This year, there are new questions and criticisms surrounding highly-influential college rankings lists after it came out that Columbia University submitted inaccurate information to U.S. News and World Report.
So, we're getting insight about these lists and the value of college overall from an expert on higher education. Josh Wyner is the founder and executive director of the College Excellence Program at the Aspen Institute, where he leads the nonprofit’s higher education reform efforts.
The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.
The BNB Smart Chain (BSC) resumed operations as chain validators adopted a software update that would close the exploit used by hackers to drain funds off-chain. Plus, FTX has partnered with Visa to roll out crypto debit cards across 40 countries.
This episode has been edited by Nia Freeman.. Our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”
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Cheating allegations have rocked many worlds over the last few weeks.
Chess, fishing, poker, and even Irish dancing.
These 'sports' cheating scandals have attracted a lot of attention lately.
Maurice Schweitzer is a professor at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
He studies emotions, trust and ethical decision making and says that our reaction to cheating might tell us something deeper about human nature and why we care about people cheating to get ahead.
The Mayor of New York City declares a state of emergency. Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that there is a “humanitarian crisis” of asylum seekers in the Big Apple.
Exactly how serious is Russia’s nuclear threat right now? Accoring to President Joe Biden, it’s very serious.
Republican Congressman Jim Jordan of Ohio and Mike Johnson of Louisiana are launching a congressional inquiry into the Justice Department.
Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse is reportedly retiring soon.
On this crypto recap episode, NLW looks at the latest news including:
Binance Smart Chain exploit
Celsius user data leak
MiCA regulation text finalization
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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is “The Now” by Aaron Sprinkle and “The Life We Had” by Moments. Image credit: Boris Zhitkov/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
The winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize are recognized, the Nobel Committee said, for years of protecting the fundamental rights of citizens in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
According to Scott’s thesis, digitizing money is putting humanity at risk. He argues that cash, with its unique capacity to preserve privacy and avoid central surveillance, is an important escape valve for societies to sustain their freedom. And while those concerns align with the views of many in the crypto community, Scott is not a big fan.
However, if crypto is to evolve, his perspective is an important one for people to absorb.
This is a must-listen episode.
This episode was produced and edited by Michele Mussowith announcements by Adam B. Levine and our executive producer Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Shepard.”
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President Biden warns of nuclear Armageddon. The FBI's case against Hunter Biden. Fatal stabbing spree on the Vegas strip. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
Ukraine’s army has pushed Russian forces back in the south and east. We ask how they’ve managed to make such impressive gains so quickly, whether more could follow and what Russia’s reaction might be. Why Britain has such troubles building homes, power stations and really much of anything. And how Maine’s lobstermen are responding to the latest threat to their industry.
