In this episode, we delve into the latest comments from former NIH director Francis Collins, explore Nikki Haley's Civil War oopsie, discuss Pizza Hut facing layoffs, and take a closer look at Pop-Tarts' peculiar marketing strategy.
Time Stamps:
14:06 Now It Can Be Told
32:07 Nikki Haley
39:30 Israel Media Coverage
45:02 Argentina
50:11 Pizza Hut
56:48 Pop Tart
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We're talking about one of Israel's key targets being taken out and why that could complicate the future of the war in the Middle East.
Also, what to know about a passenger jet full of people catching fire and why it's being called a miracle now.
And another prominent university leader is out. We'll tell you who stepped down this time and why the controversy continues.
Plus, one of the most visited places in Europe is adding restrictions to slow tourism, more Americans are still working past 65 years old, and where did some of the biggest donations of 2023 go?
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Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed the decision by Maine’s Secretary of State that bars him from the ballot due to his role in the January 6th insurrection. That comes after the Colorado Supreme Court last month removed Trump from the state’s ballot, which he is also likely to appeal soon.
The deputy head of Hamas along with two other leaders of its armed wing were killed on Tuesday in Beirut, Lebanon by an Israeli strike. Meanwhile, the UN reports that half of Gaza’s 2.2 million residents are at risk of starvation following the onset of the war between Israel and Hamas.
And in headlines: Harvard President Claudine Gay announced her resignation, at least 57 people in Japan are dead after a series of earthquakes, and Disney’s copyright on the earliest version of Mickey Mouse expired in the U.S. on New Year’s Day.
In celebration of our 1000th episode, we're wrapping our heads around big numbers. Educational neuroscientist Elizabeth Toomarian talks about why humans' evolutionarily-old brains are so bad at comprehending large quantities–like the national debt and the size of the universe–and how to better equip ourselves to understand important issues like our finances and the impacts of climate change.
Interested in other ways our brains make sense of the world? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.
Climate change has strayed from being a scientific conversation to a hot-button political debate. But what are the facts surrounding climate change? Is climate change real? And if it is, what is causing the climate to change? Do we need to live in fear of climate change?
In a three-part "Daily Signal Podcast" series, experts in the fields of climate and meteorology join the show to explain the history of climate change, its root causes and the appropriate response to it.
Here in episode one, David Legates—a visiting fellow with the Science Advisory Committee in the Center for Energy, Climate and Environment at The Heritage Foundation and a former director of the Center for Climatic Research at the University of Delaware, explains the history of climate change. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)
According to Legates, “the climate is changing because it always has changed, and it always will change.”
“We've gone through periods of lots of tornadoes, for example, and then a period where we have almost none,” Legates says. “We've gone through periods where we have lots of hurricanes. We have floods, we have droughts. We go through periodic cycles. So, the climate is sort of the backdrop on which weather plays its randomness, if you want. So, climate does change, always has changed, and as far as I'm concerned, always will change.”
Legates goes on to explain what is known about climate change through the ages and the similarities between climate change patterns today and those seen in the past.
How much longer can Ukraine and Russia fight at a stalemate? And does the outcome of the war depend on Biden winning a second term?
Guest: Fred Kaplan, Slate’s “War Stories” correspondent and author of The Bomb.
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What is vulnerable narcissism? Is #trauma a trend? And what psychological traits define our times? Psychologist and author Scott Barry Kaufman guides us through an examination of why, what, and who we are, advocating for a holistic understanding of intelligence and creativity.
The nation awaits the Supreme Court’s seemingly inevitable review of the Section Three case from Colorado, and perhaps Maine as well. Media around the world is weighing in with editorials and op-Ed’s; a smorgasbord of legal, political, and predictive arguments from professors, editors, elected officials, and others with their own range of expertise. We continue our attempt to help you make sense of these by choosing pieces that make the range of arguments out there. We do our best to present their argument and respond to it, bringing Professor Amar’s considerable armamentarium to bear for your benefit. And this week, Akhil has at least two - maybe three - major new ideas he brings to the national discussion. They can be found here first. CLE credit is available from podcast.njsba.com.
