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- Minnesota to ban prediction markets like Kalshi, Polymarket : NPR
Interesting first from my home state. I'm pretty much on both sides of this issue. There is a ton of opportunity for scams in prediction markets. I also think they can be a useful…
- Noah Kahan: Tiny Desk Concert : NPR
We have tickets to go see Noah Kahan in Minneapolis this summer. Our whole family is really into his music.
- Diet, not lack of exercise, drives obesity, a new study finds : NPR
- TikTok knows its app is harming kids, new internal documents show : NPR
The only thing that should be surprising in this article is if this is surprising. TikTok is designed to addict. As TikTok’s 170 million U.S. users can attest, the platform’s…
- He created Oculus headsets as a teenager. Now he makes AI weapons for Ukraine : NPR
- Walmart adopts electronic shelf labels, following other supermarkets. What it means for you : NPR
- Why a search engine that scans your face is dangerous : NPR
It seems inevitable with the amount of computing power, storage, and metadata that we have there will be services that allow you to point your phone at any random person on the…
- High blood pressure is significantly lowered with breath training : NPR
Wild that you can train your breathing muscles and improve your blood pressure.
- Researchers: Nearly Half Of Accounts Tweeting About Coronavirus Are Likely Bots : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR
Simple reality is that unless you know the person and their account, you probably have no idea if Tweets you are reading are from humans or robots. This should explain why Twitter…
- Have A Few Minutes Of Serious Fun With Bob Mould : All Songs Considered : NPR
I love that Bob Mould is still making those giant guitar sounds. I’m looking forward to this new album.
- Senate Intelligence Reports On Russia Detail Broad Disinformation Plan : NPR
Instagram doesn't get the focus that Facebook does regarding potential misuse, but it should. And please remember, it’s all just Facebook since they bought Instagram. The new…
- How To Fall Asleep And Why We Need More : Shots - Health News : NPR
I read the book, but this article captures some of the key points in snippet form.
- Do You Remember? The Life and legacy of Hüsker Dü : NPR
I've been listening to this 5-part series from The Current about Hüsker Dü . I never got to see them play live but have all of their albums. One of the iconic Minneapolis bands. 🎶
- Dessa: Tiny Desk Concert : NPR
- 'Bloom County' And Opus The Penguin Return After A 25-Year Hiatus : NPR
Comic strip creator Berkeley Breathed tells Fresh Air's Sam Briger that a 2008 letter from author Harper Lee inspired him to re-launch his famous strip on Facebook. It's now…
- Do Orchestras Really Need Conductors? : Deceptive Cadence : NPR
They seem important. After all, they're standing in the middle of the stage and waving their hands. But the musicians all have scores before them that tell them what to play. If…
- 'NeuroTribes' Examines The History — And Myths — Of The Autism Spectrum
In 1938, an Austrian pediatrician named Hans Asperger gave the first public talk on autism in history. Asperger was speaking to an audience of Nazis, and he feared that his…
- Interview: Louis C.K., Comedian And Star Of 'Louie' : NPR
- First Listen: Public Service Broadcasting, 'The Race For Space' : NPR
- Episode 576: When Women Stopped Coding
A lot of computing pioneers, the ones who programmed the first digital computers, were women. For decades, the number of women in computer science was growing. But in 1984,…
- Coffee Is The New Wine. Here's How You Taste It
Increasingly, specialty roasters are working directly with coffee growers around the world to produce coffees as varied in taste as wines. And how are roasters teaching their…
- Avi Avital: A Mandolinist's Unlikely Education
Heard an interview with Avital on Minnesota Public Radio and purchased the album. Very good. Avi Avital is one of the world's leading classical mandolinists, gracing concert halls…
- Preschool: The Best Job-Training Program
- WikiLeaks: A Reminder Of The Pentagon Papers
- The Fresh Air Interview: Jay-Z 'Decoded'
Jay-Z is one of the most successful hip-hop artists of all time. On Fresh Air, he discusses growing up in Brooklyn surrounded by drugs and violence, and the stories behind many of…
- NPR : Revelations, Contradictions in Gonzales Testimony
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday pounded Attorney General Alberto Gonzales with questions on the firings of U.S. attorneys, secret domestic eavesdropping and…