Didactic Synapse
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After a long wait, here is a new SynCast to kick off Summer 2017. Enjoy!
Top 3 Links
- PBS Frontline: Bannon’s War
- New Yorker:Â Trump, Putin, and the New Cold War
- Whole Foods represents the failures of ‘conscious capitalism’
Current Events
- White Terrorists Killed More Americans This Week Than Refugees Have in 40 Years
- Sanders responds to CBO score: ‘Thousands of Americans will die’
- Openly Testy, Republicans Reject the President’s Wiretap Claims
- Bernie Sanders releases a blistering report on Donald Trump’s infrastructure package
- Dutch prime minister claims victory over anti-Muslim candidate Geert Wilders
- Hassan Aden: Details of my CBP Detention at JFK Int. Airport
- She Voted For Trump. Now, Her Husband Is Being Deported
- (June 2016)Â Two new studies find racial anxiety is the biggest driver of support for Trump
- Interior Department to withdraw Obama-era fracking rule, filings reveal
- The Never-Ending War in Afghanistan
- (NYT editorial) Preventing a Free-for-All With Drone Strikes
- Russia just effectively banned Jehovah’s Witnesses from the country
- Paraguay: Protesters set fire to Congress after secret vote
Economics
- High frequency trading suffers from stable financial market
- High-frequency trading has reshaped Wall Street in its image
Education
Killer Robots, Etc
- Lack of Oxford Comma Could Cost Maine Company Millions in Overtime Dispute
- KnowDrones.com
- First robotic cop joins Dubai police
- Kentucky Coal Mining Museum converts to solar power
- Gratitude for My Torturers
Hip-Hop
Apparently I forgot to post the interview I did with my college friend Mala Ghoshal. So here it is.
Then today we’ve got the interview I did with my comrade from the struggle to free East Timor, Ben Terrall. Enjoy this too!
You asked for it, you got it — another rip-roarin’ hour of news and opinions. The resistance moves on!
(I’m not doing show notes today. I doubt anyone will miss ’em. Just listen and get in touch.)
Now that I’ve got a few days off from school, it’s time for a new podcast. Enjoy!
Top Links
- Ta-Nehisi Coates: My President Was Black
- Ten Days After: Harassment and Intimidation in the Aftermath of the Election
- Out of options: School choice gutted Detroit’s public schools. The rest of the country is next.
Current Events
- How Rex Tillerson Changed His Tune on Russia and Came to Court Its Rulers
- Kissinger, a longtime Putin confidant, sidles up to Trump
- Trump private security force ‘playing with fire’
- Israel settlements: Netanyahu orders UN ties review
- Obama Allows Toothless UN Resolution Against Israeli Settlements to Pass
- Three charged in Kansas plot to bomb homes, worship center for Somalis
- Bundy Brothers Acquitted in Takeover of Oregon Wildlife Refuge
- Doctor Accuses Flight Attendant of ‘Blatant Discrimination’ During Emergency
- Report: More than half of mentally ill U.S. adults get no treatment
- Geologists: Here’s what caused Kansas’ biggest earthquake
- Majority of potential UK fracking sites are rich in important wildlife
- Indonesia President Jokowi Defends LGBT Rights
Economics
Education
- It Turns Out Spending More Probably Does Improve Education
- Teen accused of stealing 65-cent carton of milk at middle school to stand trial
- Understanding Teacher Shortages (Interactive Map of the US)
Killer Robots, Etc
- Killer robots await Trump’s verdict: The new president will have to decide how aggressively the U.S. pursues military technology that could let machines
- Will robots help or harm? It’s time for ‘big thinking,’ AI experts warn
- Trailer:Â Eye in the Sky
- Robot goes rogue at tech fair, injures visitor
- Mind-controlled robotic arm helps paralyzed patients ‘feel’
- Dangers Posed by Lax Motorists in Autonomous Vehicles Draw Scrutiny
- Las Vegas is now completely powered by renewable energy
Hip-Hop
ATCQ: “We the People”
Today I just turned on the mic and talked about the first month of school, my latest book, Bill Maher, and Donald Trump. Enjoy!
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