Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2444: Of Wombats and Armadillos
Episode: 2444 Of Wombats and Armadillos: Using Animals to Teach Probability. Today, why did the wombat cross the road?
Cato Daily Podcast - Challenge Your Narrative & Confront Uncomfortable History
History can be a weapon. Obscuring inconvenient history can be a weapon. And Left and Right are both guilty of it. Phil Magness provides some helpful examples.
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Curious City - What’s up with the Chicago’s feral cats?
Chicago is home to thousands of feral cats, and some people are looking after them.
More or Less: Behind the Stats - Is one in four people in the UK disabled?
Donald Trump is raising tariffs on Canada, but has his northern neighbour done anything to deserve them?
In her Spring Statement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that the UK?s fiscal ?headroom? was, again, ?9.9bn. We explore this curious coincidence.
Is it true that one in four people in the UK is disabled? And what does that mean for the state of our workforce?
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news.
Presenter: Tim Harford Reporter: Lizzy McNeill Producer: Nathan Gower Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound mix: James Beard Editor: Richard Vadon
The Indicator from Planet Money - What $10 billion in data centers actually gets you
Billions of tech dollars flowing into a community to build data centers should transform a local economy ... right? Well, maybe not.
On today's episode: Why data centers create few permanent jobs. And why communities might want them anyway.
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Why China's DeepSeek AI is such a big deal (Apple / Spotify)
Is AI overrated? (Apple / Spotify)
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On today's episode: Why data centers create few permanent jobs. And why communities might want them anyway.
Related episodes:
Why China's DeepSeek AI is such a big deal (Apple / Spotify)
Is AI overrated? (Apple / Spotify)
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2944: Max Planck’s Triumphs and Tragedies
Episode: 2944 The Father of Quantum Theory, The Perseverance of a Scientist Facing Multiple Tragedies. Today, a scientist's triumphs and tragedies.
Cato Daily Podcast - Tribalism is Dumb: Where It Came from, How It Got so Bad, and What to Do About It
It's become easier to hate those with whom we disagree on matters of policy and politics, and our ideological tribes insulate us from thoughtful challenge. Andrew Heaton hopes to help you navigate a coarsening culture with his book, Tribalism is Dumb.
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The Indicator from Planet Money - Should we vote for all judges?
Mexico is gearing up to directly elect federal and state judges for the first time this June. President Claudia Sheinbaum says the new system will combat nepotism and increase the integrity of the courts. But critics see it as a naked attempt to dilute the court's independence. Today on the show, how Mexico's judicial reforms are creating angst for businesses at home and abroad.
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SCOTUS: De-facto pro-business?
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Related episodes:
SCOTUS: De-facto pro-business?
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2497: From Texas to Central Park
Episode: 2497 Frederick Law Olmsted on the Texas Frontier. Today, we go from the Texas frontier to Central Park.
Cato Daily Podcast - The Crisis of Dependency: How Our Efforts to Solve Poverty Are Trapping People in It and What We Can Do to Foster Freedom Instead
Government-administered aid to the poor is routinely wasted. Many well-intended charitable programs undermine self-determination and fail to restore dignity. James Whitford discusses a new way to think about poverty and its alleviation in The Crisis of Dependency.
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