Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Airline Cockpit Safety, the Supreme Court’s Diversity Problem, and Email
In the wake of Tuesday’s Germanwings Airbus crash, we look at safety rules and regulations for pilots in the cockpit: how have they changed over the years? And is it simply impossible to prepare for every possible catastrophe?
In the wake of Tuesday’s Germanwings Airbus crash, we look at safety rules and regulations for pilots in the cockpit. Then, a two-part look at the U.S. Supreme Court. First, its ruling today on the case of a worker who sued UPS for not accommodating her pregnancy. Then, a look at the court’s lack of diversity and how it might be problematic. Next, we hear from a man who set out to improve email. Why doesn’t it work better? And finally, in our weekly web roundup, Twitter has a new streaming video service.
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