Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2557: The Google Ranking System
Episode: 2557 Linear algebra, the mathematics behind Google's ranking algorithm. Today, let's talk about how Google ranks your search results.
Cato Daily Podcast - Threats to Migrants’ Speech Threaten Americans’ Speech
It should come as no surprise to learn that when some people in the US are targeted for their speech, it does no service to your right to speak freely. David Bier and Tommy Berry explain why immigration crackdowns triggered by speech are so dangerous.
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The Indicator from Planet Money - A trap-loving DJ takes on economics
It's time for The Indicator Quiz! We test you, dear listener, on your knowledge of topics that we've covered on The Indicator.
Today's quiz show involves a DJ from Vancouver, Washington that tests his economic education on the World Trade Organization, the Panama Canal, and of course, Bad Bunny.
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Today's quiz show involves a DJ from Vancouver, Washington that tests his economic education on the World Trade Organization, the Panama Canal, and of course, Bad Bunny.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of our Ingenuity 1358: William Minor and the OED
Episode: 1358 William Minor helping us to understand language from an insane asylum. Today, a great dictionary and an asylum for the criminally insane.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1357: Testing Airplane Propellers
Episode: 1357 An airplane propeller test facility, twelve years before the Wright Brothers. Today, we test airplane propellers, 12 years before the Wright brothers flew.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1356: Betting on Science
Episode: 1356 Betting on science. It's been going on for a long time. Today, let's bet on science.
More or Less: Behind the Stats - The pioneers of proof
Here are More or Less we?ll all about the facts. Every day we use a toolkit of known proofs to try and answer our listeners? questions. But who do we have to thank for this toolkit and how did they set about proving the unknown? Luckily for us mathematician Adam Kucharski has just written a book about this very topic called ?Proof: The Uncertain Science of Certainty?. Join us to hear more about some of the proof pioneers included in his book, from estimating the number of German tanks during WW2 to an unsung heroine of statistics. Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Lizzy McNeill Series Producer: Tom Colls Editor: Richard Vadon Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound Mix: Annie Gardiner
Cato Daily Podcast - Court Orders and Administration Responses on Illegal Deportations
El Salvador is receiving prisoners snatched by the US federal government. The Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to "facilitate" the return of one prisoner. Ilya Somin details some of the more troubling aspects of this struggle. We spoke April 11, 2025.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1355: George Squire
Episode: 1355 Major General George Squire, Muzak, and struggling to be generous. Today, a story about altruism and Muzak.
Cato Daily Podcast - Meta on Trial
Meta's trial for alleged monopolistic practices could change how mergers get done and if they get done. Cato's Jennifer Huddleston and CEI's Alex Reinauer comment.
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