Series – Page 202

February 11, 2023

More or Less: Behind the Stats - Spreadsheet disasters

The UK?s Office for National Statistics recently published some dramatically incorrect data - all because of a spreadsheet slip-up. But that?s just the most recent in a long list of times when spreadsheets have gone wrong, often with costly consequences

Stand-up mathematician Matt Parker takes us through a short history of spreadsheet mistakes.

February 10, 2023

Cato Daily Podcast - Tyre Nichols and Fostering a Police Culture of Accountability

It's a heavy lift to create a culture of accountability within policing that could reduce police killings. Jay Schweikert discusses the brutal police killing of Tyre Nichols and why the case was both exceptional and alarming.

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February 9, 2023

Cato Daily Podcast - DeSantis Scrubs Florida Public Schools

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has asserted more direct control over the state's public schools. Neal McCluskey details why public institutions necessitate public control.

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February 9, 2023

Curious City - Car Window Tinting Laws are Complicated (and hard to enforce)

Curious City takes a look at the growing popularity of car window tinting in Illinois. We find out what the state law says about how dark automobile windows can be, who enforces these laws -- or not -- and why some people have safety concerns about them.

February 9, 2023

Curious City - Car Window Tinting Laws are Complicated (and hard to enforce)

February 8, 2023

Cato Daily Podcast - Do Algorithms Get a Pass Under Section 230?

A case going before the U.S. Supreme Court at long last puts Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act front and center. Specifically, the court is being asked to rule on the status of algorithms that help platforms decide what content to offer up to users. Tommy Berry explains.

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February 8, 2023

More or Less: Behind the Stats - The IMF and the UK economy, NHS staff shortages and British vs English

The International Monetary Fund says the UK will be the only major economy to shrink in size this year. We ask how much faith we should put in the IMF?s forecasts and look at some of the big economic challenges facing the UK. Also why the headline number of job vacancies in the NHS in England doesn?t tell the whole story of staff shortages. And why has there been such a dramatic change in whether people describe themselves as British or English?

February 8, 2023

60 Songs That Explain the '90s - “Macarena”—Los del Rio

Rob looks back at the meteoric rise of “Macarena” and the song’s ability to get politicians to make a fool of themselves.

Host: Rob Harvilla

Guest: Leila Cobo

Producers: Justin Sayles and Jonathan Kermah

Additional Production Support: Chloe Clark

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February 7, 2023

Cato Daily Podcast - Do Big Transit Spending Plans Make Sense Anymore?

Workers have largely maintained their out-of-office work arrangements. Do big spending plans for transit still make sense? Marc Joffe provides details.

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February 6, 2023

Cato Daily Podcast - DeSantis Likes E-Verify Despite Its (Many) Failures

The federal labor market imposition known as E-Verify doesn't work very well, and it could be used in myriad ways to deny Americans’ employment. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis seems to like it anyway, having punished private employers who have refused to use the program. David Bier explains why the program is at best a bothersome federal intervention.

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