A Curious City fan asked us about an odd detail on an old Chicago map. Was it really a Native American burial mound?
Curious City - Map Quest: Searching for Chicago’s ‘Lizard Mound’
A Curious City fan asked us about an odd detail on an old Chicago map. Was it really a Native American burial mound?
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe - The Skeptics Guide #666 – Apr 14 2018
What's the Word: Demon; News Items: 666, Buzz Aldrin and Aliens, AI Good and Evil, The Business of Exorcism, The Power of Satan; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Acidic vs Alkiline diet; Science or Fiction
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Rule of Law and the Ethics of Poking the Bear
It seems as though a slow motion constitutional crisis may be upon us. In this episode of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Lawfare blog editor and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, Ben Wittes, to assess the threats to the rule of law posed by presidential pique, and whether fired FBI director James Comey’s book could be used as a pretext for ending the Mueller probe.
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Podcast production by Sara Burningham.
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The Gist - Chemistry No More
On The Gist, have you heard? Chemistry has been debunked. Thank Russia.
Ed Helms is best known for comedic roles—see Andy Bernard on The Office. But in the drama Chappaquiddick, Helms plays Joseph Gargan, the cousin and lawyer of Sen. Ted Kennedy. Gargan found himself in Kennedy’s inner circle as the young senator came under scrutiny for his role in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne.
In the Spiel, pervs are making news again. Plus: say hello to a new Lobstar of the Antentwig.
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CrowdScience - Why Do Insects Fly Towards Lights?
Will gravity on earth ever change? Why do insects fly towards the light? Is the plasma in a TV the same as plasma in a fusion reactor? Why are mosquito bites so itchy? What does the Higgs boson do for the Universe? In a Q+A special, Marnie Chesterton is joined by scientists Malcolm Fairbairn, Kate Lancaster and Erica McAlister to tackle a selection of questions from the CrowdScience inbox.
Presenter: Marnie Chesterton Producer: Alex Mansfield
(Photo: Alates insects light bulb and night. Credit: Getty Images)
Cato Daily Podcast - Public Opinion and Counterterrorism Policy
Why is the public so fearful about terrorism more than a decade after 9/11? John Mueller is coauthor of a new Cato paper, "Public Opinion and Counterterrorism Policy."
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Cato Daily Podcast - Public Opinion and Counterterrorism Policy
Why is the public so fearful about terrorism more than a decade after 9/11? John Mueller is coauthor of a new Cato paper, "Public Opinion and Counterterrorism Policy."
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Motley Fool Money - Mr. Zuckerberg Goes to Washington
Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress. Bed Bath & Beyond takes a bath. And Walmart and Amazon battle it out in India. Ron Gross, Matt Argersinger and Jim Mueller analyze those stories and more. Plus, David Kirkpatrick, author of The Facebook Effect, talks about the future of Facebook. Thanks to Slack for supporting The Motley Fool. Slack: Where work happens. Go to Slack.com to learn more.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS More More or Less: Are We Breathing Unsafe Air?
The World Health Organisation say that 95% of people who live in cities breathe unsafe air. But what do they mean by ?unsafe?? And how do they calculate the levels or air pollution for every city in the world? Plus Mt Etna in Italy has reportedly moved by 14mm, but who is calculating this? And how do they know the answer with such accuracy? (Photo: People wear masks as smoke billows from a coal fired power plant, Shanxi, China. Credit: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)