In this month’s edition of BBC World Book Club bestselling American writer Elif Batuman discusses her acclaimed debut novel. ‘The Idiot’ follows Selin, a Turkish-American fresher at Harvard in the mid-1990s, delving into her experiences as she navigates the challenges of university life, grappling with identity, language, and the complexities of relationships, romantic and otherwise. Selin becomes infatuated with Ivan, an older Hungarian mathematics student, and their relationship unfolds primarily through a series of cryptic emails, highlighting the difficulties of virtual communication across cultures. As Selin travels to Europe for a summer teaching job, she continues to struggle with her sense of self, her obsession with Ivan, and the meaning of her experiences. The novel captures the disorienting, often absurd nature of early adulthood, where intellectual exploration meets the messiness of real life and its chaotic emotions. Infused with dry humour and philosophical musings, The Idiot is at heart a playful meditation on the limitation of language, and the gap between theoretical knowledge and lived experience.
The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Joe, Take the Win!
Why is the administration remaining churlish and full of ceasefire talk relating to Israel and Hezbollah and Hamas? Why are there no papers on the Resolute desk? Why is Kamala Harris visiting a Washington office rather than a flood site? Why should Jimmy Carter be celebrated for being 100 when his record as president was terrible and his behavior toward Israel appalling? Why isn't Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame? Give a listen.
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Focus on Africa - DR Congo appeals to the UN
The newly appointed Foreign Minister of the DR Congo, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, tells Focus on Africa, the crisis faced in her country is an international not a regional one. We'll get the details from the BBC's Wahiga Mwaura.
Also we'll hear from a member of Eswatini's opposition party after an alleged poisoning attempt on their leader.
And why illegal lithium mining is on the rise in Nigeria.
Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers: Rob Wilson in London and Blessing Aderogba in Lagos Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK SPOTLIGHT: Paolo Ardoino and Tether’s $120B Stablecoin Empire
Insights on the past, present and future of the crypto industry with Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino.
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Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino joins Bullish CEO Tom Farley on "CoinDesk Spotlight" to discuss the rise of USDT, the largest stablecoin with a nearly $120 billion market cap. Plus, the secret behind Tether's profitability and its role in revolutionizing the world of finance. Paolo also answers some of the crypto community's challenging questions about the third-largest crypto asset.
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Native America Calling - Tuesday, October 1, 2024 – Tribes push for more power over power lines
The increasing demand for power is prompting challenges from a number of tribes who say the means to transmit that power is harming culturally significant tribal land. The Tohono O’odham, Hopi, Zuni, and San Carlos Apache tribes were dealt a legal setback by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year in their opposition to a proposed $10 billion transmission line through a pristine Arizona canyon. And pueblos and other tribes say they are concerned about additional transmission capacity planned to boost power at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. In both cases, tribal officials say the proposals did not adequately take cultural and archaeological significance into consideration. CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Auradine Bitcoin ASIC Performance With Brad Cuddy
Auradine splashed across headlines earlier this year with new units. But how do they hold up in the field? We brought on Brad Cuddy of Cholla Energy to learn more.
There’s a ton of new units on the market, including new players like Auradine. But how do these units actually hold up when deployed to the field and under harsh environments? We brought on Brad Cuddy of Cholla Energy to walk us through his experience working with the units. We also discuss alternative units like Bitmain and MicroBT, dry cooling, hydro vs. immersion and various other topics relating to technical Bitcoin mining. Lastly, we finish with a conversation on the Texas Bitcoin mining landscape including
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Timestamps:
00:00 Start
02:01 Brad's background
05:53 Types of ASIC cooling
09:25 Bitmain vs MicroBT
12:20 Dry cooling
16:34 Hydro vs immersion
21:38 Immersion form factor challenges
22:26 MicroBT immersion deployment
24:21 Cost difference
25:42 Cooling fluid & thermodynamics
28:24 Fluid longevity
29:14 Auradine
32:32 Firmware & chip uptime
34:47 Auradine conclusion
35:35 What cooling is best?
37:14 Extreme temps
39:23 Curtailing with hydro units
42:21 New Bitmain unit
45:34 Bitmain changing PDUs
48:13 Curtailing (4CP)
49:15 Curtailing (PPA)
51:16 Ancillary grid services
52:43 4CP operations
55:10 Renewable & Texas grid
58:56 Future of solar
1:03:52 Miners, data centers & interconnections
1:06:22 Texas' isolated grid
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CBS News Roundup - 10/01/2024 | World News Roundup
Dock workers from New England to Texas go on strike. Israeli troops move into Lebanon. Vice Presidential candidates face off tonight. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - What’s That Building: Maxwell Street
Reset received an email from a listener inquiring about the 700 block of Maxwell street, wondering about the story behind the historic 19th and 20th century facades. Reset’s architecture guru Dennis Rodkins explains how in the late 1990s, the University of Illinois Chicago redeveloped the area south of Roosevelt Road, the site of the Maxwell Street Market which led to the array of historic designs we see today.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Ground assault: Israeli forces invade Lebanon
As Israeli troops move into Lebanon and missiles strike Damascus in Syria, can Israel’s next offensive really stay “limited, localised and targeted”? Japan’s new prime minister loves planes, trains and ramen, but with few allies within his own party, his premiership may attract less devotion (8:57). And the worst invention in modern office life: “the sandwich lunch” (15:24).
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Up First from NPR - Israel Escalates In Lebanon, Vice Presidential Debate
Israel says it has launched a "limited" ground operation into Southern Lebanon, launching a major escalation in its conflict with Hezbollah. Plus, what to listen for during tonight's vice presidential debate.
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