Getting enough sleep regularly can be tough — and even harder when you're traveling for the holidays. "We need sleep like we need water," says Jade Wu, a behavioral sleep medicine psychologist and author of the book Hello Sleep. She and host Regina G. Barber discuss what's happening to our bodies when we get jet lag and the clocks in our body get out of whack. They also get into the science of the circadian rhythm and how to prepare for a long flight across time zones.
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The Indicator from Planet Money - A fraught climate change conference, how are US home builders doing, and more
There is a LOT of economic news happening at the moment (it all happens, so very much of it, all the time), so we wanted to give you an idea of what we here at The Indicator are keeping tabs on.
Today on the show, we look ahead to: countries coughing up money for climate change at COP29, how confident are home builders feeling right now, and ... is US manufacturing REALLY in decline?
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Today on the show, we look ahead to: countries coughing up money for climate change at COP29, how confident are home builders feeling right now, and ... is US manufacturing REALLY in decline?
Related Episodes:
A countdown to climate action
Why aren't more people taking on the trades?
Do polluters pay, or do they get paid?
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NPR's Book of the Day - In the new novel ‘Pony Confidential,’ a crime-solving pony seeks revenge
Pony Confidential, a new novel by author Christina Lynch, is about an unlikely detective: a crime-solving pony who sets off to find his long-lost first owner. Penny, who was just a little girl when separated from Pony, is now an adult who has been accused of murder–and Pony is ready to clear her name. The book was inspired by a combination of tales from The Odyssey and Lynch's curiosity about the inner world of her own real-life pony, Flora. In today's episode, Lynch joins NPR's Scott Simon to talk about the emotional lives of animals, the novel's subtext about the legal system, and the parallels between Pony and Penny's respective confinement.
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Python Bytes - #410 Entering the Django core
Topics covered in this episode:
- Thoughts on Django’s Core
- futurepool
- Don't return named tuples in new APIs
- Ziglang: Migrating from AWS to Self-Hosting
- Extras
- Joke
What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Jamie Raskin: “We Can’t Let The Fear Paralyze Us”
Rep. Jamie Raskin led the second impeachment of Donald Trump, the effort to get him off the ballot under the 14th amendment, and campaigned to beat him at the ballot box. With Trump heading back to the White House with even fewer guardrails, Raskin’s still not giving up the fight.
Guest: Jamin “Jamie” Raskin is the U.S. representative for Maryland’s 8th congressional district
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1282: Window Glass
Episode: 1282 The development of the seemingly uncomplicated window pane. Today, we learn to make window panes.
It Could Happen Here - Trump’s Cabinet of Curiosities
Garrison, Sophie, and James discuss Trump’s new cabinet appointees and potential members of the White House administration.
Sources:
https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-secretary-of-defense-nominee-pete-hegseth-called-for-a-righteous-holy-war
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/trump-defense-pete-hegseth.html
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/13/kristi-noem-dhs-trump-policy-00189513
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/tulsi-gabbard-dni-intelligence-trump-appointment/
https://decider.com/2020/08/04/the-swamp-matt-gaetz-truman-show-house/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-testified-house-ethics-committee-gaetz-sex-17/story?id=115867555
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/11/13/trumps-cabinet-picks-could-diminish-gops-already-thin-edge-in-congress-heres-what-to-know/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-picks-john-ratcliffe-for-cia-director-heres-what-to-know
https://newrepublic.com/post/188369/lee-zeldin-epa-trump
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/11/west-bank-annexation-evangelical/680658/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna179826
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/07/congress/donald-trump-transition-team-00186912
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4951768-linda-mcmahon-sued-wwe/
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Carlos Slim Helú's financial might has led some people to nickname his native Mexico ‘Slimlandia’. He dominates the country’s businesses, from telecoms to construction. But how did a man whose hero happens to be the Mongol warlord Genghis Khan get to be the richest person in the world? Many have blamed his monopolist business empire for Mexico’s slow economic development. Simon Jack and Zing Tsjeng tell the story of a baseball fan who’s calm in a crisis, rushing in to invest while others rush out. Then they decide if they think he’s good, bad, or just another billionaire.
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The Economics of Everyday Things - 71. Mannequins
Mannequins may be made out of plastic or fiberglass, but for retailers they’re pure gold. Zachary Crockett strikes a pose.
- SOURCES:
- Stacie Bornn, vice president of sales, marketing, and creative at Fusion Specialties.
- Judi Henderson, C.E.O. and president of Mannequin Madness.
- RESOURCES:
- "How This Oakland Business Gives Mannequins New Life (Almost)," by Christopher Beale (KQED, 2024).
- "Nike's Controversial Plus-Size Mannequin Is a Brilliant Business Decision," by Kate Taylor (Business Insider, 2019).
- "A Glance at History of Store Mannequins," by Anne D'Innocenzio (AP News, 2014).
- "Making a Fashion Statement, With or Without Clothes," by Elisabetta Povoledo (The New York Times, 2011).
- "Stores Demand Mannequins With Personality (Heads Optional)," by Stephanie Clifford (The New York Times, 2011).
- "Body Design, Variable Realisms: The Case of Female Fashion Mannequins," by Sara K. Schneider (Design Issues, 1997).
This Machine Kills - 379. The Booming Prison Tech Industry (ft. Susan Li, Alec Karakatsanis)
[This interview was recorded before the election; we’ll talk about that in the next premium episode] We are joined by Susan Li and Alec Karakatsanis who work at Civil Rights Corps to talk about their important legal work against the prison tech industry—an extraordinarily predatory, extractive, and profitable industry dominated by private equity firms which control (and surveil and commodify) all communications between prisoners and their families. These firms charge exorbitant rates per minute for access to telephone use, video calls, emails, ebooks, and more—and then use that data to create and sell bogus AI surveillance products. We also talk about the corruption at the heart of this industry—such as the lucrative contracts between industry and prisons where sheriffs get a cut of corporate profits—and how these financial incentives have caused jails and prisons to restrict, or even eliminate, in-person visits between prisoners and their families. This is the basis of Susan and Alec’s work for the Right 2 Hug project, which is advocating for the legal right to physical, face-to-face contact between prisoners and their families.
••• Right 2 Hug https://www.right2hug.org/
••• Do Children Have a “Right to Hug” Their Parents? https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/20/the-jails-that-forbid-children-from-visiting-their-parents
••• Michigan Counties Ban Jail Visits to Profit From Videochat Fees, Lawsuits Say https://theappeal.org/michigan-counties-allegedly-ban-jail-visits-to-profit-from-videochat-fees/
••• Prisons Across the U.S. Are Quietly Building Databases of Incarcerated People’s Voice Prints https://theappeal.org/prisons-across-the-u-s-are-quietly-building-databases-of-incarcerated-peoples-voice-prints/
••• The Prison Industry | Worth Rises https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58e127cb1b10e31ed45b20f4/t/621682209bb0457a2d6d5cfa/1645642294912/The+Prison+Industry+How+It+Started+How+It+Works+and+How+It+Harms+December+2020.pdf
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