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In an age where mental acuity is increasingly recognized as paramount to overall health, innovative technologies are emerging to help individuals enhance and maintain their cognitive functions. One such advancement is the brain training sensor known as Thinkie, which has garnered attention for its potential to improve cognitive health through targeted brain exercises. Nick White explores the mechanisms, benefits, and implications of using a brain training sensor like Thinkie to bolster cognitive performance and mitigate age-related decline.The Science Behind Cognitive DeclineCognitive decline is a natural part of aging, with the prefrontal cortex - the area of the brain responsible for decision-making, inhibition, and long-term planning - being one of the last regions to mature and one of the first to deteriorate. Research indicates that the prefrontal cortex is fully developed by the age of 25, after which it begins to decline, leading to potential cognitive impairments such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Given these insights, the need for effective cognitive training becomes apparent.The Role of Brain Training SensorsThinkie operates on the principle that just as physical exercise is essential for maintaining bodily health, mental exercise is crucial for preserving cognitive function. Unlike physical activity, which provides immediate feedback through bodily responses such as increased heart rate and perspiration, cognitive exercise lacks such tangible indicators. This is where Thinkie comes into play. The sensor utilizes near-infrared spectroscopy technology to measure blood flow and oxygenation levels in the prefrontal cortex, providing real-time feedback on mental activity.By wearing the Thinkie sensor, users can engage in a variety of cognitive exercises-such as solving puzzles, playing word games, or participating in memory challenges-while receiving immediate data on their brain activity. This feedback loop is vital; it not only encourages users to engage more deeply with cognitive tasks but also helps them understand the impact of these activities on their mental health.Empirical Evidence and BenefitsThe effectiveness of Thinkie is backed by peer-reviewed studies conducted in various countries, including Japan, France, and the United States. Research suggests that consistent use of the sensor for just 10 minutes a day, three days a week, over a period of 90 days can lead to a significant reduction in brain age-by nearly four years, according to some studies. Remarkably, participants who adhered to the program for an entire year reported cognitive improvements equivalent to taking a decade off their brain age.These findings underscore the potential of brain training sensors not only to enhance cognitive performance but also to serve as preventive tools against age-related cognitive decline. By integrating cognitive exercises into daily routines, users can actively work to maintain and improve their mental faculties.Conclusion: Keep Your Brain Young to Maintain HealthThe advent of brain training sensors like Thinkie represents a significant leap forward in our understanding of cognitive health and aging. By providing users with real-time feedback on their brain activity, these devices empower individuals to take proactive steps in preserving their cognitive abilities. As society increasingly recognizes the importance of mental health, tools that facilitate brain training will likely become essential components of holistic wellness strategies. The implications are profound: as we harness technology to enhance cognitive health, we pave the way for healthier, more engaged lives well into our later years.Interview by Don Baine, The Gadget Professor.Sponsored by: Get $5 to protect your credit card information online with Privacy. Amazon Prime gives you more than just free shipping. Get free music, TV shows, movies, videogames and more. The most flexible tools for podcasting. Get a 30 day free trial of storage and statistics.
In an age where mental acuity is increasingly recognized as paramount to overall health, innovative technologies are emerging to help individuals enhance and maintain their cognitive functions. One such advancement is the brain training sensor known as Thinkie, which has garnered attention for its potential to improve cognitive health through targeted brain exercises. Nick White explores the mechanisms, benefits, and implications of using a brain training sensor like Thinkie to bolster cognitive performance and mitigate age-related decline.The Science Behind Cognitive DeclineCognitive decline is a natural part of aging, with the prefrontal cortex - the area of the brain responsible for decision-making, inhibition, and long-term planning - being one of the last regions to mature and one of the first to deteriorate. Research indicates that the prefrontal cortex is fully developed by the age of 25, after which it begins to decline, leading to potential cognitive impairments such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Given these insights, the need for effective cognitive training becomes apparent.The Role of Brain Training SensorsThinkie operates on the principle that just as physical exercise is essential for maintaining bodily health, mental exercise is crucial for preserving cognitive function. Unlike physical activity, which provides immediate feedback through bodily responses such as increased heart rate and perspiration, cognitive exercise lacks such tangible indicators. This is where Thinkie comes into play. The sensor utilizes near-infrared spectroscopy technology to measure blood flow and oxygenation levels in the prefrontal cortex, providing real-time feedback on mental activity.By wearing the Thinkie sensor, users can engage in a variety of cognitive exercises-such as solving puzzles, playing word games, or participating in memory challenges-while receiving immediate data on their brain activity. This feedback loop is vital; it not only encourages users to engage more deeply with cognitive tasks but also helps them understand the impact of these activities on their mental health.Empirical Evidence and BenefitsThe effectiveness of Thinkie is backed by peer-reviewed studies conducted in various countries, including Japan, France, and the United States. Research suggests that consistent use of the sensor for just 10 minutes a day, three days a week, over a period of 90 days can lead to a significant reduction in brain age-by nearly four years, according to some studies. Remarkably, participants who adhered to the program for an entire year reported cognitive improvements equivalent to taking a decade off their brain age.These findings underscore the potential of brain training sensors not only to enhance cognitive performance but also to serve as preventive tools against age-related cognitive decline. By integrating cognitive exercises into daily routines, users can actively work to maintain and improve their mental faculties.Conclusion: Keep Your Brain Young to Maintain HealthThe advent of brain training sensors like Thinkie represents a significant leap forward in our understanding of cognitive health and aging. By providing users with real-time feedback on their brain activity, these devices empower individuals to take proactive steps in preserving their cognitive abilities. As society increasingly recognizes the importance of mental health, tools that facilitate brain training will likely become essential components of holistic wellness strategies. The implications are profound: as we harness technology to enhance cognitive health, we pave the way for healthier, more engaged lives well into our later years.Interview by Don Baine, The Gadget Professor.Sponsored by: Get $5 to protect your credit card information online with Privacy. Amazon Prime gives you more than just free shipping. Get free music, TV shows, movies, videogames and more. The most flexible tools for podcasting. Get a 30 day free trial of storage and statistics.
Is free trade always good for workers? Gene Tunny explores the Stolper-Samuelson theorem, which shows how trade can lower wages for some while benefiting others. He discusses key economic insights from Wolfgang Stolper and Paul Samuelson, real-world historical examples, and the implications for today's global trade debates. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for Gene, please email him at contact@economicsexplored.com.Timestamps for EP272Introduction (0:00)Explanation of Comparative Advantage and Free Trade (1:50)Background on Wolfgang Stolper and Paul Samuelson (5:50)The Heckscher-Ohlin Model and Indirect Factor Arbitrage (16:37)Stolper-Samuelson Theorem and Its Implications (26:35)Empirical Evidence and Historical Applications (31:53)Conclusion and Future Directions (32:19)TakeawaysFree Trade Creates Winners and Losers – The Stolper-Samuelson theorem predicts that free trade benefits the owners of a country's relatively abundant factors (e.g., capitalists in capital-rich countries) but can harm the owners of relatively scarce factors (e.g., workers in industrialised economies).Economic Theory Still Favors Free Trade Overall – While trade can hurt specific groups, economists argue that overall national income rises, making it possible (though not always politically feasible) to compensate the losers.Historical Evidence Supports the Underlying Theory – Examples from 19th-century trade patterns show factor price convergence, with land rents rising in the U.S. while falling in Britain due to increased trade.Trade Policy Shapes Political Alliances – Farmers in land-rich nations like Australia and the USA often supported free trade, while industrial workers in capital-rich nations tended to favor protectionism.Links relevant to the conversationThe previous episode with Ian Fletcher:https://economicsexplored.com/2025/01/21/industrial-policy-vs-free-trade-w-ian-fletcher-coalition-for-a-prosperous-america-ep271/Stolper and Samuelson's 1941 paper “Protection and Real Wages”:https://academic.oup.com/restud/article-abstract/9/1/58/1588589William Bernstein's book “A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World”:https://www.amazon.com.au/Splendid-Exchange-Trade-Shaped-World/dp/0802144160Roger Backhouse's book “Founder of Modern Economics: Paul A. Samuelson: Volume 1: Becoming Samuelson, 1915-1948”:https://www.amazon.com.au/Founder-Modern-Economics-Samuelson-1915-1948/dp/0190664096Edward Leamer's paper on the Hecksher-Ohlin model in theory and practice:https://ies.princeton.edu/pdf/S77.pdfLumo Coffee promotion10% of Lumo Coffee's Seriously Healthy Organic Coffee.Website: https://www.lumocoffee.com/10EXPLOREDPromo code: 10EXPLORED Full transcripts are available a few days after the episode is first published at www.economicsexplored.com.
Anecdotal evidence... A billion years multiplied by four. #Quasar #BlackHoles #Science #NASA #Scientist The #Moon landing was not a #Hoax. THE MOON IS MADE OF CHEESE #ProveMeWrong #LouderWithCrowder #ChangeMyMind
TIME STAMPS: 00:34 About Professor Bart Kay: New-Zealand based professor in Cardiovascular & respiratory physiology, Exercise physiology, Nutrition, Research methods, & Statistics; He's published a number of peer-reviewed research and review articles, as well as book chapters. External consultancies: NZ All Blacks, NRL, NZ & Australian Defense Forces 02:00 Mark Ennis coaching info & bio - hit him up on IG for consultations - @fitnessbeyondtime01 03:23 What assertions by those claiming that red meat causes HEART DISEASE are really based on EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE? (Empirical data is information that comes from research. The term empirical refers to the gathering of data using only evidence that is observable by the senses or in some cases using calibrated scientific instruments. Scientists carefully design their research methods to ensure the accuracy, quality and integrity of the data. If there are flaws in the way that empirical data is collected, the research will not be considered valid.) 07:07 How to speak with your DOCTOR concerning your HIGH LDL LEVELS if you are on a meat-based diet (proper human diet). 12:04 Discussion of “Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Associated with STATIN USE: A Disproportionality Analysis of the FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System.” (10.1007) Bart walks us through the dangers associated with chronic use of statin drugs and the detrimental side effects no one talks about. 16:04 Ozempic: thoughts, opinions, & discussion around this popular craze. 19:09 Bart's advice to view food as NOURISHMENT, not just entertainment & how to mature with your relationship with food. 24:49 CHEAT DAYS are NOT THE END OF THE WORLD! Here's how to pick yourself back up when you fall off the wagon because “No one meal is going to cause you long-term damage. But what is the overall pattern?” -Bart 30:03 FRUCTOSE: Why it's not just like any other sugar. Here's what it does inside your body and how it affects your digestive system. 35:12 Living with “MILD AUTISM” and “SWIMMING UPSTREAM” - How Bart & I both respond when we hear something we don't believe to be true and how we are driven to prove unpopular beliefs wrong. This can be a good thing and a bad thing
In this episode, Rich and Pam discuss the successes and failures of Brown v. Board of Education with their colleague, Rick Banks. Marking the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, they look at its impact on Jim Crow segregation and the ongoing challenges in achieving educational equality in the U.S. Banks offers a critical analysis of the effectiveness of Brown in integrating American primary and secondary education and explores alternative approaches to further racial and socioeconomic integration in schools.Connect:Episode Transcripts >>> Stanford Legal Podcast WebsiteStanford Legal Podcast >>> LinkedIn PageRich Ford >>> Twitter/XPam Karlan >>> Stanford Law School PageStanford Law School >>> Twitter/XStanford Law Magazine >>> Twitter/XLinks:Ralph Richard Banks >>> Stanford Law School PageStanford Lawyer online feature >>> Brown v. Board: Success or Failure?(00:00:00) Chapter 1: Introduction and Significance of Brown vs. Board of EducationIntroduction to the podcast and the topic of Brown vs. Board of Education. Discussion on the transformative impact of Brown on American society and its less effective impact on primary and secondary education.(00:02:36) Chapter 2: Initial Impact and Challenges of BrownExploration of the immediate aftermath of the Brown decision, including the decade of minimal desegregation and the eventual legislative push in the 1960s. Mention of personal anecdotes highlighting the slow progress.(00:06:35) Chapter 3: Massive Resistance and Supreme Court's RoleDiscussion on the era of massive resistance to desegregation, the role of the Southern Manifesto, and the Supreme Court's strategic avoidance of direct intervention. Examination of the lingering effects of this period on the present educational landscape.(00:10:16) Chapter 4: Socioeconomic Disparities and School SegregationAnalysis of the ongoing economic inequality and its impact on school segregation. Comparison between Northern and Southern school desegregation efforts, with specific examples from Detroit and Charlotte.(00:14:45) Chapter 5: Legal and Structural Barriers to IntegrationExamination of legal decisions such as Milliken and San Antonio vs. Rodriguez that reinforced segregation and funding disparities. Discussion on the narrow scope of Brown and its consequences.(00:18:58) Chapter 6: Integration vs. Educational QualityDebate on the merits of integration versus focusing on educational quality through alternative methods such as charter schools and vouchers. Consideration of the mixed outcomes of these approaches.(00:22:19) Chapter 7: Parental Responsibility and Systemic SolutionsReflection on the burden placed on parents to seek better education through choice programs. Comparison to historical figures who fought for desegregation. Discussion on the need for systemic solutions rather than relying solely on choice.(00:25:02) Chapter 8: Future Directions and Pragmatic SolutionsCall for a mix of approaches to improve education, combining integration efforts with initiatives focused on educational quality. Emphasis on the importance of experimentation, evidence collection, and open-minded evaluation of educational policies.
Is every word in the Talmud true? Like the medicines? (רַב שְׁרִירָא גָּאוֹן)
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: New report: A review of the empirical evidence for existential risk from AI via misaligned power-seeking, published by Harlan on April 5, 2024 on LessWrong. Visiting researcher Rose Hadshar recently published a review of some evidence for existential risk from AI, focused on empirical evidence for misalignment and power seeking. (Previously from this project: a blogpost outlining some of the key claims that are often made about AI risk, a series of interviews of AI researchers, and a database of empirical evidence for misalignment and power seeking.) In this report, Rose looks into evidence for: Misalignment,[1] where AI systems develop goals which are misaligned with human goals; and Power-seeking,[2] where misaligned AI systems seek power to achieve their goals. Rose found the current state of this evidence for existential risk from misaligned power-seeking to be concerning but inconclusive: There is empirical evidence of AI systems developing misaligned goals (via specification gaming[3] and via goal misgeneralization[4]), including in deployment (via specification gaming), but it's not clear to Rose whether these problems will scale far enough to pose an existential risk. Rose considers the conceptual arguments for power-seeking behavior from AI systems to be strong, but notes that she could not find any clear examples of power-seeking AI so far. With these considerations, Rose thinks that it's hard to be very confident either that misaligned power-seeking poses a large existential risk, or that it poses no existential risk. She finds this uncertainty to be concerning, given the severity of the potential risks in question. Rose also expressed that it would be good to have more reviews of evidence, including evidence for other claims about AI risks[5] and evidence against AI risks.[6] ^ "An AI is misaligned whenever it chooses behaviors based on a reward function that is different from the true welfare of relevant humans." ( Hadfield-Menell & Hadfield, 2019) ^ Rose follows (Carlsmith, 2022) and defines power-seeking as "active efforts by an AI system to gain and maintain power in ways that designers didn't intend, arising from problems with that system's objectives." ^ "Specification gaming is a behaviour that satisfies the literal specification of an objective without achieving the intended outcome." ( Krakovna et al., 2020). ^ "Goal misgeneralization is a specific form of robustness failure for learning algorithms in which the learned program competently pursues an undesired goal that leads to good performance in training situations but bad performance in novel test situations." ( Shah et al., 2022a). ^ Joseph Carlsmith's report Is Power-Seeking AI an Existential Risk? Reviews some evidence for most of the claims that are central to the argument that AI will pose an existential risk. ^ Last year, Katja wrote Counterarguments to the basic AI x-risk case, which outlines some arguments against existential risk from AI. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org
Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: New report: A review of the empirical evidence for existential risk from AI via misaligned power-seeking, published by Harlan on April 5, 2024 on LessWrong. Visiting researcher Rose Hadshar recently published a review of some evidence for existential risk from AI, focused on empirical evidence for misalignment and power seeking. (Previously from this project: a blogpost outlining some of the key claims that are often made about AI risk, a series of interviews of AI researchers, and a database of empirical evidence for misalignment and power seeking.) In this report, Rose looks into evidence for: Misalignment,[1] where AI systems develop goals which are misaligned with human goals; and Power-seeking,[2] where misaligned AI systems seek power to achieve their goals. Rose found the current state of this evidence for existential risk from misaligned power-seeking to be concerning but inconclusive: There is empirical evidence of AI systems developing misaligned goals (via specification gaming[3] and via goal misgeneralization[4]), including in deployment (via specification gaming), but it's not clear to Rose whether these problems will scale far enough to pose an existential risk. Rose considers the conceptual arguments for power-seeking behavior from AI systems to be strong, but notes that she could not find any clear examples of power-seeking AI so far. With these considerations, Rose thinks that it's hard to be very confident either that misaligned power-seeking poses a large existential risk, or that it poses no existential risk. She finds this uncertainty to be concerning, given the severity of the potential risks in question. Rose also expressed that it would be good to have more reviews of evidence, including evidence for other claims about AI risks[5] and evidence against AI risks.[6] ^ "An AI is misaligned whenever it chooses behaviors based on a reward function that is different from the true welfare of relevant humans." ( Hadfield-Menell & Hadfield, 2019) ^ Rose follows (Carlsmith, 2022) and defines power-seeking as "active efforts by an AI system to gain and maintain power in ways that designers didn't intend, arising from problems with that system's objectives." ^ "Specification gaming is a behaviour that satisfies the literal specification of an objective without achieving the intended outcome." ( Krakovna et al., 2020). ^ "Goal misgeneralization is a specific form of robustness failure for learning algorithms in which the learned program competently pursues an undesired goal that leads to good performance in training situations but bad performance in novel test situations." ( Shah et al., 2022a). ^ Joseph Carlsmith's report Is Power-Seeking AI an Existential Risk? Reviews some evidence for most of the claims that are central to the argument that AI will pose an existential risk. ^ Last year, Katja wrote Counterarguments to the basic AI x-risk case, which outlines some arguments against existential risk from AI. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org
Liberty Dispatch ~ February 22, 2024On this episode of Liberty Dispatch, hosts Andrew and Matthew look at how wokeness (Marxist Conscientization) turns everything to s#@t. Let's make no mistake...CANADA IS A STEAMING PILE OF WOKE! It might be funny if it weren't backed by the monopolistic violence of our woke administrative state under the authoritarian control of know-nothing idiots like our Prime Projector, Justin Trudeau.[Segment 1] - WOKISM DIVIDES and is ANTI-HUMAN RIGHTS:"Kingston Union Warns Teachers: 'Right-Wing Views Will Not Be Tolerated'" | True North: https://tnc.news/2024/02/16/kingston-union-warns-teachers-right-wing-views;"Canadian Intelligence Admits to Surveilling Parents' Rights Activists Who Oppose Child Sex Changes, Compares Them to White Supremacists" | The Post Millennial: https://thepostmillennial.com/canadian-intelligence-admits-to-surveilling-parents-rights-activists-who-oppose-child-sex-changes-compares-them-to-white-supremacists;"MPs Vote to Give 2nd Reading to Bill Banning Spanking at Home, School" | Toronto Sun: https://torontosun.com/news/national/mps-vote-to-give-2nd-reading-to-bill-banning-spanking-at-home-school;"Bill C-367 - An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (spanking)" | Parliament of Canada: https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-367/first-reading;"Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46) - Section 43" | Justice Laws Website: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/page-45.html#h-121176;[Segment 2] - WOKISM PURPOSEFULLY DESTROYS:"RCMP Mocked Over Summer Program for High Schoolers Who Identify as Women" | The Post Millennial: https://thepostmillennial.com/rcmp-mocked-over-summer-program-for-high-schoolers-who-identify-as-women?utm_content=;"We're Entering the Age of Permanent Crisis. We Aren't Equipped for It." | National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/were-entering-the-age-of-permanent-crisis-we-arent-equipped-for-canada-undefended;"The Ontario College with the Most International Students Comes Out Swinging Against Canada's Reforms" | Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/the-ontario-college-with-the-most-international-students-comes-out-swinging-against-canadas-reforms/article_8a42aa26-ca9d-11ee-880d-3f96d062fbca.html;[Segment 3] - WOKISM CANNOT WORK...SERIOUSLY...IT CANNOT:"DEI Initiatives Not Supported by the Empirical Evidence, Canadian Researcher Says" | National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/dei-initiatives-not-supported-by-the-empirical-evidence-canadian-researcher-says;"ABC Inclusion Standards" | Disney Reimagine Tomorrow: https://reimaginetomorrow.disney.com/assets/ABC-INCLUSION-STANDARDS-ONE-PAGER-6-16-21.pdf. SUPPORT OUR LEGAL ADVOCACY - Help us defend Canadians' God-given rights and liberties: https://libertycoalitioncanada.com/donate/; https://libertycoalitioncanada.com/liberty-defense-fund/our-legal-strategy/;SHOW SPONSORS:Join Red Balloon Today!: https://www.redballoon.work/lcc; Invest with Rocklinc: info@rocklinc.com or call them at 905-631-546; Diversify Your Money with Bull Bitcoin: https://mission.bullbitcoin.com/lcc;BarterPay: https://barterpay.ca/; Barter It: https://vip.barterit.ca/launch; Carpe Fide - "Seize the Faith": Store: https://carpe-fide.myshopify.com/, use Promo Code LCC10 for 10% off (US Store Only), or shop Canadian @ https://canadacarpefide.myshopify.com/ | Podcast: https://www.carpefide.com/episodes;Sick of Mainstream Media Lies? Help Support Independent Media! DONATE TO LCC TODAY!: https://libertycoalitioncanada.com/donate/ Please Support us in bringing you honest, truthful reporting and analysis from a Christian perspective.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SHOWS/CHANNELS:LIBERTY DISPATCH PODCAST: https://libertydispatch.podbean.com; https://rumble.com/LDshow; OPEN MIKE WITH MICHAEL THIESSEN: https://openmikewithmichaelthiessen.podbean.com; https://rumble.com/openmike;THE OTHER CLUB: https://rumble.com/c/c-2541984; THE LIBERTY LOUNGE WITH TIM TYSOE: https://rumble.com/LLwTT;CONTACT US:Questions/comments about podcasts/news/analysis: mailbag@libertycoalitioncanada.com;Questions/comments about donations: give@libertycoalitioncanada.com;Questions/comments that are church-related: churches@libertycoalitioncanada.com;General Inquiries: info@libertycoalitioncanada.com. STAY UP-TO-DATE ON ALL THINGS LCC:Gab: https://gab.com/libertycoalitioncanada Telegram: https://t.me/libertycoalitioncanadanews Instagram: https://instagram.com/libertycoalitioncanada Facebook: https://facebook.com/LibertyCoalitionCanada Twitter: @LibertyCCanada - https://twitter.com/LibertyCCanada Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LibertyCoalitionCanada YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@liberty4canada - WE GOT CANCELLED AGAIN!!! Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW and SHARE it with others!
Liberty Dispatch ~ February 22, 2024 On this episode of Liberty Dispatch, hosts Andrew and Matthew look at how wokeness (Marxist Conscientization) turns everything to s#@t. Let's make no mistake...CANADA IS A STEAMING PILE OF WOKE! It might be funny if it weren't backed by the monopolistic violence of our woke administrative state under the authoritarian control of know-nothing idiots like our Prime Projector, Justin Trudeau. [Segment 1] - WOKISM DIVIDES and is ANTI-HUMAN RIGHTS: "Kingston Union Warns Teachers: 'Right-Wing Views Will Not Be Tolerated'" | True North: https://tnc.news/2024/02/16/kingston-union-warns-teachers-right-wing-views; "Canadian Intelligence Admits to Surveilling Parents' Rights Activists Who Oppose Child Sex Changes, Compares Them to White Supremacists" | The Post Millennial: https://thepostmillennial.com/canadian-intelligence-admits-to-surveilling-parents-rights-activists-who-oppose-child-sex-changes-compares-them-to-white-supremacists; "MPs Vote to Give 2nd Reading to Bill Banning Spanking at Home, School" | Toronto Sun: https://torontosun.com/news/national/mps-vote-to-give-2nd-reading-to-bill-banning-spanking-at-home-school; "Bill C-367 - An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (spanking)" | Parliament of Canada: https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-367/first-reading; "Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46) - Section 43" | Justice Laws Website: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/page-45.html#h-121176; [Segment 2] - WOKISM PURPOSEFULLY DESTROYS: "RCMP Mocked Over Summer Program for High Schoolers Who Identify as Women" | The Post Millennial: https://thepostmillennial.com/rcmp-mocked-over-summer-program-for-high-schoolers-who-identify-as-women?utm_content=; "We're Entering the Age of Permanent Crisis. We Aren't Equipped for It." | National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/were-entering-the-age-of-permanent-crisis-we-arent-equipped-for-canada-undefended; "The Ontario College with the Most International Students Comes Out Swinging Against Canada's Reforms" | Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/the-ontario-college-with-the-most-international-students-comes-out-swinging-against-canadas-reforms/article_8a42aa26-ca9d-11ee-880d-3f96d062fbca.html; [Segment 3] - WOKISM CANNOT WORK...SERIOUSLY...IT CANNOT: "DEI Initiatives Not Supported by the Empirical Evidence, Canadian Researcher Says" | National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/dei-initiatives-not-supported-by-the-empirical-evidence-canadian-researcher-says; "ABC Inclusion Standards" | Disney Reimagine Tomorrow: https://reimaginetomorrow.disney.com/assets/ABC-INCLUSION-STANDARDS-ONE-PAGER-6-16-21.pdf. SUPPORT OUR LEGAL ADVOCACY - Help us defend Canadians' God-given rights and liberties: https://libertycoalitioncanada.com/donate/; https://libertycoalitioncanada.com/liberty-defense-fund/our-legal-strategy/; SHOW SPONSORS: Join Red Balloon Today!: https://www.redballoon.work/lcc; Invest with Rocklinc: info@rocklinc.com or call them at 905-631-546; Diversify Your Money with Bull Bitcoin: https://mission.bullbitcoin.com/lcc; BarterPay: https://barterpay.ca/; Barter It: https://vip.barterit.ca/launch; Carpe Fide - "Seize the Faith": Store: https://carpe-fide.myshopify.com/, use Promo Code LCC10 for 10% off (US Store Only), or shop Canadian @ https://canadacarpefide.myshopify.com/ | Podcast: https://www.carpefide.com/episodes; Sick of Mainstream Media Lies? Help Support Independent Media! DONATE TO LCC TODAY!: https://libertycoalitioncanada.com/donate/ Please Support us in bringing you honest, truthful reporting and analysis from a Christian perspective. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SHOWS/CHANNELS: LIBERTY DISPATCH PODCAST: https://libertydispatch.podbean.com; https://rumble.com/LDshow; OPEN MIKE WITH MICHAEL THIESSEN: https://openmikewithmichaelthiessen.podbean.com; https://rumble.com/openmike; THE OTHER CLUB: https://rumble.com/c/c-2541984; THE LIBERTY LOUNGE WITH TIM TYSOE: https://rumble.com/LLwTT; CONTACT US: Questions/comments about podcasts/news/analysis: mailbag@libertycoalitioncanada.com; Questions/comments about donations: give@libertycoalitioncanada.com; Questions/comments that are church-related: churches@libertycoalitioncanada.com; General Inquiries: info@libertycoalitioncanada.com. STAY UP-TO-DATE ON ALL THINGS LCC: Gab: https://gab.com/libertycoalitioncanada Telegram: https://t.me/libertycoalitioncanadanews Instagram: https://instagram.com/libertycoalitioncanada Facebook: https://facebook.com/LibertyCoalitionCanada Twitter: @LibertyCCanada - https://twitter.com/LibertyCCanada Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LibertyCoalitionCanada YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@liberty4canada - WE GOT CANCELLED AGAIN!!! Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW and SHARE it with others!
Liberty Dispatch ~ February 22, 2024On this episode of Liberty Dispatch, hosts Andrew and Matthew look at how wokeness (Marxist Conscientization) turns everything to s#@t. Let's make no mistake...CANADA IS A STEAMING PILE OF WOKE! It might be funny if it weren't backed by the monopolistic violence of our woke administrative state under the authoritarian control of know-nothing idiots like our Prime Projector, Justin Trudeau.[Segment 1] - WOKISM DIVIDES and is ANTI-HUMAN RIGHTS:"Kingston Union Warns Teachers: 'Right-Wing Views Will Not Be Tolerated'" | True North: https://tnc.news/2024/02/16/kingston-union-warns-teachers-right-wing-views;"Canadian Intelligence Admits to Surveilling Parents' Rights Activists Who Oppose Child Sex Changes, Compares Them to White Supremacists" | The Post Millennial: https://thepostmillennial.com/canadian-intelligence-admits-to-surveilling-parents-rights-activists-who-oppose-child-sex-changes-compares-them-to-white-supremacists;"MPs Vote to Give 2nd Reading to Bill Banning Spanking at Home, School" | Toronto Sun: https://torontosun.com/news/national/mps-vote-to-give-2nd-reading-to-bill-banning-spanking-at-home-school;"Bill C-367 - An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (spanking)" | Parliament of Canada: https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-367/first-reading;"Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46) - Section 43" | Justice Laws Website: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/page-45.html#h-121176;[Segment 2] - WOKISM PURPOSEFULLY DESTROYS:"RCMP Mocked Over Summer Program for High Schoolers Who Identify as Women" | The Post Millennial: https://thepostmillennial.com/rcmp-mocked-over-summer-program-for-high-schoolers-who-identify-as-women?utm_content=;"We're Entering the Age of Permanent Crisis. We Aren't Equipped for It." | National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/were-entering-the-age-of-permanent-crisis-we-arent-equipped-for-canada-undefended;"The Ontario College with the Most International Students Comes Out Swinging Against Canada's Reforms" | Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/the-ontario-college-with-the-most-international-students-comes-out-swinging-against-canadas-reforms/article_8a42aa26-ca9d-11ee-880d-3f96d062fbca.html;[Segment 3] - WOKISM CANNOT WORK...SERIOUSLY...IT CANNOT:"DEI Initiatives Not Supported by the Empirical Evidence, Canadian Researcher Says" | National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/dei-initiatives-not-supported-by-the-empirical-evidence-canadian-researcher-says;"ABC Inclusion Standards" | Disney Reimagine Tomorrow: https://reimaginetomorrow.disney.com/assets/ABC-INCLUSION-STANDARDS-ONE-PAGER-6-16-21.pdf. SUPPORT OUR LEGAL ADVOCACY - Help us defend Canadians' God-given rights and liberties: https://libertycoalitioncanada.com/donate/; https://libertycoalitioncanada.com/liberty-defense-fund/our-legal-strategy/;SHOW SPONSORS:Join Red Balloon Today!: https://www.redballoon.work/lcc; Invest with Rocklinc: info@rocklinc.com or call them at 905-631-546; Diversify Your Money with Bull Bitcoin: https://mission.bullbitcoin.com/lcc;BarterPay: https://barterpay.ca/; Barter It: https://vip.barterit.ca/launch; Carpe Fide - "Seize the Faith": Store: https://carpe-fide.myshopify.com/, use Promo Code LCC10 for 10% off (US Store Only), or shop Canadian @ https://canadacarpefide.myshopify.com/ | Podcast: https://www.carpefide.com/episodes;Sick of Mainstream Media Lies? Help Support Independent Media! DONATE TO LCC TODAY!: https://libertycoalitioncanada.com/donate/ Please Support us in bringing you honest, truthful reporting and analysis from a Christian perspective.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SHOWS/CHANNELS:LIBERTY DISPATCH PODCAST: https://libertydispatch.podbean.com; https://rumble.com/LDshow; OPEN MIKE WITH MICHAEL THIESSEN: https://openmikewithmichaelthiessen.podbean.com; https://rumble.com/openmike;THE OTHER CLUB: https://rumble.com/c/c-2541984; THE LIBERTY LOUNGE WITH TIM TYSOE: https://rumble.com/LLwTT;CONTACT US:Questions/comments about podcasts/news/analysis: mailbag@libertycoalitioncanada.com;Questions/comments about donations: give@libertycoalitioncanada.com;Questions/comments that are church-related: churches@libertycoalitioncanada.com;General Inquiries: info@libertycoalitioncanada.com. STAY UP-TO-DATE ON ALL THINGS LCC:Gab: https://gab.com/libertycoalitioncanada Telegram: https://t.me/libertycoalitioncanadanews Instagram: https://instagram.com/libertycoalitioncanada Facebook: https://facebook.com/LibertyCoalitionCanada Twitter: @LibertyCCanada - https://twitter.com/LibertyCCanada Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LibertyCoalitionCanada YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@liberty4canada - WE GOT CANCELLED AGAIN!!! Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW and SHARE it with others!
Criminal investigations require a significant amount of analysis and research. Experts must consider an array of forensic evidence – from handwriting and DNA to fingerprinting. So, how is forensic analysis evolving alongside technology? Michael J. Saks, a science and law researcher, joins the podcast to explain… Michael is a Regents Professor in the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and Department of Psychology at Arizona State University. Additionally, he is a faculty fellow with the Center for Law, Science, and Innovation at ASU, and the author of Modern Scientific Evidence: The Law and Science of Expert Testimony. Through his years in academia, Professor Saks has had one primary goal: to bring a better understanding and appreciation of the value of empirical research to legal professionals. How does he achieve this? Tune in now to find out! In this episode, we cover: How empirical research ties into the legal system. The degree of accuracy that handwriting and polygraph analysis provide for evidence. The different challenges and limitations of legal forensic methods. How DNA evidence is presented to the court. To learn more about Professor Saks and his work, click here now! Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/38oMlMr
"There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot. For us of the minority, the opportunity to see geese is more important than television, and the chance to find a pasque-flower is a right as inalienable as free speech" - Aldo Leopold Spending time in nature offers more than aesthetic pleasure. Activities like walks in the woods, fishing, or hunting, shift our focus from directed, effortful attention to an involuntary, effortless form. They also allow our minds, which evolved in natural setting over the course of millions of years, to be in the places they are meant to exist in, which is generally not the 4 walls of our home or office. This shift, is crucial in alleviating cognitive overload in our information-saturated environments. Fishing, for instance, is not only undertaken in often tranquil spaces, but offers us time for self reflection and teaches resilience. Cognitive and Psychological Benefits Nature-based activities significantly improve cognitive functions, especially those related to attention and focus. Engaging in activities like hunting and fishing helps combat mental fatigue common in modern life. Hunting involves physical movement pre-planning and preparedness, as well as mental fortitude, all of which contribute to mental health benefits such as acting as a natural antidepressant, lowering blood pressure and heart rate, reducing stress, and increasing vitamin D intake through time spent in the sun. It also allows your brain to focus on the things it was evolved to focus on like, noticing prey and listening for potentially threatening sounds in your surrounding landscape. Empirical Evidence Simply spending time in natural environments and engaging in consumptive outdoor activities leads to improved performance in tasks requiring directed attention when you return home. For example, in some studies individuals vacationing in wilderness areas showed enhanced task performance post-vacation compared to those in urban settings. Furthermore, nature's impact on cognitive functioning extends to various populations and settings. Another study revealed that having green spaces near one's home can buffer against cognitive stress impacts, emphasizing the importance of urban greenery. Boosting Work Productivity and Satisfaction The influence of nature in the workplace is significant. Similarly, engaging in outdoor activities like fishing and hunting can translate to increased productivity and satisfaction in work and personal life. Employees with access to natural views or plant life often report fewer physical ailments, greater job satisfaction, and higher overall life satisfaction. This link between nature and work satisfaction suggests potential benefits in reduced absenteeism and increased productivity. Incorporating natural elements into workplace design enhances aesthetic appeal and contributes to a healthier work environment. Conclusion Incorporating nature into our lives, whether through direct exposure to natural environments or activities like hunting and fishing, has clear positive impacts on mental health and cognitive functioning. These activities offer unique, effortless forms of attention that serve as a necessary counterbalance to the demands of modern life, enhancing mental restoration, reducing stress, and ultimately leading to greater productivity and satisfaction. This understanding underscores the importance of preserving and integrating natural spaces and activities within our urban fabric, emphasizing our connection with nature as a key strategy for sustaining mental well-being and enhancing our overall quality of life.
What does it mean to cultivate an Akashic practice? How might an Akashic practice help us listen better to our selves, to others, and to the seen and unseen world? What does it mean to lead from a place of deep listening?My guest, Helen Vonderheide, and I fell into what felt like a timeless void in this conversation.For a while, I've been inspired by the ways that Helen holds space for her communities. In her work, Helen exemplifies what it means to trust in the magic of space and spaciousness. That if we learn to listen with sincerity and openness, we are not merely led to answers, but towards an abundant flow of creativity.In this conversation, we explored the connection between our bodies, our omnidimensional selves, and the living systems that we belong to. We also discussed Helen's work with Pathways of The Heart and traversing beyond the realm of the Akashic Records.Helen's bio:Helen Vonderheide is a community educator whose teachings invite the expression and embodiment of interconnectedness, relationality, and reciprocity through the lens of the Akashic Records, Decoloniality, and Empirical Evidence. Links:Helen's website.Check out Helen's newest offering, Intergenerational Biofield Healing.Check out Helen's classes here. Book sessions with Helen here.Check out Helen's Instagram. I encourage you to check out my 1:1 offerings. You can click here to book an astrology reading or click here to book an Akashic reading with me.Listen to & purchase my new song Friends on Bandcamp. You can also listen to it on your favorite streaming platforms.Try the incredible breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free using this special link. This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @nate_qi, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com.
Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 264. This talk is from the recently-concluded Seventeenth Annual (2023) Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society, Sept. 21-26, 2023. Olivier Richard (Switzerland): “Is Mankind Getting Dumber? Some Empirical Evidence.” Other talks to follow in due course. PFS 2023 Youtube Playlist.
Proverbs 23:7, Matthew 7:28&29, 22:35-40, Psalm 1:1-6, Isaiah 49:13, John 15:5, James 1:4, Psalm 32:8, Genesis 1:1, Isaiah 58:11.
In this episode, Karol and sociologist Brad Wilcox discuss the declining rates of marriage and its societal impact. They explore the role of social media in fostering loneliness and the importance of forming genuine connections. They also delve into how marriage contributes to happiness and financial stability, debunking the notion that marriage is just a piece of paper. Brad provides advice on finding a successful marriage and maintaining it, emphasizing commitment, fidelity, and prioritizing one's spouse. He also highlights the role of community in supporting marriages and the importance of investing time and effort into relationships. The Karol Markowicz Show is part of the Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Podcast Network - new episodes debut every Monday & Thursday.Follow Clay & Buck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, Karol and sociologist Brad Wilcox discuss the declining rates of marriage and its societal impact. They explore the role of social media in fostering loneliness and the importance of forming genuine connections. They also delve into how marriage contributes to happiness and financial stability, debunking the notion that marriage is just a piece of paper. Brad provides advice on finding a successful marriage and maintaining it, emphasizing commitment, fidelity, and prioritizing one's spouse. He also highlights the role of community in supporting marriages and the importance of investing time and effort into relationships. The Karol Markowicz Show is part of the Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Podcast Network - new episodes debut every Monday & Thursday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ruth Yun-Ju Chen is a historian of mid-imperial China (600–1400). Her research interests lie in the histories of medicine, publishing, and material cultures during this period. Her first book, Good Formulas: Empirical Evidence in Mid-Imperial Chinese Medical Texts, will come out from the University of Washington Press in 2023. This book charts how early print culture reshaped strategies for presenting medical knowledge in Song China (960–1279). Her current project explores the transregional circulation of medical knowledge and aromatic drugs across East Asia and Southeast Asia in Song-Jin-Yuan China (960–1368). She has published articles in Chinese and English language journals and, most recently, “A New Study of Scholar-officials' Roles in the Printing of Medical Texts in Song China” in the Bulletin of IHP 92.3 (2021) and “The Quest for Efficiency: Knowledge Management in Medical Formularies” in the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 80.2 (2021). A bit about the book: Why and how did the strategy of documenting medical practices through personal experience rise to prominence in China? This question is at the heart of Good Formulas, the first book-length study of the use of empirical evidence in Chinese medicine between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. The rise of this new approach to substantiating knowledge, which had appeared only sporadically in earlier medical literature, provides a window into transformations in the construction of textual authority in mid-imperial China. Focusing on medical genres and working extensively with notebooks (biji), Ruth Yun-Ju Chen shows that employing empirical evidence became prominent in conjunction with a publishing boom that enabled wider availability of medical texts and treatises. To convince a more socioculturally diverse readership to believe their claims and to win intertextual debates with contemporaneous authors, many Song medical authors turned to empirical methodology. Revealing a correlation between publishing cultures and changes in persuasion strategies in medical genres, Good Formulas offers new insights into the histories of medicine, knowledge production, and publishing in China. It also provides rich examples for scholars interested in the development of empirical evidence in the premodern world. Victoria Oana Lupașcu is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Asian Studies at University of Montréal. Her areas of interest include medical humanities, visual art, 20th and 21st Chinese, Brazilian and Romanian literature and Global South studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Ruth Yun-Ju Chen is a historian of mid-imperial China (600–1400). Her research interests lie in the histories of medicine, publishing, and material cultures during this period. Her first book, Good Formulas: Empirical Evidence in Mid-Imperial Chinese Medical Texts, will come out from the University of Washington Press in 2023. This book charts how early print culture reshaped strategies for presenting medical knowledge in Song China (960–1279). Her current project explores the transregional circulation of medical knowledge and aromatic drugs across East Asia and Southeast Asia in Song-Jin-Yuan China (960–1368). She has published articles in Chinese and English language journals and, most recently, “A New Study of Scholar-officials' Roles in the Printing of Medical Texts in Song China” in the Bulletin of IHP 92.3 (2021) and “The Quest for Efficiency: Knowledge Management in Medical Formularies” in the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 80.2 (2021). A bit about the book: Why and how did the strategy of documenting medical practices through personal experience rise to prominence in China? This question is at the heart of Good Formulas, the first book-length study of the use of empirical evidence in Chinese medicine between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. The rise of this new approach to substantiating knowledge, which had appeared only sporadically in earlier medical literature, provides a window into transformations in the construction of textual authority in mid-imperial China. Focusing on medical genres and working extensively with notebooks (biji), Ruth Yun-Ju Chen shows that employing empirical evidence became prominent in conjunction with a publishing boom that enabled wider availability of medical texts and treatises. To convince a more socioculturally diverse readership to believe their claims and to win intertextual debates with contemporaneous authors, many Song medical authors turned to empirical methodology. Revealing a correlation between publishing cultures and changes in persuasion strategies in medical genres, Good Formulas offers new insights into the histories of medicine, knowledge production, and publishing in China. It also provides rich examples for scholars interested in the development of empirical evidence in the premodern world. Victoria Oana Lupașcu is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Asian Studies at University of Montréal. Her areas of interest include medical humanities, visual art, 20th and 21st Chinese, Brazilian and Romanian literature and Global South studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history
Ruth Yun-Ju Chen is a historian of mid-imperial China (600–1400). Her research interests lie in the histories of medicine, publishing, and material cultures during this period. Her first book, Good Formulas: Empirical Evidence in Mid-Imperial Chinese Medical Texts, will come out from the University of Washington Press in 2023. This book charts how early print culture reshaped strategies for presenting medical knowledge in Song China (960–1279). Her current project explores the transregional circulation of medical knowledge and aromatic drugs across East Asia and Southeast Asia in Song-Jin-Yuan China (960–1368). She has published articles in Chinese and English language journals and, most recently, “A New Study of Scholar-officials' Roles in the Printing of Medical Texts in Song China” in the Bulletin of IHP 92.3 (2021) and “The Quest for Efficiency: Knowledge Management in Medical Formularies” in the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 80.2 (2021). A bit about the book: Why and how did the strategy of documenting medical practices through personal experience rise to prominence in China? This question is at the heart of Good Formulas, the first book-length study of the use of empirical evidence in Chinese medicine between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. The rise of this new approach to substantiating knowledge, which had appeared only sporadically in earlier medical literature, provides a window into transformations in the construction of textual authority in mid-imperial China. Focusing on medical genres and working extensively with notebooks (biji), Ruth Yun-Ju Chen shows that employing empirical evidence became prominent in conjunction with a publishing boom that enabled wider availability of medical texts and treatises. To convince a more socioculturally diverse readership to believe their claims and to win intertextual debates with contemporaneous authors, many Song medical authors turned to empirical methodology. Revealing a correlation between publishing cultures and changes in persuasion strategies in medical genres, Good Formulas offers new insights into the histories of medicine, knowledge production, and publishing in China. It also provides rich examples for scholars interested in the development of empirical evidence in the premodern world. Victoria Oana Lupașcu is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Asian Studies at University of Montréal. Her areas of interest include medical humanities, visual art, 20th and 21st Chinese, Brazilian and Romanian literature and Global South studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies
Ruth Yun-Ju Chen is a historian of mid-imperial China (600–1400). Her research interests lie in the histories of medicine, publishing, and material cultures during this period. Her first book, Good Formulas: Empirical Evidence in Mid-Imperial Chinese Medical Texts, will come out from the University of Washington Press in 2023. This book charts how early print culture reshaped strategies for presenting medical knowledge in Song China (960–1279). Her current project explores the transregional circulation of medical knowledge and aromatic drugs across East Asia and Southeast Asia in Song-Jin-Yuan China (960–1368). She has published articles in Chinese and English language journals and, most recently, “A New Study of Scholar-officials' Roles in the Printing of Medical Texts in Song China” in the Bulletin of IHP 92.3 (2021) and “The Quest for Efficiency: Knowledge Management in Medical Formularies” in the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 80.2 (2021). A bit about the book: Why and how did the strategy of documenting medical practices through personal experience rise to prominence in China? This question is at the heart of Good Formulas, the first book-length study of the use of empirical evidence in Chinese medicine between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. The rise of this new approach to substantiating knowledge, which had appeared only sporadically in earlier medical literature, provides a window into transformations in the construction of textual authority in mid-imperial China. Focusing on medical genres and working extensively with notebooks (biji), Ruth Yun-Ju Chen shows that employing empirical evidence became prominent in conjunction with a publishing boom that enabled wider availability of medical texts and treatises. To convince a more socioculturally diverse readership to believe their claims and to win intertextual debates with contemporaneous authors, many Song medical authors turned to empirical methodology. Revealing a correlation between publishing cultures and changes in persuasion strategies in medical genres, Good Formulas offers new insights into the histories of medicine, knowledge production, and publishing in China. It also provides rich examples for scholars interested in the development of empirical evidence in the premodern world. Victoria Oana Lupașcu is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Asian Studies at University of Montréal. Her areas of interest include medical humanities, visual art, 20th and 21st Chinese, Brazilian and Romanian literature and Global South studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine
Ruth Yun-Ju Chen is a historian of mid-imperial China (600–1400). Her research interests lie in the histories of medicine, publishing, and material cultures during this period. Her first book, Good Formulas: Empirical Evidence in Mid-Imperial Chinese Medical Texts, will come out from the University of Washington Press in 2023. This book charts how early print culture reshaped strategies for presenting medical knowledge in Song China (960–1279). Her current project explores the transregional circulation of medical knowledge and aromatic drugs across East Asia and Southeast Asia in Song-Jin-Yuan China (960–1368). She has published articles in Chinese and English language journals and, most recently, “A New Study of Scholar-officials' Roles in the Printing of Medical Texts in Song China” in the Bulletin of IHP 92.3 (2021) and “The Quest for Efficiency: Knowledge Management in Medical Formularies” in the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 80.2 (2021). A bit about the book: Why and how did the strategy of documenting medical practices through personal experience rise to prominence in China? This question is at the heart of Good Formulas, the first book-length study of the use of empirical evidence in Chinese medicine between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. The rise of this new approach to substantiating knowledge, which had appeared only sporadically in earlier medical literature, provides a window into transformations in the construction of textual authority in mid-imperial China. Focusing on medical genres and working extensively with notebooks (biji), Ruth Yun-Ju Chen shows that employing empirical evidence became prominent in conjunction with a publishing boom that enabled wider availability of medical texts and treatises. To convince a more socioculturally diverse readership to believe their claims and to win intertextual debates with contemporaneous authors, many Song medical authors turned to empirical methodology. Revealing a correlation between publishing cultures and changes in persuasion strategies in medical genres, Good Formulas offers new insights into the histories of medicine, knowledge production, and publishing in China. It also provides rich examples for scholars interested in the development of empirical evidence in the premodern world. Victoria Oana Lupașcu is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Asian Studies at University of Montréal. Her areas of interest include medical humanities, visual art, 20th and 21st Chinese, Brazilian and Romanian literature and Global South studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history
Ruth Yun-Ju Chen is a historian of mid-imperial China (600–1400). Her research interests lie in the histories of medicine, publishing, and material cultures during this period. Her first book, Good Formulas: Empirical Evidence in Mid-Imperial Chinese Medical Texts, will come out from the University of Washington Press in 2023. This book charts how early print culture reshaped strategies for presenting medical knowledge in Song China (960–1279). Her current project explores the transregional circulation of medical knowledge and aromatic drugs across East Asia and Southeast Asia in Song-Jin-Yuan China (960–1368). She has published articles in Chinese and English language journals and, most recently, “A New Study of Scholar-officials' Roles in the Printing of Medical Texts in Song China” in the Bulletin of IHP 92.3 (2021) and “The Quest for Efficiency: Knowledge Management in Medical Formularies” in the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 80.2 (2021). A bit about the book: Why and how did the strategy of documenting medical practices through personal experience rise to prominence in China? This question is at the heart of Good Formulas, the first book-length study of the use of empirical evidence in Chinese medicine between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. The rise of this new approach to substantiating knowledge, which had appeared only sporadically in earlier medical literature, provides a window into transformations in the construction of textual authority in mid-imperial China. Focusing on medical genres and working extensively with notebooks (biji), Ruth Yun-Ju Chen shows that employing empirical evidence became prominent in conjunction with a publishing boom that enabled wider availability of medical texts and treatises. To convince a more socioculturally diverse readership to believe their claims and to win intertextual debates with contemporaneous authors, many Song medical authors turned to empirical methodology. Revealing a correlation between publishing cultures and changes in persuasion strategies in medical genres, Good Formulas offers new insights into the histories of medicine, knowledge production, and publishing in China. It also provides rich examples for scholars interested in the development of empirical evidence in the premodern world. Victoria Oana Lupașcu is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Asian Studies at University of Montréal. Her areas of interest include medical humanities, visual art, 20th and 21st Chinese, Brazilian and Romanian literature and Global South studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ruth Yun-Ju Chen is a historian of mid-imperial China (600–1400). Her research interests lie in the histories of medicine, publishing, and material cultures during this period. Her first book, Good Formulas: Empirical Evidence in Mid-Imperial Chinese Medical Texts, will come out from the University of Washington Press in 2023. This book charts how early print culture reshaped strategies for presenting medical knowledge in Song China (960–1279). Her current project explores the transregional circulation of medical knowledge and aromatic drugs across East Asia and Southeast Asia in Song-Jin-Yuan China (960–1368). She has published articles in Chinese and English language journals and, most recently, “A New Study of Scholar-officials' Roles in the Printing of Medical Texts in Song China” in the Bulletin of IHP 92.3 (2021) and “The Quest for Efficiency: Knowledge Management in Medical Formularies” in the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 80.2 (2021). A bit about the book: Why and how did the strategy of documenting medical practices through personal experience rise to prominence in China? This question is at the heart of Good Formulas, the first book-length study of the use of empirical evidence in Chinese medicine between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. The rise of this new approach to substantiating knowledge, which had appeared only sporadically in earlier medical literature, provides a window into transformations in the construction of textual authority in mid-imperial China. Focusing on medical genres and working extensively with notebooks (biji), Ruth Yun-Ju Chen shows that employing empirical evidence became prominent in conjunction with a publishing boom that enabled wider availability of medical texts and treatises. To convince a more socioculturally diverse readership to believe their claims and to win intertextual debates with contemporaneous authors, many Song medical authors turned to empirical methodology. Revealing a correlation between publishing cultures and changes in persuasion strategies in medical genres, Good Formulas offers new insights into the histories of medicine, knowledge production, and publishing in China. It also provides rich examples for scholars interested in the development of empirical evidence in the premodern world. Victoria Oana Lupașcu is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Asian Studies at University of Montréal. Her areas of interest include medical humanities, visual art, 20th and 21st Chinese, Brazilian and Romanian literature and Global South studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ruth Yun-Ju Chen is a historian of mid-imperial China (600–1400). Her research interests lie in the histories of medicine, publishing, and material cultures during this period. Her first book, Good Formulas: Empirical Evidence in Mid-Imperial Chinese Medical Texts, will come out from the University of Washington Press in 2023. This book charts how early print culture reshaped strategies for presenting medical knowledge in Song China (960–1279). Her current project explores the transregional circulation of medical knowledge and aromatic drugs across East Asia and Southeast Asia in Song-Jin-Yuan China (960–1368). She has published articles in Chinese and English language journals and, most recently, “A New Study of Scholar-officials' Roles in the Printing of Medical Texts in Song China” in the Bulletin of IHP 92.3 (2021) and “The Quest for Efficiency: Knowledge Management in Medical Formularies” in the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 80.2 (2021). A bit about the book: Why and how did the strategy of documenting medical practices through personal experience rise to prominence in China? This question is at the heart of Good Formulas, the first book-length study of the use of empirical evidence in Chinese medicine between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. The rise of this new approach to substantiating knowledge, which had appeared only sporadically in earlier medical literature, provides a window into transformations in the construction of textual authority in mid-imperial China. Focusing on medical genres and working extensively with notebooks (biji), Ruth Yun-Ju Chen shows that employing empirical evidence became prominent in conjunction with a publishing boom that enabled wider availability of medical texts and treatises. To convince a more socioculturally diverse readership to believe their claims and to win intertextual debates with contemporaneous authors, many Song medical authors turned to empirical methodology. Revealing a correlation between publishing cultures and changes in persuasion strategies in medical genres, Good Formulas offers new insights into the histories of medicine, knowledge production, and publishing in China. It also provides rich examples for scholars interested in the development of empirical evidence in the premodern world. Victoria Oana Lupașcu is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Asian Studies at University of Montréal. Her areas of interest include medical humanities, visual art, 20th and 21st Chinese, Brazilian and Romanian literature and Global South studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Household finance has grown considerably as a field of study in recent years. And with the decrease in defined benefits pension plans, households are increasingly needing to take more responsibility for their own financial fates (much more so than they needed to in the past). Joining us today to discuss household finance and the growing importance of households in the economy, is Professor Francisco Gomes. Francisco is a Professor of Finance at London Business School and earned his PhD in economics at Harvard with his main areas of expertise being household finance, capital markets, asset allocation, and macroeconomics. In our expansive conversation with Francisco, we discuss the increasingly important role of households in the economy, how this has contributed to household finance becoming a more prominent field of study, and what can be done to make sure that academic findings reach, and positively impact, households. Francisco shares a detailed outline of what he's learned from his research, covering topics like level of education, automation at work, peer effects, and culture, with explanations of how these elements can impact household financial decisions. We also learn about his passion for financial literacy, why he is such a big proponent of ensuring that everyone has access to a quality personal finance education, and the personal finance course he currently teaches at London Business School. To learn more from Francisco about the study of household finance and how to improve outcomes for households, be sure to tune in today! Key Points From This Episode: What it means to maximize your wealth over your lifetime and the crucial ratio determining optimal asset allocation. (0:02:53) How optimal asset allocation changes over your life cycle and how our human capital diminishes with age. (0:08:08) Building a buffer stock of wealth and the evidence that people become more comfortable with risk as they get richer. (0:10:03) The importance of simplifying life cycle asset allocation models to help households make decisions and have a tangible impact on people's lives. (0:16:28) The biggest gap between theory and what households do; not investing in stocks. (0:20:32) An overview of the biggest mistakes people make when they invest in stocks and why it ties back to financial literacy. (0:23:49) How the process of optimizing asset allocation changes at retirement, the importance of hedging longevity risk, and why annuities are so useful. (0:25:40) A rundown of some of the reasons behind why annuity uptake is so low and why it is often referred to as the annuity puzzle. (0:29:20) The impact of automation in the workplace on household wealth accumulation and how exposure to automation is measured. (0:35:02) How one's level of education affects the interaction between automation and wealth and how households should respond to automation at work. (0:38:12) Lessons from Francisco's research for households thinking about the future after a change in their financial situation. (0:45:18) Why household finance has become more prominent as a field of study in recent history and what economists need to do to ensure their findings positively impact households. (0:47:30) How culture can influence household financial behaviour and the evidence that people learn from their peers. (0:50:47) Insights into the potential for financial advice to improve the finance of households and why Francisco is such a big proponent of personal finance education and financial literacy. (0:52:35) Learn about Francisco's personal finance course at London Business School and what he's most excited about in his upcoming research. (0:54:01) Participate in our Community Discussion about this Episode: https://community.rationalreminder.ca/t/episode-262-francisco-gomes-consumption-and-portfolio-choice-over-the-life-cycle-discussion-thread/24433 Links From Today's Episode: Rational Reminder on iTunes — https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rational-reminder-podcast/id1426530582. Rational Reminder Website — https://rationalreminder.ca/ Shop Merch — https://shop.rationalreminder.ca/ Join the Community — https://community.rationalreminder.ca/ Follow us on Twitter — https://twitter.com/RationalRemind Follow us on Instagram — @rationalreminder Benjamin on Twitter — https://twitter.com/benjaminwfelix Cameron on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CameronPassmore Prof. Francisco Gomes on Twitter — https://twitter.com/Franc_J_Gomes Prof. Francisco Gomes — https://sites.google.com/view/francisco-gomes/home 'Optimal Life-Cycle Investing with Flexible Labor Supply: A Welfare Analysis of Life-Cycle Funds' — https://www.jstor.org/stable/29730037 'Consumption and Portfolio Choice over the Life Cycle' — https://academic.oup.com/rfs/article-abstract/18/2/491/1599892?redirectedFrom=fulltext ' Portfolio Choice Over the Life Cycle: A Survey' — https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3744669 'Longevity risk, retirement savings, and financial innovation' — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304405X11002339 'Stock Market Participation and Portfolio Shares Over the Life Cycle' — https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3808350 'Optimal Life-Cycle Asset Allocation: Understanding the Empirical Evidence' — https://www.jstor.org/stable/3694770 'Do Robots Increase Wealth Dispersion?' — https://academic.oup.com/rfs/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/rfs/hhad050/7192998?redirectedFrom=PDF 'Evidence on Expectations of Household Finances' — https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3229980 'Household Finance' — https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jel.20201461
Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-022-00146-3
A scathing takedown of Serverless... By Amazon? We react to this strange revelation and more.
In Talmudic thought, empirical evidence is often not sufficient to prove validity. Sources
Environmental health wasn't always part of the public health portfolio but in recent years “science caught up to the obvious.” Dr. Howard Frumpkin, former head of Environmental Health Operations at the CDC and currently senior vice president at Trust for Public Land, talks with Shelley Hearne about the evidence base behind environmental impacts on our health, the political and cultural changes required for the CDC to adopt programs around climate and environment, and why hope for tackling climate change is not only a worthy strategy, there's empirical evidence behind it.
This school student wants you to know how the scientific process discerns fact from fiction.
This school student wants you to know how the scientific process discerns fact from fiction.
Jason Richwine's address at the Miami National Conservatism Conference on September 12, 2022.
Dr. Indur M. Goklany, has 30-plus years in federal and state governments and the private sector, during which he has written more than one hundred monographs, book chapters, and papers on topics ranging from climate change, human well-being, economic development, technological change and biotechnology to sustainable development. He has been a visiting fellow with the American Enterprise Institute and was the first Julian Simon Fellow at the Political Economy Research Center in Bozeman, Montana. Working for the U.S. Department of the Interior, he has represented the United States at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and in the negotiations leading to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Is climate change the number one threat to humanity? https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wcc.194 2007 book: The Improving State of the World: Why We're Living Longer, Healthier, More Comfortable Lives on a Cleaner Planet https://www.amazon.com/Improving-State-World-Healthier-Comfortable/dp/1930865996/ref=sr_1_1 IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: PERCEPTION AND REALITY https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/impacts-of-climate-change-perception-and-reality Fossil Fuels are the Greenest Energy Sources https://co2coalition.org/publications/fossil-fuels-are-the-greenest-energy-sources/ —— Tom Nelson's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tan123 Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomnelson.blogspot.com/2022/03/about-me-tom-nelson.html Notes for climate skeptics: https://tomnelson.blogspot.com/2019/06/useful-notes-for-climate-skeptics.html ClimateGate emails: https://tomnelson.blogspot.com/p/climategate_05.html
S&S Live (Episode 41): 2022 Season Premiere - Join the first Scripts & Scribes livestream Q&A of 2022 with lit manager Daniel Seco of Empirical Evidence. We'll be chatting signing with your first rep, writing a great query, what level you need to place in a screenplay competition to attract any attention, attaching talent to scripts, what spec scripts from first time writers sell for these days and much more! WATCH a VIDEO version of this Episode: https://youtu.be/Ob0oCt7hN50 Scheduled to attend: Daniel Seco - Lit Manager & Producer, Empirical Evidence Twitter: @DanielJSeco More great screenwriting and industry interviews and resources: http://scriptsandscribes.com/ Join us on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/wey4e6E and Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scriptsandscribes Stay up to date on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScriptsScribes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scriptsandscribes/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/scriptsandscribes/ Listen to the podcast on: Anchor.fm: https://anchor.fm/scriptsandscribes iTunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scripts-scribes/id527744621 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XcDzrHXhwIfTtiLW1SXGY Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5zY3JpcHRzYW5kc2NyaWJlcy5jb20vP2ZlZWQ9cnNzMg
S&S Live (Episode 41): 2022 Season Premiere - Join the first Scripts & Scribes livestream Q&A of 2022 with lit manager Daniel Seco of Empirical Evidence. We'll be chatting signing with your first rep, writing a great query, what level you need to place in a screenplay competition to attract any attention, attaching talent to scripts, what spec scripts from first time writers sell for these days and much more! WATCH a VIDEO version of this Episode: https://youtu.be/Ob0oCt7hN50 Scheduled to attend: Daniel Seco - Lit Manager & Producer, Empirical Evidence Twitter: @DanielJSeco More great screenwriting and industry interviews and resources: http://scriptsandscribes.com/ Join us on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/wey4e6E and Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scriptsandscribes Stay up to date on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScriptsScribes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scriptsandscribes/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/scriptsandscribes/ Listen to the podcast on: Anchor.fm: https://anchor.fm/scriptsandscribes iTunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scripts-scribes/id527744621 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XcDzrHXhwIfTtiLW1SXGY Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5zY3JpcHRzYW5kc2NyaWJlcy5jb20vP2ZlZWQ9cnNzMg
In this new podcast, Ataman Ozyildirim, Senior Director of Economic Research at The Conference Board, sits down with John Guerard, Director of Quantitative Research at McKinley Capital, to discuss his new book, "The Leading Economic Indicators and Business Cycles in the United States: 100 Years of Empirical Evidence and the Opportunities for the Future."
Join Pat McGuire and Hugh Ross as they discuss the science behind human flourishing, energy, CO2, and food and the theological and philosophical implications. Genesis 1:28 tells us to subdue the earth and rule over every living thing. How do we balance energy and food needs in light of CO2 emissions? What does the climate change data show? What actions should we take, or not take, to be good stewards of planet Earth? How do these issues point to the reality of God's existence? Pat and Hugh discuss these important questions in this episode of Stars, Cells, and God. References: “U.S. Inflation Hits Food Staples Hardest,” Katharina Buchholz, https://www.statista.com/chart/26006/cpi-increase-by-item-united-states/ “Empirical Evidence of Declining Global Vulnerability to Climate-Related Hazards,” Giuseppe Formetta and Luc Feyen, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.05.004 “Global Disasters: A Remarkable Story of Science and Policy Success,” Roger Pielke Jr., https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/global-disasters-a-remarkable-story “US Annual Tornado Death Tolls, 1875-Present,” Harold Brooks, https://inside.nssl.noaa.gov/nsslnews/2009/03/us-annual-tornado-death-tolls-1875-present/ “US Tornado Damage 1950 to 2021,” Roger Pielke Jr., https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/us-tornado-damage-1950-to-2021 “Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis,” https://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/charctic-interactive-sea-ice-graph/ “Arctic Sea Ice Decline,” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_sea_ice_decline “Global Troposphere Temperatures,” Roy Spencer, https://www.drroyspencer.com/ “Hooray! Some Scientists Honestly Reporting That Climate Models Run ‘Too Hot',” Anthony Watts, https://climaterealism.com/2022/05/hooray-some-scientists-honestly-reporting-that-climate-models-run-too-hot/ “Global Warming–So What?,” http://www.globalwarming-sowhat.com/food-impacts-/ “The Countries Reliant on Nuclear Power,” Anna Fleck, https://www.statista.com/chart/22405/nuclear-powers-share-of-total-electricity-generation/ Additional Resource: Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less, Alex Epstein, https://www.amazon.com/Fossil-Future-Flourishing-Requires-Gas-Not/dp/0593420411
Ruling Class Revenge. It's not about Trump, and never has been. It's about Ruling Class Power in America, and how our elites react to threats to their own power. More people need to understand this reality. The issues Trump represents would return power to the American people. Our Beltway denizens will go to great lengths to disallow anything of the sort. The resultant endless Regime Propaganda is the price we must pay to get our country back. So let us cultivate an infinite appetite for such propaganda, and let it not leave a trace -- unfazed all the way. Meanwhile, notes on America First Blake Masters & Kari Lake winning their Arizona GOP primaries. Could Colorado GOP learn something from all that? Callers offer additional viewpoints on the campaign of Joe O'Dea. Sundry thoughts on Mitch McConnell. Are RINOS worth having around? Empirical Evidence. The Pentagon on Taiwan. Pelosi's political theater. With Listener Calls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
PolicyWTF: See No Evil, Read No Evil, Hear No EvilThis section looks at egregious public policies. Policies that make you go: WTF, Did that really happen?— Pranay KotasthaneEarlier this week, I stumbled on this headline in the Business Standard: "Remove price cap and channel bundling restrictions: Broadcasters tell TRAI”. For someone writing a weekly newsletter on Indian public policy, price controls are a gift that keeps on giving. Naturally, I went down this rabbit hole.For context, read this consultation paper. Under the New Regulatory Framework 2017, there are price caps on channel bundles, individual channels that are part of bundles, and the overall package of standard-definition channels. Once this 2017 order came into force, broadcasters smartly kept the popular sports channels out of the channel bundles. The aim was to price them high, thereby cross-subsidising other channels. Further, some providers included these sports channels in bundles at a discounted rate so that they could be packaged with other trashy channels. Not surprising. And now, TRAI wants to reduce the price cap on individual channels that can be part of a bundle to ₹12 from ₹19 per month. Mind-boggling, no?The consultation paper is quite well-written, to be honest. It makes me wonder the extent to which state capacity is applied to come up with price controls. This instance got me thinking about how government restrictions have shaped today’s media environment in India. Let’s have a look at the three major types: video, radio, and written media. How OTT (Over-the-top) became TOT (The-Only-Thing)The same TRAI consultation paper highlights that OTT platforms (SonyLiv, HotStar, etc.) are displacing traditional TV. Anecdotally too, this shift is quite obvious. So why is it that there’s good Indian content on OTT platforms, while the old news channels seem to be stuck in a rut? Government regulations are one big reason. There are no price caps on OTT platforms, allowing them to make investments, create niche content, and recover the investments at an appropriate price. In contrast, TV channel prices are controlled by the government since 2004. News channels, in particular, have degraded the most. Writing in Hindustan Times in 2017, Ashok Malik traced the cause to (surprise! surprise!) price caps again:“As per the TRAI tariff order of 2016, the price ceiling for a news channel is Rs 5 per month. In contrast the price ceiling for a general entertainment channel is Rs 12 per month.Consider what this means. In theory, the general entertainment channel could be re-running old soaps (cost of content: zero). The news channel would be required to constantly generate fresh content. Even so, the former is allowed to charge more than double what the latter is able to. Besides a general entertainment channel is always likely to get more subscribers. So it is a double hit for anybody seeking to build a serious news channel.Over time news channel owners have simply given up, and decided to take the route of reality TV. Today, with the sheer volume of free – occasionally dubious and sometimes outright fake – content available online, one wonders if the news business can ever be rescued in India.”Not that general entertainment channels have fared much better. Broadband internet has now made subscription easier, and the people have voted with their feet, remotes, and phones. At present, TRAI no longer caps the prices of individual channels, on the condition that they are not included in any bundle. But that’s hardly a respite when enough damage has already been done.Radio SilenceThe case of another broadcast medium, the FM radio, is also instructive. The kiss of death here is a ban on FM channels broadcasting news or current affairs. Observe how the government justified pre-censorship in the Supreme Court in 2017:“Broadcasting of news by these stations/channel may pose a possible security risk as there is no mechanism to monitor the contents of news bulletin of every such stations. As these stations/channels are run mainly by NGO/other small organisation and private operators, several anti-national/radical elements within the country can misuse it for propagating their own agenda.”Need I say more? This is the reason why all our FM radio channels play mind-numbing songs, spoofs, and call pranks on loop. While some niche content has moved to podcasts, a lot of current affairs content is now sought after on non-English YouTube channels. As for “radical elements within the country can misuse it for propagating their own agenda”, that has been turbocharged by one-to-many communication on Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, etc. The Pen is Mightier than its SubscribersNow let’s come to the curious case of print and online media. There are no price caps on newspaper and magazine prices. Not that it wasn’t attempted. But in a 1961 Sakal Papers vs Union of India judgment, the Supreme Court, citing Article 19(1), declared unconstitutional a law that tried to connect prices to the number of pages published.And so, India has an amazingly high number of newspapers and magazines— nearly a lakh registered ones, increasing year on year. But that’s where the party ends. Print media is disproportionately dependent on advertisement revenue and not reader subscriptions. Newspapers are primarily pamphlets, with a bit of news and opinion thrown in.The reasons for this low equilibrium are not very clear. Raju Narisetti contends in a recent book Media Capture: How Money, Digital Platforms, and Governments Control the News (edited by Anya Schiffrin) that the ‘invitation pricing’ model introduced by the Bennett Coleman & Company Ltd. (BCCL) in 1994 created a de-facto price cap for other players. However, that still doesn’t explain the absence of niche, small, and subscription-fuelled newspapers. Magazines do slightly better. I suspect the low purchasing power of Indians when newspapers were all the rage, can explain to an extent the inertia to pay more for reading news. Whatever the reasons, it works well for India’s governments, for they are the biggest advertisers in newspapers. Mere threats of cancelling advertisement contracts become powerful means to exert influence on the content and tone of newspapers. Nevertheless, online media has shown that new revenue models are possible. In the pandemic, most newspapers took their online portals behind paywalls. There’re also many subscriber-only portals catering to special audiences. But how can you keep the government away? RBI’s new rules on auto-debit of recurring payments led to the cancellation of subscriptions and a decline in revenue. (Showing small mercies, the RBI this week decided to raise the e-mandate limit to ₹15,000 earlier this week.)All in all, if you want to ask why our media environment is the way it is, tracking government regulations is a good place to begin the search. TV and Radio, and to a lesser extent print media, are all victims of seemingly well-intentioned yet counter-productive government regulations. India Policy Watch: Inflation, Growth & StabilityInsights on burning policy issues in India- RSJWe are back to discussing macroeconomy here. This week, in its scheduled bi-monthly review, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to increase the repo rate by 50 bps (100 bps = 1 percentage point) to 4.90 per cent. It also stayed firm on withdrawing its accommodative policy stance to tame inflation going forward. From the Governor’s press release:“Let me now explain the MPC’s rationale for its decisions on the policy rate and the stance. The protracted war in Europe and the accompanying sanctions have kept global commodity prices elevated across the board. This is exerting sustained upward pressure on consumer price inflation, well beyond the targets in many economies. The ongoing war is also turning out to be a dampener for global trade and growth. The faster pace of monetary policy normalisation undertaken by systemic advanced economies (AEs) is leading to heightened volatility in global financial markets. This is reflected in sharp corrections in major equity markets, sizeable swings in sovereign bond yields, US dollar appreciation, capital outflows from EMEs and even from some AEs. The EMEs are also witnessing depreciation of their currencies. Globally, stagflation concerns are growing and are amplifying the volatility in global financial markets. This is feeding back into the real economy and further clouding the outlook.”To put this in context, we have had an almost 100 bps increase in repo rate in about a month. Short-term rates in the market have already moved up by about 200 bps in the last six months. The impact of these will begin to pinch. And yet, inflation remains above 7 per cent and is likely to stay there for a while. There’s been a coordinated response between the government and the central bank in the recent past including a reduction in excise duties on fuel. Some external factors like the lifting of the palm oil exports by Indonesia and a likely good monsoon also might help moderate inflation during the year. But the 6 per cent upper limit of the inflation target range will be breached for most of the year. The Ukraine war and its repercussions on supply chains and commodities have kept prices elevated. The speed of monetary policy normalisation by the developed world has meant the dollar has appreciated sharply, equity markets have fallen across and capital has flown out of emerging markets. The statement by the Governor acknowledged these issues and summarised its priorities (italicised by me below):“Experience teaches us that preserving price stability is the best guarantee to ensure lasting growth and prosperity. Our actions today will impart further credibility to our medium-term inflation target, which is the central tenet of a flexible inflation targeting framework. India’s recovery is proceeding apace, offering us space for an orderly policy shift. While we will continuously assess the evolving situation to tailor our responses, our actions must demonstrate the commitment to keep inflation and inflationary expectations under check. Therefore, monitoring and assessing inflation pressures and balancing risks to growth will be crucial for judging the appropriate policy path as we move ahead. ……Given the elevated uncertainties of the current period, we have remained dynamic and pragmatic rather than being bound by stereotypes and conventions. As the Reserve Bank works tirelessly in its pursuit of macro-financial stability, I am reminded of what Mahatma Gandhi said long ago: If we want to overtake the storm that is about to burst, we must make the boldest effort to sail full steam ahead.”Nothing new there on priorities. For any central bank, they remain to manage the interplay between - price volatility, growth and macro-financial stability. This is an equilibrium hard to locate in normal, calmer weather. In uncertain times like today, it is a gigantic headache. We will dig a bit deeper to understand the variables that RBI will have to deal with in handling these three priorities during the year. First, let’s take inflation. As I mentioned above, the global risks to inflation will remain elevated with high crude oil and commodity prices and continuing supply bottlenecks for the next couple of quarters. The more interesting point here is that the input cost spikes haven’t yet been passed on to consumers in India. You can take a look at the declared results of the Jan-Apr quarter for listed companies to draw this conclusion. As this gets passed through eventually, inflation will keep pushing upwards. The opening up of the high contact services sector is almost complete now, notwithstanding the recent spike in Covid cases in parts of India. So, there is still the impact of services inflation to show up. Globally, central banks have made an about-turn on their earlier views of this inflation being transient. India is no different. The inflation expectations now show a secular upward trend and this is reflected in various surveys like PMI and BIES. Like always, the lower-income bands are starting to voice their concern about prices because it materially affects their lives. Price rise in India is a politically sensitive topic and as much as this government is politically dominant with the opposition nowhere in sight, it is difficult to see how it will remain unfazed by it. An important point to also consider here is the unique K-shaped recovery that’s happened in India post-pandemic. We have spoken about it a few times earlier. This has meant there is further concentration of total consumption among the top 10-15 per cent of India. The problem with this is that it leads to stickiness in prices and wages. This creamy layer of consumers has a low marginal propensity to consume and that combined with the large cushion of savings with them means there isn’t a quick demand-side response to the rising prices in India. Also, a useful question to ask is what is the impact on growth because of a change in real interest rate in India? Is there any historical evidence to find a relation between the two? A rough rule of thumb is that a 100 bps change in real interest rate could lead to a 20 bps drop in expected growth rate ( a summary of a 2013 paper by RBI that concludes this is at the end of this article). This suggests RBI won’t be worried about growth slowdown anytime soon as it raises rates. The government won’t be worried too. Why? Because there is a global slowdown and it can always point to China struggling with its own lockdowns. In any case, we have seen a 4 per cent growth rate just before the pandemic and that had no impact on the popularity of the government. The government will be willing to trade growth for lower inflation. So, the front-loading of interest rate hikes, as seen in the last month, will continue. My guess is, cumulatively, we will have another 100 bps rate hike by the end of this year. Second, let’s look at growth. The FY23 growth forecast has moderated from 9+ per cent about two quarters back to about 7-7.5 per cent range in most estimates. However, so far the high-frequency indicators of growth are holding up well suggesting robust economic activity. On almost every indicator - from fuel consumption, cement and sale production, exports, IIP, e-way bills or GST - we are up by a significant margin from the pre-pandemic levels (20-30 per cent in most cases). Credit offtake has also been strong in the retail loans segment so far. The recent rate hikes and the correction in the equity market will have an impact on this but we will have to wait and see how soon the slowdown in consumption will show up in numbers. My guess is it will take some time because of the nature of the consumption pyramid in India. There is also spillover effect of the US Fed's action on rate hikes on India. Will India be forced to mirror Fed’s moves? The inflation in the US is at a historic 40-year high and the economy is running at almost full employment. So supply disruptions apart, there are strong demand factors impacting inflation there. In India, there is some overheating in the labour market, especially in the technology space but we are far from any kind of tightening. It will be useful to bring in Taylor’s rule here to understand the likely monetary policy response. From Investopedia:“Taylor's rule is essentially a forecasting model used to determine what interest rates should be in order to shift the economy toward stable prices and full employment. The Taylor rule was invented and published from 1992 to 1993 by John Taylor, a Stanford economist, who outlined the rule in his precedent-setting 1993 study "Discretion vs. Policy Rules in Practice."Taylor's equation looks like:r = p + 0.5y + 0.5(p - 2) + 2Where:r = nominal fed funds ratep = the rate of inflationy = the percent deviation between current real GDP and the long-term linear trend in GDP In simpler terms, this equation says that the Fed will adjust its fed funds rate target by an equally weighted average of the gap between actual inflation and the Fed's desired rate of inflation (assumed to be 2%) and the gap between observed real GDP and a hypothetical target GDP at a constant linear growth rate (calculated by Taylor at 2.2% from approximately 1984 to 1992). This means that the Fed will raise its target fed funds rate when inflation rises above 2% or real GDP growth rises above 2.2%, and lower the target rate when either of these falls below their respective targets.”The current weights for India are 1.2 for inflation and 0.5 for growth while the growth weight for the US might be close to zero. Also, remember we didn’t use the fiscal tools as liberally as the US during the pandemic. The US treasury balance sheet expanded by more than a quarter on the back of the stimulus to prop up the economy in the last two years. We have a very different reality. Of course, there will be some defence of the Rupee that will be needed as the actions of the central banks of the developed markets strengthens the US Dollar. But beyond those temporary shocks of investors looking for a safe haven and creating currency volatility, there should be no real reasons why the MPC should follow the lead of the Fed's response to inflation in the US.Lastly, how will this expedited, front-loaded rate hike actions impact the macroeconomic stability especially of the financial sector? As we have already seen, the transmission of interest rate hikes has happened with speed. Most banks have lost no time in resetting their rates. Also, remember the majority of small business loans to the MSME sector and mortgage loans in India are now linked to repo rates (or some external benchmarks like 30-day T-bills). If the global growth slows and exports weaken and if the large corporations pass on their input cost burden to the customers or their vendors, we might see stress building up in the system among smaller borrowers. This is a lead indicator to be watched although the repo rates after the latest round of hikes are still about 150 bps below where they were in 2018-19. This isn’t a scenario like in the US or UK where the interest rates are at multi-decadal highs. Some prudence on part of borrowers and a bit of flexibility in restructuring loans by Banks aided by the RBI should help the system see through this phase. On the balance, I see the CPI settling at about 5 per cent in four quarters from now. The “neutral” real interest rate should be about 1.5 per cent which would mean a repo rate of about 6.5 per cent. My estimate is that’s where we will end up from the current 4.9 per cent level in about 12 months. That’s when any option of moving back to an accommodative stance will start looking viable. The RBI will be walking on eggshells managing the multiple trade-offs between growth, inflation and macroeconomic stability during this time. Through a happy coming together of circumstances, India is placed relatively better than most economies at this moment. We should avoid any misadventures at this time, political or economic. That’s not a lot to ask for, I hope. Postscript: Here’s the paper from the RBI website - “Real Interest Rate Impact on Investment and Growth – What the Empirical Evidence for India Suggests?”. It is a good empirical study about how much growth sacrifice should be needed to tame inflationary pressure. From its abstract: “Monetary policy is often expected to adopt a pro-growth stance in a phase of prolonged slowdown in growth and sluggish investment activities. Sacrificing inflation, i.e. lowering nominal policy rate even when inflation persists at a high level, is a convenient means to lower real interest rates, which in turn could be seen as a pro-growth stance of monetary policy. This paper, using both firm-level and macroeconomic data, and alternative methodologies - such as panel regression, VAR, Quantile regression and simple OLS – finds that for 100 bps increase in real interest rate, investment rate may decline by about 50 bps and GDP growth may moderate by about 20 bps. The empirically estimated sensitivity of investment and growth to changes in real interest rate suggests that if the RBI can lower real lending rates, it can also stimulate growth. Review of literature highlights that a central bank can lower real interest rates either through financial repression or by not responding aggressively to inflation while raising the nominal policy rates in response to inflation. Empirical estimates for India indicate that RBI’s monetary policy response to inflation has not been aggressive, and as a result the Fisher effect –i.e. one for one response of interest rate to inflation that could leave the real rate constant – does not hold. Thus, even when a high nominal interest rate may often signal that monetary policy stance is tight, because of higher inflation and absence of Fisher effect, lower real interest rate may actually be growth supportive. In India, real lending rates in recent years have been generally lower than the levels seen during the high growth phase before the global crisis. But lower real rates in the post-crisis period have coincided with sluggish investment and GDP growth. This is due to the fact that while real rates are lower, marginal productivity of capital, or expected return on new investment has also declined, which has dampened the expected positive impact of lower real rates on investment. In such a scenario, one policy option could be to lower real rates even more, by raising inflation tolerance, i.e. lowering nominal policy interest rate even when high inflation persists or inflation expectations remain high. This paper, however, provides robust empirical justification against any policy of lowering policy interest rates when inflation persists above a threshold level of 6 per cent. The beneficial impact of lower real rates on growth that may be achieved through higher inflation tolerance is more than offset by the harmful effect of high inflation, particularly when it exceeds a threshold level of 6 per cent.”Matsyanyaaya: Dictatorship and Democracy in Israel and PakistanBig fish eating small fish = Foreign Policy in action— Pranay KotasthaneNews reports suggest that Pakistan’s military dictator-turned-president-turned-politician Pervez Musharraf is in a critical medical condition. While I have no good things to say about the man, I was reminded of a post I’d written in 2017 which asked: despite their similarities, why has Pakistan had bouts of military dictatorship rule, while Israel has steadfastly retained electoral democracy?The two religious States — Israel and Pakistan—were both created for the explicit purpose of securing a homeland for religious minorities. Given their preoccupation with security, the military-security establishment occupied a key position in the politics of the two States. Yet, what can explain this fundamental difference: while Pakistan has had long periods of rule by a military dictatorship, Israel has steadfastly retained electoral democracy?The similarities between Israel and Pakistan are well documented. Faisal Devji’s 2013 book Muslim Zion argues thatLike Israel, Pakistan came into being through the migration of a minority population, inhabiting a vast subcontinent, who abandoned old lands in which they feared persecution to settle in a new homeland. Just as Israel is the world’s sole Jewish state, Pakistan is the only country to be established in the name of Islam.In this regard, the military dictator Gen Zia-ul-Haq’s remarks made in an interview to The Economist in 1981 are also instructive:Pakistan is like Israel, an ideological state. Take out the Judaism from Israel and it will fall like a house of cards. Take Islam out of Pakistan and make it a secular state; it would collapse.So, what explains the difference?My hypothesis to explain the difference is this: the mediating variable between democracy and dictatorship is the status of civil-military relations in the formative years.The basis of this hypothesis is an argument developed in Steven Wilkinson’s excellent book Army and Nation. The book tries to explore why the armies in India and Pakistan—although cut from the same cloth—became such markedly different domestic political actors in their respective democracies. My case is that the arguments mentioned in the book apply equally to the Israel—Pakistan comparison. Here’s how.Wilkinson lists three factors for the difference between the armies of independent India and Pakistan:India’s socio-economic, strategic and military inheritance in 1947 was much better than that of Pakistan. Among other things, Partition worsened the ethnic balance in the Pakistan army while improving it somewhat in the Indian army.The Congress party — unlike the Muslim League in Pakistan — was strongly institutionalised and had a political reach and presence that was difficult to replicate, let alone dislodge.During the first decade of independence, the Indian government took specific “coup proofing” measures: new command and control structures, careful attention to promotions, tenures, and balancing ethnic groups at the top of the military, and attention to top generals’ career pathways after retirement.Now, if these exact factors related to civil-military relations in the formative years are applied to the Israel-Pakistan case, one can see that points (2) and (3) were exactly what David Ben-Gurion and his political forces managed to accomplish in Israel. And hence while Israel managed to retain civilian superiority over its military forces, Pakistan kept having episodic military dictatorships.The follow-up question would then be: was Jinnah’s death immediately after Pakistan’s formation a big reason for the path it took, while India and Israel had the benefit of dominant, long-standing civilian leaders in the formative years?I don’t think so. If Jinnah would have lived longer after Partition, it is likely that he would have put specific “coup proofing” measures in place [point (3) in Wilkinson’s schema]. However, the worsening ethnic balance of the army and a weakly institutionalised Muslim League [points (1) and (2)] would’ve still remained intractable. The paths that Israel and Pakistan are now on have a lot to do with what happened in the formative years of the two democracies.HomeWorkReading and listening recommendations on public policy matters[Article] The EU has agreed to make “One Europe, One Charger” a reality in 2024. In October 2021, we had written why this move is a PolicyWTF. The decision is also a useful case study for policymaking. It demonstrates that we should be wary of intuitive solutions to policy problems.[Book] Media Capture: How Money, Digital Platforms, and Governments Control the News (edited by Anya Schiffrin).[Podcast] Ashok Malik speaking about TV price controls on The Seen and the Unseen[Podcast] Shruti Rajagopalan and Lant Pritchett have released another blockbuster Ideas of India episode. A must-listen for all public policy enthusiasts. If you are short on time, jump to Pritchett’s criticism of the poverty line. It’s superb. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicpolicy.substack.com
Vært Martin Ågerup taler med Torsten Skov om, hvad der er videnskabeligt belæg for at hævde i den danske ligestillingsdebat. Er der ubevidst bias mod kvinder, skaber flere kvinder i ledelse bedre resultater, og hvad virker egentlig bedst i bestræbelserne på at nå opnå lige muligheder og lige repræsentation – frivillighed eller tvang? Kontakt til podcastvært Martin Ågerup: martin@cepos.dk Optaget d. 11. april 2022. Links: Kenneth R. Ahern, Amy K. Dittmar The Changing of the Boards: The Impact on Firm Valuation of Mandated Female Board Representation https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/127/1/137/1832366?sid=bbae6afa-f788-46af-9f77-c61be36163dc (https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/127/1/137/1832366?sid=bbae6afa-f788-46af-9f77-c61be36163dc) C. Casteuble, L. Lepetit, og T. T. Tran, Women on boards: do quotas affect firm performance?, HAL, nov. 2019. [Online]. Tilgængelig hos: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:wpaper:hal-02385034 (https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:wpaper:hal-02385034). Påvirker kvindekvoter i bestyrelsen virksomhedens indtjening? Mar. 28, 2022. https://videnskab.dk/kultur-samfund/paavirker-kvindekvoter-i-bestyrelserne-rentabiliteten (https://videnskab.dk/kultur-samfund/paavirker-kvindekvoter-i-bestyrelserne-rentabiliteten) (set apr. 10, 2022). T. Skov, Unconscious Gender Bias in Academia: Scarcity of Empirical Evidence, Societies, bd. 10, nr. 2, 2020, doi: 10.3390/soc10020031. C. Teelken, Y. Taminiau, og C. Rosenmöller, Career mobility from associate to full professor in academia: micro-political practices and implicit gender stereotypes, Studies in Higher Education, 2019, doi: 10.1080/03075079.2019.1655725. A. Phillips, Defending Equality of Outcome, Journal of Political Philosophy, bd. 12, nr. 1, s. 1–19, mar. 2004, doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9760.2004.00188.x. H. Kleven, C. Landais, og J. E. Søgaard, Children and Gender Inequality: Evidence from Denmark, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, bd. 11, nr. 4, s. 181–209, 2019, doi: 10.1257/app.20180010.
Is there evidence of life continuing after death? Between anecdotes and the witnesses to the most unlikely of events, there may be more to the stories than you might have thought. Press play to learn: What classifies an afterlife or near-death experience The evidence that often shifts even the staunchest nonbelievers What the evidence culminates in Offer:Want a safe energy-boosting alternative to caffeine? Want to lower free radical damage so you can enjoy optimal cognition, faster muscle recovery, and exceptional wellness? Take the 30-day hydrogen challenge. Drink 2 glasses of hydrogen water daily for 30 days to zap the most damaging free radicals and unleash your inner energy.To get started, use code genius to save 20% on your first order from TryVitalReaction.com Piero Cavi-Parisetti, a speaker and author of 21 Days into the Afterlife, shares the stories that changed his mind and the evidence that has the potential to change others'. There have long been stories and experiences in which someone thought to be dead experienced an out-of-body or afterlife phenomena. Still, it can take much more than these anecdotes to change the minds of those who have a disdain for the metaphysical. Hopefully, by showing more concrete evidence, even those nonbelievers can be swayed. From memories being built and retained to the potential for personality to survive death, there is an entire world of evidence if one is open to exploring it. To learn more, visit https://www.drparisetti.com. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/30PvU9C
Church attendance in the US & Europe is declining precipitously, atheism is growing in popularity, the majority of millennials are questioning the veracity of the Bible, all while church buildings are being shut down due to lack of interest and support In Acts 17, the apostle Paul observed similar signs that we see today when he confronted the “Unknown God”, as this lines up with modern day intellectual and philosophical arguments. Rather than cower in appeasement, he engaged the populists & cultures of the day by debating and standing for truth in the synagogues, markets and down town places of gatherings. We examine the irrefutable demonstrations in archaeology, history, and the Bible displaying with absolute mathematical certainty that Jesus Christ is in fact the Son of God. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
S&S Live (Episode 21): Ask A Lit Rep w/ lit manager Daniel Seco of Empirical Evidence. We chat all about representation, how to get a rep and answer questions live from the chat. Daniel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanielJSeco WATCH a VIDEO version of this Episode: https://youtu.be/jo2hgiaRpdU More great screenwriting and industry interviews and resources: http://scriptsandscribes.com/ Join us on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/wey4e6E and Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scriptsandscribes Stay up to date on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScriptsScribes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scriptsandscribes/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/scriptsandscribes/ Listen to the podcast on: Anchor.fm: https://anchor.fm/scriptsandscribes iTunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scripts-scribes/id527744621 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XcDzrHXhwIfTtiLW1SXGY Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5zY3JpcHRzYW5kc2NyaWJlcy5jb20vP2ZlZWQ9cnNzMg
The role of local government-owned and operated broadband networks in the United States has been the subject of considerable debate for a while now. More recently, the Biden administration has unveiled “The American Jobs Plan,” which proposes $100 billion in spending on broadband to reach 100 percent coverage. The plan, among other things, “prioritizes support for broadband networks owned, operated by, or affiliated with local governments.” Is this a good idea? And what does it mean for the taxpayers? Sarah Oh, Senior Fellow at the Technology Policy Institute, talks about the empirical evidence behind municipal broadband and shares her perspectives on these important questions.
S&S Live (Episode 1): "Finding Representation" with literary manager Daniel Seco of Empirical Evidence. In this episode we discuss why screenwriters need managers and what they do, when is a writer ready to begin the search for representation, the best ways to reach out and connect with potential reps and Daniel answers questions live from the chat. WATCH THIS EPISODE on YouTube: https://youtu.be/q8KRBnZznG0 Support the stream: https://streamlabs.com/scriptsandscribes THANK YOU! - Elena Perez for the generous tip! We appreciate it! :) SORRY FOR THE ABRUPT END TO THE VIDEO. The power went out and so we were unable to finish the episode, but Daniel Seco has graciously agreed to return to do another Q&A at a date in the near future. Stay tuned. Daniel Seco on Twitter: @DanielJSeco NEXT WEEK'S LIVESTREAM EPISODE (S&S Live #2): How to break into the TV writers' room with Paul Guyot (writer/producer/showrunner - NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, LEVERAGE) and Brenden Gallagher (TV writer - WARRIOR NUN on Netflix). Saturday 2/27 @ 10 AM PT. More great screenwriting and industry interviews and resources: http://scriptsandscribes.com/ Join us on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/wey4e6Eand Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scriptsandscribes Stay up to date on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScriptsScribes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scriptsandscribes/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/scriptsandscribes/ Listen to the podcast on: Anchor.fm: https://anchor.fm/scriptsandscribes iTunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scripts-scribes/id527744621 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XcDzrHXhwIfTtiLW1SXGY Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5zY3JpcHRzYW5kc2NyaWJlcy5jb20vP2ZlZWQ9cnNzMg
Bigfoot, Sasquatch, the Yeti, and so forth. So many names for the elusive bipedal hominid that purportedly stalks the dense forests of the Pacific Northwest. We know there are many eyewitness accounts, and we also see a multitude of grainy photos posted throughout the internet supposedly showing the outline of a "Bigfoot" type figure. Some of these photos sometimes capture glimpses of the unique face of the creature, or a footprint or even the particular cone-like structure of the head that eyewitnesses say it possesses. And of course, who hasn't seen (at some point in their life) the well known Patterson-Gimlin film which lays claim to showing a female Sasquatch lumbering across a meadow in Northern California. But without a body of evidence, there is no hard information that could be dissected and analyzed for definitive proof of Bigfoot's existence. If this is the case, can science provide an answer to Bigfoot's existence, even without a Bigfoot physical body to analyze? What other elements, grounded in hard, empirical science, can be looked at for answers as to the possible existence of Sasquatch?
In a perfect meeting of interests Abby and Sam get to nerd out about the effects of legal and digital censorship on erotic material. We trace the history of book banning in Australia up to the chilling effects of the current American SESTA/FOSTA laws on internet content. Turns out when the people making censorship decisions are overwhelmingly pale, male and stale, it isn't just about sexy books but also ongoing censorship of minority groups. Who'd have guessed? Resources and further reading for nerdy slutsOn the history and ongoing impact of obscenity laws and censorship, where it comes from and who makes the decisions:Introducing Australia's Bibliography of Banned Books by Marita Bullock and Nicole MooreSex Censorship: The Assumptions of Anti-Obscenity Laws and the Empirical Evidence, by Robert B Cairns, James CN Paul, and Julius WishnerMinnesota Law Review (1962).If not a fist, then what about a stump? Ableism and heteronormativity within Australia's porn regulations, by Ryan Thorneycroft, Porn Studies (2020), 7:2, p 152-1.On modern censorship, sesta/fosta, sex work vs sex trafficking and algorithmic bias:Listen to the 'You're Wrong About' podcast episode on Human Trafficking, moral panic, and it's conflation with sex work here.Learn more about SESTA/FOSTA and it's impact on internet freedoms and modern censorship with this Electronic Frontiers Foundation ArticleMake sure you check out and support Salty, especially their report into algorithmic bias here.Check out the panel Sam organised on censorship and expression online- full of amazing badass speakers: Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Claire Fitzsimmons (founder of Salty), Lola Hunt (Sex Worker and cofounder of Assembly Four), and Celeste Carnegie (of Indigitek), watch it here.Original artwork by Brady King and original music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther intro music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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