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Attacks on climate data and internet privacy

Hosted by Madeleine Brand Mar. 28, 2017

Photo: Mother polar bear and cub (Ursus maritimus). Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia. 2006 September 9. (Courtesy of Mike Dunn; NOAA Photo Library)

From this Episode:

Is the Trump administration scrubbing climate change data?

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to undo most of President Obama’s climate change agenda. This is prompting scientists to download and archive as much...

9 min, 38 sec

Elon Musk aims to meld mind and machine

In addition to building Teslas and colonizing Mars, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is now working on a new company called Neuralink. The goal is to implant tiny...

8 min, 33 sec

Internet privacy rules take a big hit from Congress

The House voted today to repeal internet privacy regulations from the Obama era. The Senate already approved the measure. It now goes to President Trump, and he’s expected...

7 min, 42 sec

1971 feminist debate gets recreated onstage in LA

Experimental New York theater company The Wooster Group is in town at the Redcat this week, performing a play called “The Town Hall Affair.” It’s based on a town hall-style...

14 min

LA has a new Jewish deli, even as old ones die off

“Fleishik’s Sandwiches, Nosh and Whiskey” opened this month in the Fairfax neighborhood to long lines. It has most of the staples you’d expect at a standard kosher deli:...

7 min, 41 sec

Credits

Host:
Madeleine Brand

Producers:
Sarah Sweeney, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Amy Ta, Michell Eloy

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