Didactic SynCast #88: Shut Up, Burnout Hippie Dork!

I got dismissed from the jury, so I’m one happy man! (Like 12 Angry Men, only I’m just one man and this free time makes me happy.) This week we’ve got lots of culture and ruminations, but still plenty of news too. Enjoy!

DS#88: Shut Up, Burnout Hippie Dork!

Top Links

Malala Yousafzai on The Daily Show

• Why Do Teachers Quit?
• Die like a man: The toxic masculinity of Breaking Bad

Current Events

• Malala is awesome
  • Time Magazine on Malala
  • Malala on NPR
  • University develops curriculum based on Malala’s book
• “Victory in France” as law banning fracking is upheld
• South Sudan child scrap metal diggers blown up by unexploded ordnance
• Mismanagement highlighted in East Timor

Economics

• Who is Janet Yellen? A look at Obama’s candidate for fed chief

Education

• Why Do Teachers Quit?

Killer Robots, Etc

• US Military tests robot that fires machine gun

Hip-Hop

• 500 Female MCs everyone should know