Didactic Synapse
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Let’s kick the new year off right — with a new SynCast! This time we’ve got stuff about South Sudan, fracking, MOOCs, and carnivorous fish. Also: What it means to live a hip-hop life. Enjoy!
Top Links
- GM doesn’t owe $450 million in retiree benefits, says US judge
- The selling of ADHD: Diagnoses, prescriptions soar after 20-year marketing campaign
- Duke University: Public Domain Day
- Take Action: Free Chelsea Manning
Current Events
- Horomone-disrupting chemicals found in water at fracking sites
- Peter Singer on “Batkid”: Heartwarming causes are nice, but let’s give to charity with our heads
- Freed Pussy Riot members speak out against Russian prison system
- How Hollywood cloaked South Sudan in celebrity and fell for “the big lieâ€
Economics
- Lunch with Financial Times: Ha Joon Chang
- GOP debunked on food stamps
- How cash handouts are remaking lives in Brazil
- Outsourcing costs twice as much as doing things with government workers
Education
- Thousands of black and latino kids lost their schools in 2013
- The Online education revolution drifts off course
- Teaching isn’t rocket science — it’s harder
- James Baldwin: Talk to Teachers
Killer Robots, Etc
Hip-Hop
The most intriguing Urgent Action title ever released by Amnesty International.
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