Nigeria's bureau of statistics has overhauled the way it calculates the country's GDP figures. With GDP now estimated at around $510 billion, it has surpassed South Africa as the continent's largest economy. But just because it has earned this accolade ??? does that make it one of the richest? Plus was the President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, right to say recently that Nigeria is one of just five countries that together are home to two-thirds of the world???s extreme poor? We sift through the statistics to find out if economic development is benefitting everyone in Nigeria. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
Motley Fool Money - Motley Fool Money: 4.11.2014
The Nasdaq records its worst day in more than two years. eBay and Carl Icahn decide to play nice. And Panera's CEO compares his restaurant to a mosh pit. Our analysts discuss those stories and share three stocks on their radar. Plus, Motley Fool columnist Morgan Housel shares his insights on market volatility, portfolio diversification, and T. Boone Pickens.
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Cato Daily Podcast - The Trouble with Higher Education
Change is coming to higher education, but it won't be easy and it won't be popular. Glenn Reynolds argues that decades of federal subsidies and piles of student debt have not given us better outcomes for students.
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - What was the Great Game?
Over 200 years ago the British and Russian empires waged a silent war across Eurasia in what became known as "The Great Game".
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Slate critics Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Maria Semple's bestselling comic novel set in Seattle.
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe - The Skeptics Guide #457 – Apr 12 2014
This day In Skepticism: SPAM; News Items: Chilis and Antivaxers, Crowdfunding Pseudoscience, Ocean under Enceladus, Looking Intelligent, Who's That Noisy, Your Questions and E-mails: Justina Case, Car Remotes; Science or Fiction
TLDR - #21 – There Is No Such Thing As Silence
Continuing our expose into the very hush-hush world of Silence, we look at an app that promises to deliver you four minutes and thirty-three seconds of silence. PJ talks to Larry Larson, who helped design the 4'33" app.
Serious Inquiries Only - AS22: Unholy Matrimony, with Tom and Cecil (Part 2)
Tom Cecil and Thomas talk about Cecil’s marriage with a believer, as well as the normal plethora of tangents and sidetracks.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Permissionless Innovation and Tech Policy
An improved standard of living depends on experimentation with new ideas, but politicians always seem to insist that innovators seek permission first. Author Adam Thierer argues they have it precisely backwards.
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Money Girl - 351 MG Should I Use a Credit Repair Company?
Find out if credit repair companies can really help you erase bad credit and get out of debt. Get the Money Girl book at http://MoneyGirlBook.com