ground means for the planet as it releases carbon and methane we weren't necessarily counting on.

In Indian cities, temperatures were already high, but they're not rising as quickly as climate scientists had initially predicted. We hear why this is and why it might be a big problem in the not- too-distant future.

Anand also speaks to television series writer Dorothy Fortenberry about how science informed plotlines in her new show Extrapolations.

This episode is not just about what climate change will bring -- but what it will feel like.

Presenter: Anand Jagatia Producer: Sam Baker Reporters: Sunni Bean & Chhavi Sachdev Editor: Richard Collings Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris Studio Manager: Tim Heffer

Featuring:

Dorothy Fortenberry, Extrapolations, Apple TV Tom Matthews, Department of Geography, King's College London Sue Natali, Woodwell Climate Research Center Morris Alexie, Tribal Liaison, Alaska Native village of Nunapicuaq (Nunapitchuk) Rakesh Kumar, India’s Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (Photo: Two children look out at floating sea ice. Credit: StutterStockX / Getty Images)

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Nov. 10, 2023

One of Brandon Johnson’s top City Council allies resigns his leadership post; state legislators wrap up fall veto session; President Biden visits UAW workers at Belvidere auto plant and is met with protesters. Reset goes behind those headlines and more in our Weekly News Recap with Leigh Giangreco, government and politics reporter for Crain’s Chicago Business; Ravi Baichwal, anchor at ABC7; and Jon Seidel, federal courts reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. If you want to check out more Reset conversations, go to wbez.org/reset.
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Federalist Radio Hour - Tuesday’s Losses Are Deeper Than Politics

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Common Sense Society Executive Editor Christopher Bedford and Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky explain why they weren't surprised by the 2023 election results, give an update on former President Donald Trump's New York trial, and discuss the dynamics of the House of Representatives' censure of Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib.



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The Bulwark Podcast - Flooding the Zone

Jack Smith's office filed an epic motion this week laying out the central role of Trump's lies in the election subversion case. Meanwhile, the ex-POTUS will never just shut-up. Plus, the proper way to dispose of dog poop bags. Yes, you read that right. Ben Wittes joins Charlie Sykes for The Trump Trials.

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Ben's piece from 2016: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/trump-and-powers-american-presidency-part-i 

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - UNCHAINED: How Can OpenSea Regain Dominance After Layoffs and the NFT Market Decline?

NFT expert gmoney says that OpenSea “rested on their laurels” far too long. Can the once-leading marketplace rise again?


Last week, OpenSea, the former frontrunner in the NFT marketplace, confirmed the layoff of half its workforce as the NFT markets seemed to bottom out. gmoney, NFT collector and founder of 9dcc, joins Unchained to provide insight into the once-dominant NFT marketplace’s fall from grace. He talks about the competitive dynamics that challenge the platform's market share and whether a token launch could help. In addition, gmoney delves into why the NFT market has been “abysmal,” what could potentially catalyze its revival, and how he thinks creator royalties will evolve.

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.

Show highlights | 

  • Whether OpenSea 'rested on their laurels' after becoming the market leader
  • Whether the fact that its competitor Blur launched a token was a reason for OpenSea's fall
  • Whether OpenSea not immediately following other platforms such as Blur in making creator royalties optional led to some of its decline
  • How gmoney wants to incentivize people to pay creator royalties 
  • Why the NFT market has gone down and what gmoney's thesis for NFTs is
  • What catalysts could cause the next NFT bull run, according to gmoney
  • How NFTs make it possible for certain groups to access new forms of credit 
  • Whether Ethereum can be displaced in its leadership position in the NFT market
  • What gmoney thinks could revive OpenSea’s prospects
  • Whether Blur's model is to blame for the decline in the NFT market
  • How gmoney thinks Blur should act to retain its market dominance


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Guest | gmoney, NFT collector and founder of 9dcc


Links | 

Previous episodes of Unchained and The Chopping Block debating NFT Royalties:

The Chopping Block: Did Blur Cause a Decline in the NFT Market?

The Chopping Block: Two on Two Debate: NFT Royalty Throwdown!

Are NFT Royalties the Way? How to Build a Sustainable Creator Economy

Decrypt: 

Blur Jumps Nearly 30% Within Days While OpenSea Layoffs

Did Blur Really Crash the NFT Market?

OpenSea’s move to make creator royalties optional for NFT trades

Blur Overtakes OpenSea as Ethereum NFT Trading Skyrockets

Cointelegraph: OpenSea lays off 50% of staff with severance in preparation for version 2.0 launch

CoinDesk: NFT Lending Platform Blend Sparks Concerns Over Ecosystem Liquidity

The Information: Coatue Cuts Value of OpenSea Stake by 90% as Fund’s Returns Sag

Axios: The fight over a shrinking NFT market as marketplaces foresee next big boom


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