DailyShorts – Page 242

December 13, 2023

Everything Everywhere Daily - Alexander the Great

In the year 356 BC, a son was born to the King of Macedon, Philip II, and his wife, Queen Olympias.

While no one could have known it at the time, that boy would grow up to fundamentally change the map of the ancient world. Multiple ancient kingdoms and empires would fall to his armies.

However, just as he reached the zenith of his success, he died, leaving chaos and confusion in his wake.

Learn more about Alexander the Great and how he changed the map of the ancient world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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December 13, 2023

NPR's Book of the Day - Raquel Willis reflects on her journey in Black trans rights activism in new memoir

The Risk It Takes To Bloom is a new memoir by journalist and activist Raquel Willis. In 2014, Willis navigated post-college life as she grappled with the "dehumanization" of Blackness and the importance of transgender visibility. Willis examined how to support the Black trans community and helped organize one of the largest marches for Black trans lives in 2020. In today's episode, Willis speaks with NPR's Brittany Luse about her journey as a Black trans woman emerging into adulthood and the intersectional framework that shapes her activism.

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December 12, 2023

The Indicator from Planet Money - Are the products in your shopping cart real?

How often are you shopping online and think to yourself, is that shirt/dress/jeans in my shopping cart ... even real? That is a question some shoppers are asking themselves as AI-generated products increasingly infiltrate the world of e-commerce.

Today on the show, we talk to an expert in digital forensics about how AI-generated merchandise is only likely to become more common, and what ought to be done to help prevent unethical sellers from abusing the technology.

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December 12, 2023

Everything Everywhere Daily - Punctuation Marks (Encore)

There was a time when languages had no punctuation. Not only did they not have punctuation, but they also didn’t even have spaces between words, and in some cases, they didn’t even use vowels.

It was extremely confusing if you were trying to read something, so eventually, people began inserting marks and characters into text to make it easier to read.

Learn more about punctuation marks and how and why they were developed on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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December 12, 2023

NPR's Book of the Day - Jordan Peele curates a new Black horror story collection ‘Out There Screaming’

Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror is a collection of scary stories curated by horror filmmaker Jordan Peele. In today's episode, Peele speaks with NPR's Brittany Luse about the Black horror stories in this collection and the unique motif of eyes in this genre, including in his own 2017 film Get Out.

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December 12, 2023

The Indicator from Planet Money - A countdown to climate action

Since the end of November, diplomats, scientists, activists and lobbyists from nearly every country on Earth have come together for COP 28, the United Nations climate negotiating talks. One of the goals of this gathering is for countries to agree on the best path forward to address human-driven climate change. Stakes are high as average global temperatures continue to approach a key threshold of 1.5 degree Celsius (or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times — the level climate scientists say we must stay under to stave off severe climate disruptions that could contribute to flooding, drought, hunger, and conflict.

As it comes to a close, Nathan Rott with NPR's climate desk helps us navigate the take-aways from the pivotal conference.

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December 11, 2023

Everything Everywhere Daily - Cracking the Enigma Code

During the Second World War, the Germans used what they thought to be an uncrackable encryption system.

It was a really good encryption system, and for the longest time, the Allies had a difficult time cracking the code.

However, thanks to brilliant code breakers, a powerful computing machine, and German mistakes, the British were able to break the code.

Learn more about the Enigma Code and how it was broken on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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December 11, 2023

NPR's Book of the Day - Author David Wallace-Wells outlines the biggest climate change misunderstandings

As this year's United Nations Climate Summit wraps up, today's episode examines what people often get wrong about climate change. David Wallace-Wells' 2019 book The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming outlines three major misunderstandings: the speed, scope, and severity of climate change. Here, Wallace-Wells speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin back in 2019 about the worst-case scenario for human life in 2050 and the optimistic outcome we could expect if we take immediate action.

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December 10, 2023

Everything Everywhere Daily - The Quasi-War

In the big scheme of things, the United States is a rather young country. Yet, during its history, it has managed to declare war on a shockingly large number of European countries, including Britain, Spain, Germany, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria.

Yet, through all the turmoil, there is one country the US has never gone to war with….France.

Except for that time when we sort of, kind of, did.

Learn more about Quasi-War and how the US sort of went to war with France without actually going to war with France on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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