Month: March 2024

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The Intelligence from The Economist - The Intelligence: Pressures for peace

The international push for a ceasefire in Gaza continues, but the tragedies keep coming; in many ways a resolution still seems as distant as it was early in the war. We consider the temptation to go all in on stocks, given just how flaming-hot the markets are (10:55). And a data-led look into which American cities are the most dog-obsessed (16:13).


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Start the Week - Mysterious Plants

The plant Rafflesia has the world’s largest flowers and gives off one of the worst scents; it’s also something of a biological enigma, a leafless parasite that lives off forest vines. For the botanist Chris Thorogood, an expert in parasitic and carnivorous plants at the Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum, Rafflesia is also an obsession. In his book, Pathless Forest, he goes in search of this mysterious plant in some of the last wildernesses in South East Asia.

Dr Kelsey Byers is an evolutionary chemical ecologist who specialises in floral scent and its influence on the evolution of flowering plants. In her laboratory at the John Innes Centre in Norwich she studies how flowers use different smells to attract their pollinator of choice. From sweet aromas to the stink of rotting flesh, she explores how plants use con-artistry and sexual deception to thrive.

The ethnobotanist William Milliken from Kew Gardens has spent much of his career working with indigenous people in the Amazon to preserve traditional plant knowledge. Now he’s focused on collecting folklore about the use of plants to treat ailments in animals in Britain. From wild garlic treating mastitis in cows, to cabbage for flatulence in dogs, he hopes to uncover a cornucopia of plant-based veterinary medicines.

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 3.4.24

Alabama

  • US Attorney Garland comes to AL and blasts the use of Photo IDs in elections
  • State senator Orr says vote on CHOOSE Act likely by the end of this week
  • AG Marshall weighs in again on his opposition to gambling legislation
  • A 2nd child is killed by a dog attack in New Hope, the first was in Hartselle
  • Community in Lee county marks the 5 year since killer EF-4 Tornado

National

  • Federal court orders new sentence in one J6 case, rejects sentence enhancements
  • US House releases 5K hours of CCTV footage related to J6
  • Blaze TV reporter is arrested and charged for his reporting on J6 events
  • SCOTUS to issue ruling in case of Trump's name removed from primary ballot
  • Trump is victorious over Nikki Haley in primary voting  for ID, MO and MI
  • NY Times poll shows majority of Nikki Haley supporters were prior Biden voters
  • NY Times poll shows 73% of Americans believe Joe Biden now "too old to serve"
  • GA congressman offers new bill on illegal aliens, following murder of Laken Riley
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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO432: How 13 Reasons Why Killed Kids

CW: Discussion of suicide; please skip this episode if it's better for your mental health

After a long hiatus, Dr. Alan Smerbeck AKA Stormy Decisis is back to cover a topic we've been talking about discussing for a while. What does the research tell us is the responsible way to cover death by suicide? What kind of impact can the media have on the greater population if they get it wrong? And how many different ways did 13 Reasons Why completely screw up?

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Opening Arguments - MAGA Fascists Try To Ban Drag and Fail. Repeatedly.

Episode 1011   Here's one for everyone who enjoys stories about terrible people losing in court! Casey stops by to review Alito's complaint to America's managers about the devastating cost of marriage equality: the exclusion of anti-LGBTQ bigots from juries. Matt breaks down the total failure of state attempts to ban drag shows and why the actual First Amendment keeps winning over the one that the kinds of people who yell the most about the First Amendment seem to think that they are yelling about.   1. Thomas/Alito statement in 2020 denial of Kim Davis's cert petition (2020) 2. Alito's concurrence in denial of cert in Missouri Dept of Corrections v. Finney (2024) 3. Trial court decision in Friends of Georges v. Mulroy (TN drag show ban) 4. Trial court decision in Florida-ORL v. Griffin (FL drag show ban) 5. Trial court decision in Woodlands Pride v. Paxton (TX drag show ban)

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NBN Book of the Day - Derron Wallace, “The Culture Trap: Ethnic Expectations and Unequal Schooling for Black Youth” (Oxford UP, 2023)

How does race matter in schools? In The Culture Trap: Ethnic Expectations and Unequal Schooling for Black Youth (Oxford UP, 2023), Derron Wallace, the Jacob S. Potofsky Chair in Sociology at Brandeis University, tells the contrasting stories of two schools in the UK and USA. The book demonstrates two very different sets of expectations for Black youth in the two countries schools, and two very different educational and social structures reinforcing these expectations. The book draws on a rich ethnographically informed narrative, which centres teachers’ and students’ understandings and experiences of education. In doing so, the book challenges ‘cultural’ explanations for failures and successes in the two schools, and the two countries. Demonstrating both the socially constructed nature of race in the UK and USA, and the racism at the centre of both educational systems, the book is essential reading across the social sciences, humanities and for anyone interested in schools, education, and social change.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Napoleon Bonaparte

In 1804, one of the most significant individuals of the 19th century placed a crown upon his head in the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris and declared himself Emperor of the French. 

He went on to revolutionize France and French society, which profoundly affected all of Europe. 

His influence was so great the era and the wars of the period were all named after him. 

Learn more about Napoleon Bonaparte, his life, and his accomplishments on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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The NewsWorthy - U.S. Airdrops Aid, Haley’s Historic Win & 401(k) Millionaires- Monday, March 4, 2024

The news to know for Monday, March 4, 2024!

We'll tell you about the U.S. effort to get humanitarian aid into Gaza and Republican Nikki Haley's first win in the 2024 presidential race.

Also, we're talking about the outcome of a criminal case that's been called a "game changer" for first responders.

Plus, a powerful storm shut down ski resorts and a major highway; a new lawsuit pits two of the world's most prominent tech leaders against each other, and two basketball stars made history over the weekend. 

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What A Day - Why Oregon’s Going From Drug Decriminalization To Recriminalization

Oregon’s legislature has reintroduced criminal penalties for hard drug possession, effectively reversing course three years after voters passed the state’s Measure 110 and decriminalized possession in many cases. Many describe the reversal as a big setback for the criminal justice reform movement. But to understand how we got here, we look at where Oregon fell short in its implementation of Measure 110.

Israel boycotted ceasefire talks in Cairo on Sunday after Hamas refused a demand to provide a list of all the hostages who are still alive and in their captivity. Meanwhile as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to worsen, the U.S. carried out its first airdrop of aid supplies into the region.

And in headlines: CVS and Walgreens will start dispensing abortion pills, Caitlin Clark shatters an NCAA scoring record, and Donald Gorske shatters a McDonald’s eating record.

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